3DFX is back???

[Silent_Buddha]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423162736473567236

Interesting... the plot thickens.

3dfx Voodoo 6 incoming?

LoL, just some oddities.

• Jansen Products
  • Jansen instead of Jensen?
• 3dfx Voodoo 6 PCI
  • Not PCIE?
  • Is this the PCI version instead of the AGP version?
• Product line to include appliances?

I've got a trusty bag of salt sitting here next to me.

Regards,
SB

 

[CarstenS]

• 3dfx Voodoo 6 PCI
  • Not PCIE?

Maybe the design of that crazy (in a positive way) russian guy, who did a 128-MByte-version on PCI? There are, at least, more current boards with PCI slots still available than with AGP.

 

[tsa1]

current boards

AFAIK the last time you could see PCI slots on a "modern" board was like 6-7 years ago in times of z87/z97

 

[CarstenS]

AFAIK the last time you could see PCI slots on a "modern" board was like 6-7 years ago in times of z87/z97

They are not standard, but even outside of specialized industry suppliers, there are more than a dozen boards with at least one ancient PCI-slot for LGA1200, LGA1151v2 or AM4.
Here are two examples:
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B560M-D3H-rev-10#kf
https://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=984

 

[Dictator]

It is also good for the retro market - I am happy with it.

 

[Tagrineth]

• Product line to include appliances?

Appliances refers to them making TVs. Which, yes, is still considered an appliance. lol.

I feel like this is being spearheaded by someone who isn't personally super knowledgeable about the technology himself, and PCI probably *means* PCI-E.

But hey, I'm optimistic. If nothing else, this is a good lark, and I'm loving seeing the name 3dfx and the old logo back in action. Regardless of how this pans out.

 

[neckthrough]

Based on the announcement thread this just looks like some typical Chinese device maker/rebrander who bought the 3dfx brand in an attempt to cash in on its cachet. They left "10%" in the "video card" bucket but I am 100% sure they are not going to become a competitor to NV, AMD or Intel. Mayyyybe they can become a board partner but I doubt that too.

"Bluetooth speaker" should really tell you everything you need to know.

This really seems to be a case of "bad faith" trademark resuscitation per EU rules as a prior poster noted.

 

[CarstenS]

I feel like this is being spearheaded by someone who isn't personally super knowledgeable about the technology himself, and PCI probably *means* PCI-E.

Maybe Jansen Products is going to sell exactly this on a larger scale: https://www.modlabs.net/page/voodoo_5_6000_pci

 

[tsa1]

Account suspended, what a surprise

 

[Panino Manino]

Account suspended, what a surprise

Wait, "suspended"? They didn't removed the account voluntarily?
It should be obvious that this is the work of the more famous Jensen with his anti-consumer practices to eliminate competition.

 

[tsa1]

Wait, "suspended"? They didn't removed the account voluntarily?
It should be obvious that this is the work of the more famous Jensen with his anti-consumer practices to eliminate competition.

It could have been volountarily removed as well, I'm just used to the fact that Twitter suspends accounts left and right.

 

[DegustatoR]

But what about KEK 2022 presentation?..

 

[John Reynolds]

I think some old fanboy dreams were crushed here, but at least those dreams died without the jaggies.

 

[Tagrineth]

The description of the account had "(parody account)" added to it shortly before the suspension, and started making obvious, unprofessional / trolly replies to people.

They ruined the bit even before the suspension. I was sorely disappointed, not even by the fact that 3dfx wasn't actually returning, but by the fact that it wasn't even done well and went out so poorly.

 

[^M^]

I notice that 3dfx.com redirects to Nvidia GeForce page.
Someone at Nvidia at least remembers to renew the domain.

 

[Cyan]

Determined enthusiasts are building a custom 3dfx graphics card — VoodooX has 32MB RAM and DVI output

The still-ongoing project started in October 2022.

www.tomshardware.com

 

[swaaye]

Voodoo 2 4444SX \ VOGONS

www.vogons.org

There have also been some custom PCB-based Voodoo2 SLI bridges.

3Dfx Voodoo 2 PCB SLI Bridge / SLI Cable - Page 5 \ VOGONS

www.vogons.org

Lots of cool projects over there, including recreations of sound cards.