Customer Reviews

3dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI 16MB Video Card

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Low price, features, ease of installation, and super-charged video performance are only a few of the things the Voodoo3 2000 PCI card offers. Upgrading from a previous 4MB accelerator card, I've seen a tremendous amount of improvement in my computer system overall.

Obviously 3D applications look amazing on the card, running at very high resolutions and silky smooth. However, another point to mention is that there is such a thing as 2D acceleration as well.

The Windows GUI interface is much more speedy, both in overall performance and animation. 2D applications are faster, as all the 2D video processing is done on the superfast Voodoo3 chip. 2D games are vastly improved in speed and picture quality. In fact, my monitor has never looked so good. The Voodoo3 vastly improves image clarity and quality (at least over my other card I had).

I've heard a lot of people mention they've had problems with this card, but if you simply download the latest drivers from 3Dfx, you'll have no trouble installing this card. The best $ I've ever spent.

I was looking for an inexpensive card that would let me play 3D games. Didn't want to spent major $$$ for a top of the line card. Did some research and decided on this one. Installation was super-easy on my 333mhz pentium. I was up and going within 20 minutes. Even the 2D is an improvement over my previous 4MB card. I would recommend this card if you are in the market for a low cost 3D card and are not a super-super-serious gamer that is only going to be satisfied with the top of the line.

I am very pleased with the V3 2000 I received this week.

Performance has been rock-solid in both 3D and 2D. I chose this card largely based on a value model measuring 3D frames-per-second per dollar. This seems like a good way to sidestep the religious nature that the 3D card debate has taken.

My other considerations were software compatibility, screen image appearance in 3D, and 2D performance superior to my previous 2D card. With early drivers from 3dfx, the Voodoo3's 2D performance was reported to be a weaker point of this card, but with drivers available now I see a noticeable 2D boost over my machine's stock 2D card, the IMS/ixMicro Twin Turbo 128 8MA. My whole system is more responsive and actually seems more stable. And, yes, all my 3D games are gorgeous and fluid under this card at any resolution I please. (Note: I have yet to test Q3A.) Naturally, I'm using the card on a platform that 3dfx doesn't even support or warrant...at least not ``officially''.

If you buy this card for a Macintosh, this is an important thing to know. While my own experience has been fun, considering the product wasn't even packaged or intended for my platform, I'd buy from a retailer with a liberal return policy, just in case you were to run into difficulty with, say, flashing the card's ROM (which ships for Windows/PC use) with the ROM image that 3dfx supplies on the net for Macs. Not to worry otherwise, 3dfx has done a bang-up job of (not?) supporting the Mac. Mac driver updates show up at 3dfxgamers.com every week or two.

3dfx is apparently considering whether to support the Mac only through other board makers as in the past, or to finally go directly to Mac consumers with their brand.

Damn i bought it because of the customer reviews, and they right "it is the ____!".I have Unreal Tournament and i could run it so smooth. It never skips or pauses.I have not one problem with it that is because their is no problems with it.I would recommend it who ever plays intense games with high resolutions. You will be pleased by its preformence.

I bought this for $99 a while back. I have put in many hours playing Half-Life and this card is great for gaming. If you PC has only PCI slots, this is the card to get. It was easy to install and very reliable.

I did a lot of research before I bought this card. It's top rated. Don't waste your time squinting at your screen anymore, this card rocks.

I was a bit nervous about purchasing this card since reviews said that several others were better. I'm actually quite glad I got it. The card worked seemlessly with all my games and aps, and was ready for Win 2K before most people. Customer service is superlative. It can be safely overclocked to a Voodoo3 3000 speed (just make sure you have a fan). The price was excellent and I expect it to last at least a couple years.

3dfx started off great at first. I purchased this board with the expectations of it delivering like it predecessors, but I was wrong. This board, in my opinion, was a rush job to match the tnt2 and other high performance video cards, hoping the the loyal supporters of the voodoo cards would again jump on the band wagon. The installation is easy, but getting it to work with your system is a major under taking with few ever becoming successful. It was a major disappointment to me. I could never get it to work, but I'm not alone. Check out the hundreds of other complaints to 3dfx on their own message. Many people are very disappointed. I am one of many.

Like many others writing reviews for this card, I too had an integrated AGP on the motherboard. Installing this card was not much of a problem. Make sure after your first round of installation, you download the latest drivers from the 3dfx site. The card provides excellent enhancements for most games which I play- currently Alice in Wonderland and Real Myst. Both are fairly graphic intensive games. And the card provides wonderful support. However I am not in a position to speak for people who plan to play games with extraordinary frame rate requirements. Anyways the only reason you would be buying this card is if you dont have an AGP slot on your motherboard and your game requirements are not excessive and you are on a budget. Given these three requirements I think this used to be an excellent solution. Is it still an excellent solution? Remember the company has closed down which means customer support will be minimal with no future software upgrades. If you are worried about that you should probably think about the new Hercules Prophet Geforce PCI card released very recently with 32 MB RAM. Amazon is not selling it as yet for some reason. ....

My nice dad gave me this card for Christmas, and as soon as I installed it in my old Pentium 200, I never looked at games quite the same way. They look positively astounding! This card will bring life you didn't even know existed from old clunkers like mine. Though varied, the refresh rate is beautiful on most stuff I've seen, and I can run games now that I never thought I would be able to. Judging by the price, if you're a college kid like me, it's probably a very smart investment if you're looking for an inexpensive upgrade. So why do I only give it four stars? Well, I must be honest. The first card I installed was defective. It accellerated fine and functioned properly, but it displayed a constant blinking - - "grid" of pixels on the screen, evenly spaced. (and I did install it carefully while properly grounded) 3dfx customer service was rude to me once out of three times, but otherwise was nice about it, and the retailer my father bought it from replaced the product without much trouble. Drivers were slightly buggy for a while, but they seem to be fixed now, and it's probably safe to say that my mishap doesn't happen to most people. All in all, go for it!

I've bought this card after attempting to play Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 on my Intel 3D Viedo Card. Graphics changed from super slow and choppy to sharp and speedy. This is my first real video card upgrade and installation was a snap! My 2D apps are somewhat clearer and load faster. I did hardly any research and got this and so far I am satisfied.