3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP

by 3dfx

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TBBA
• Item model number: 5500 AGP
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Voodoo5 5500 AGP from 3dfx is the next stage in the evolution of ultrahigh-resolution gaming. Utilizing a revolutionary scalable architecture, the Voodoo5 5500 AGP features dual 3dfx VSA-100 chips for more 3-D horsepower. Working in parallel, these processors produce over 667 megatexels per second to create extraordinary 3-D worlds in vivid 32-bit color. Boasting state-of-the-art, real-time, full-scene hardware antialiasing; the exclusive T-Buffer digital cinematic effects engine; 64 MB of graphics memory for top performance; and support for 2-D resolutions as high as 2,048 x 1,536, the Voodoo5 5500 AGP gives today's PC gamers the raw 3-D power and premium 2-D performance they crave.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Haven't had a single problem yet! Wonderful card, June 13, 2000

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Arzenal (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP (Personal Computers)

I am sick and tired of stupid marketing words like FPS, mtexels/sec, fill rate, and mip-mapping.

It's all junk and worthless.

I bought this card because the GeForce cards are very picky about motherboards and voltage settings. I don't know about you, but I don't have the time nor the inclination to change my voltage settings or AGP aperture size.

The V5 installed in 1 minute and it hasn't crashed on me once since I started using it.

I play Unreal Tournament all the time now with all the details maxed out and it never slows down.

Get this card if you are sick and tired of computer add-ons not working and spending time on msg boards looking for answers to ridiculous questions.

The card is easy to install, stable, and will run any game you have smoothly.

That's it, it's just that simple.

92 of 105 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Damn fine piece of hardware., May 28, 2000

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Dave T (Baton Rouge, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP (Personal Computers)

...you really can't go wrong with this card. You may find it difficult to get acceptable frame rates with 4x FSAA in some of the most punishing games, but when you can use it the results are mind boggling. It even lets you force ANY Glide games to run in 32 bit color. Anybody up for some Unreal Tournament in 32 bit color with ultra smooth "Glide" framerates? I thought so. As far as raw speed goes, the Voodoo 5 is technically just a hair behind the GeForce2 cards, yet does it really matter? With the Voodoo 5 you get REAL FSAA and 32 bit Glide support at a slightly cheaper price. Finally, the hardware DVD assist does a fine job. I'm watching movies in 1152x864 with no frame dropping. Previously I had a TNT(1) running DVD's at 800x600 and the Software decoder relied entirely on my P III 450. It was really sad to see the Matrix with severe frame dropping. As a test, I rented it again and it plays perfectly with the Voodoo 5. You've seen the benchmarks, you've seen the hype, now see it for yourself. You can't go wrong with this card. Naturally, better cards are always on the way, but you have to choose to buy sometime or you will be waiting forever.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reveiw from a different prospective that others MISS, June 14, 2000

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Bryan Gorny (CO, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP (Personal Computers)

While it may be a very intresting war between the v5 and GeForce2 fans. Keep this in mind. On almost ALL socket7 boards the nVidia boards draw to much juice off the motherboard causing brownouts and resolution fading on the load of your OS. The Voodoo5 5500 has a cable that jacks INTO your powersupply to eliminate that feed problem. Thus this board is a Socket7 friendly board.. That and it just PLAIN RIPS. I got one.. and for those of you who want to actually ENJOY THE GRAPHICS and not just pure frames.. go with Voodoo5.. GeForce2 is just plain ugly in comparison. Voodoo all the way baby.