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 :: 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP
Product: 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP
Manufacturer: 3dfx
Website: Voodoo5 @ 3dfx.com
Price (MSRP): $299.99
Release Date: Delayed, Shipping Soon!

Review by: Dungheap
Date: 05.24.2000

Pros: 
4x FSAA looks great when your system can keep up, 64MB memory can't be a bad thing.
Cons: 
Price, Some gamers may expect the V5 to cure all their gaming ills, when what they really need is a processor upgrade.
 
Overall Rating: 
(4.5 out of 5)

 

Introduction
3dfx was gracious enough to provide the 3d Retreat with a Voodoo 5 5500 AGP board for us to preview. This preview will focus primarily on the card's performance in Rogue Spear: Urban Operations, since everyone uses Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament to test a video card. The board we received is the final release quality board. The board also came with what will be the shipping Voodoo 5 5500 drivers. Full scene anti-aliasing (FSAA) is the key feature on the Voodoo, and it can make your games look down right gorgeous. Especially if you combine the V5 with a high speed P3 or Athlon.

The Voodoo 5 5500 AGP has many strong points, FSAA (full scene anti-aliasing) being the key one. Getting rid of the "jaggies" with minimal frame rate loss allows for a wonderful gaming experience; no matter what game you play. Gamers out there churning away on anything less than a 32MB card would be hard pressed not to consider the Voodoo 5 5500 a great upgrade.

Specs and installation



 
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