3dfx Voodoo 4 4500 PCI Card

by 3dfx

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004YMXY
• Item model number: 4500
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,088 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice addition to my PC, December 13, 2000

By 

Carlos Santiago (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3dfx Voodoo 4 4500 PCI Card (Personal Computers)

Installation: Very easy to install. The documentation is very clear and easy to follow. It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to hook it up and get it working. No dip switches, no jumpers, just Plug and Play and restart your machine.

Configuration: In my case, the default settings looked just fine. But if you require tweaking you got the 3dfx Tools in your Taskbar where you can control the most used features, such as resolution and color settings. Advanced settings such as antialiasing, alpha- blending and detail bias can also be changed using the tools menu. An excellent Help tool is very useful to understand the purpose of every video setting.

Performance: It was noticeable immediately. I tested it with games such as King's Quest, Mask of Eternity, which had the option of using the 3dfx card and it looked much nicer and performed much faster. BIG improvement there. I also noticed an overall improvement when running MS Windows Media Player 7, which used to take most of my resources, now it runs smoothly and the visualizations look the way they are supposed to. The best thing about it is that it was compatible with everything I tested it on. I'm using a PII 350, 128MB RAM with a Creative DVD and Windows ME and it works quite smoothly and with no glitches.

Observations: I had to tweak my emulator settings in MAME and ZSNES to be able to play these DOS games. But I got them to work in no time.

This card brings an overall performance improvement to your system plus it is completely stable. You can not ask for more at this price level.

Five stars and 100% recommended

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad at all, October 29, 2000

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apocalypse (Etoile, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3dfx Voodoo 4 4500 PCI Card (Personal Computers)

After playing demanding games like half-life and Quake III on my intel i810 chipset's integrated graphics, the Voodoo 4 4500 PCI is like a dream come true. The framerates that come from this card are extraordinary. I had very little trouble installing it, and I had no compatibility problems. If you are looking for a good graphics card but you have a tight budget, then this is the card for you.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Voodoo 4 4500 vs GeForce 2 MX, October 31, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: 3dfx Voodoo 4 4500 PCI Card (Personal Computers)

I thnik the Voodoo 4 4500 is a great product. I upgraded from a Voodoo 3 2000 PCI and I simply love it! I don't like how everyone is saying the MX is so much better than the Voodoo 4. I used to play all my games on a K62-450 and a Voodoo 3 200 PCI and still got great frame rates. So with a machine twice as fast with a better Voodoo card I should love it. The MX has had some issues of not being compatible and also who cares if it is faster. Nvidia is so hyped up on speed and not image quality. 3dfx provides great image quality and good frame rate to have both of them. Just my 2 cents.