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3dfx Voodoo3 3500, (16 MB) AGP Video Card

3dfx Voodoo3 3500, (16 MB) AGP Video Card

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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Great for TV, 3d graphics not bad for a cheaper model

by calebu2 , Dec 16 '00
Pros: We can watch TV on the computer whilst working
Cons: tech support / driver updates are not the best
I really don't make full use of the 3d graphics on this card, so I'm not going to write another review about how many megapixels it can draw in any given time span.

I played unreal on it and it looked pretty smooth at high resolutions. Tiger...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

Beware - video capture and DVD playback!

by sodakar , Nov 09 '00
Pros: Glide support, good all-around video card
Cons: no DVD hardware decoding, 320x240 max video capture
I'll keep this short and sweet. There is NO DVD hardware decoding, and video can only be captured at 320x240. If your emphasis is on DVD playback and capturing video of your vacations and such, this card is not a good choice. Consider the ATi...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

A few frames faster than the fastest V2...

by psykosis_fc , Sep 26 '00
Pros: GREAT value compared to everything except the GeForceMX
Cons: Limited Lifespan--v5 might be a better choice for 800Mhz or faster PC's
I finally succumbed to an upgrade madness--a new motherboard (Asus P3V4X), processor (celeron2 566) and Vid card v3 3500tv. This setup is replacing my old setup--dual overclocked 466's on a Tyan mobo with a #9 128/Quantum3d Obsidian200SB combo. The...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

3DFX 3500 TV Is A Great Value

by cidd , Oct 04 '00
Pros: External A/V control pod makes it easy to connect all of your cables.
Cons: Needs better Video editing software, and the TV-tuner bugs need to be fix.
It's a pretty damn good card. Here's a true FACT: Your going to need a Pentium 3 500 or faster to get the best value out of this card, and that's a problem most people have out here.

The feature I like the most is the kick-ass external A/V...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Great card but short lifespan

by Sangamon , Jan 07 '00
Pros: Great graphics, audio and video inputs, and outputs
Cons: Price, limited life
Well I went out and bought the 3500. First off let me say, WOW. What a card. I was upgrading from a V2 and really was impressed with the graphics. Now while some of you will say that it doesn't have 32 bit color, I know, but for compatibility with...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

TV Tuner w/ 3Dfx compatibility

by icom158 , Jan 24 '00
Pros: TV tuner and 3dfx compatibility
Cons: Not as powerful as competition
3dfx Voodoo3 3500

-Price, Pretty cheap 3D video card
-Compatibility, Excellent, Most games are built around 3Dfx's Glide API
-PRO, TV TUNER, Great for college, you can watch TV and play the latest 3D game. The Voodoo3 3500 is worth...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

THE FASTEST, but still not the best.

by Spoon , Dec 02 '99
Pros: VERY VERY FAST, GREAT FRAMERATES, NO SLOWDOWN
Cons: showing its age, TNT2 faster, GeForce 256=the ultimate
The VooDoo name has been followed up with the word "quality" ever since the first card of the new-fangled technolagy was realeased. But 3D-FX has been falling behind in the 3D race, ever since the VooDoo3 series was realeased. I'll be...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

The FASTEST Voodoo3 Card available!

by gimlix2 , Mar 10 '00
Pros: TV Tuner, fastest 3dfx card available, one card does it all
Cons: 6-foot Pod may be inconvenient, proprietary monitor plug
3dfx's Voodoo3 3500TV is an extremely nice card. It combines a decent 2D engine, the 3D acceleration that is 3dfx's fame, and also a TV Tuner.

I have both the Voodoo3 2000 PCI and the Voodoo3 3500TV and have benchmarked both using 3DMark 99...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

V3 3500: Good, Bad, & the Ugly

by blusavana , May 09 '00
Pros: Fast, feature rich, great gaming bundle
Cons: 16-bit color, 16 MB RAM
The card: 3dfx's Voodoo 3 3500 TV AGP. It has 16 Megabytes of RAM, blazing speed, and tons of nifty looking special effects in games. I love this card, but I know it's downfall. Although retail says roughly $240, you can find this card for much much...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Powerful!

by kdogg , Jan 18 '00
Pros: power, power, more power
Cons: price
This card smokes!!!Just upgraded today from rivatnt. No contest, its all about the 3500. The installation took me awhile to straighten out,(I had a missing driver, or something-still not quite sure) but once I got it running, wow. There is NO lag in...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

As seen on TV ?

by J_martin , Jan 31 '00
Pros: 800 X 600 FPS
Cons: limited video-capture features
Folks, I'm here to tell you about the Voodoo3 3500 TV. Imagine the raw power of a two-card Voodoo2 SLI (scan line interleave)rig consolidated into one board, with both the memory and the graphics processors clocked to a super-speedy 183MHz. How much...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Voodoo 3: A mixed bag but worth it

by otaking , May 09 '00
Pros: FAST!
Cons: Sudden crashes w/o warning
Just after the release of the Voodoo 2, I picked up a card manufactured by Creative Labs (Graphics Blaster Voodoo 2) and I had to say, at the time... it was a good solid card which impressed me enough to want to pick up the next step in 3d acceleration...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Sound Blaster Annihilator

by midnight_10 , Apr 09 '00
Pros: fast, 15 million triangles, the best out
Cons: none
I believe that the Sound Blaster Annihilator is probably one of the best 3d graphics accelerators out. It has its own processor and its own colling fan. Its much faster than any Voodoo or other graphics card out, and has 15 million triangles compared to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

Good deal if you need all the features.

by buschur , Dec 14 '99
Pros: Lots of features, Fast 2d and 3d
Cons: 16 bit color, most features not used
The Voodoo 3500 is a very nice card that can adequately handle all of your graphical needs with it's great processing power, but it does have some drawbacks. One drawback is that if you are only using it as a 3d accelerator you are wasting your money....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

O/C the Voodoo 3500

by Mrcomputers , Mar 22 '00
Pros: Great Over clocking. Runs good, Linux support
Cons: 16mb ram no reason for the card to be APG
I have 2 video cards that I switch out but the main video card I use is me v3500 I love my V770 but it doesn't over clock like the Voodoo. I have me Voodoo 3500 running at 203Mhz that is 20Mhz above default. The program I am using is great.
...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Voodoo3 3500 Tv AGP Great if someone else installs it!

by leanarda , Sep 27 '00
Pros: hardware i makes games run smoothly
Cons: difficulty with the installation
The Voodoo3 3500 Tv AGP is a step up from my prior PCI video card. Amazing graphics.
My son had some difficulty with the installation, customer service was very accommodating in eliminating
possible problems, in the end he only had to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Good graphics, reasonable cost

by MultimediaMan , Dec 19 '00
Pros: Great Frame rate, Anti-aliasing good
Cons: My Playstation audio is way too loud for the TV capabilities.
Upgrading from Creative's Graphics Blaster Riva TNT, This card is sweet. Need for Speed: High Stakes doesn’t slow down as often, and the frame rate is great as well. The Sims averages at about 45 Frames per Second (FPS). Unreal is always smooth. The...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Good but Not Great

by skymountan , Jan 08 '00
Pros: Good Video
Cons: Not great video
I purchased this product a couple of months ago for a friend. We
encountered some compatibility problems with it, and installation wasn't
as smooth as expected. The graphics are excellent, but I don't really
believe the average person is...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Killer Graphics!

by j_bruno , Apr 28 '00
Pros: very fast, great extras
Cons: only 16 bit?, only 16 MB RAM?
I bought this product kind of skeptical. Every thing I had read said don't do it, but trusting 3DFX I did. I consider myself a hardcore gamer and all of the reviews I had read said it wasn't for the hardcore gamer, because it was only 16 bit. Guess what...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

The card works so well I sold my TV!

by namja , Oct 11 '00
Pros: Great TV
Cons: You need a cordless mouse if you want a remote
I bought the Voodoo3 3500 video card for two reasons:

1. It had a TV tuner. Now I can watch TV while I surf the net. I make a little TV window (1.5" x 2") on the top left corner of the monitor when I surf. The TV comes out great....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Great all around card

by qwex , Jun 07 '00
Pros: high quality graphics, TV tuner and video capture
Cons: video capture is pretty basic
Let me start off by saying that the Voodoo3 3500 is a great card. It's pretty cheap now (around $180), and is still a great all around card.

The V3 3500 has a nice feature set: Glide/OpenGL/Direct3D acceleration, TV tuner, and video capture....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

My New Desktop Entertainment Center

by RCB , May 11 '00
Pros: TV In
Cons: Pricy, Software could be better
Introduction

Yes, Folks, That's what I have now! With my 3DFX Voodoo3-3500 video card, I can do it all without getting up from my chair. And while having this card has prompted me to exercise a lot more, it has also given me a full service...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Great Card! Read this review!

by SeattleMCSE , Jan 01 '01
Pros: Frame Rate / Fill Rate / Solid Performance
Cons: MPEG capture
When I was first building my new computer system from scratch, I tried many different video cards to see which one will fare the best in both performance and price. The Voodoo 3 3500TV won easily. I rate this product so high because you will see a...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Extremely Fast Feature Packed Video Card!

by kevini1234 , Jul 22 '00
Pros: External pod for video hook up, great speed,
Cons: None that i can find
A couple months ago, I decided to put together my own computer and used the Voodoo3 3500 TV as my video card. It boasts a fast 183mhz core processor and 350hmz ramdac, pumping out 8 million triangles per second. There is no doubt that this card is fast,...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Almost Perfect

by RedSatellite , Oct 02 '00
Pros: TV(cable), FM and it's fast
Cons: Only 800X600?
To be honest: I truly liked the graphics on the packaging!! Seriously, word of mouth had drawn me to the Voodoo like the popular toy on the playground as a child. Anyone who wags their tail at the prospect of the amazing extras of a TV tuner and FM tuner...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

Fill rate is not the win rate

by LWBoy , Dec 01 '99
Pros: Fast, high frame rates
Cons: not as fast as TnT 2 Ultra or Geforce, not nearly as pretty, not as fast in higher rez or color depth
Ever since the emerging nvidia chip set, voodoo has been on the counter attack. Voodoo puts its money on fill rates. This boils down higher resolutions and better speed, but what does this do for image quality. I will tell you, it makes it inferior to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

Works well, after 40 hours on tech support!!!

by severchild , Jan 25 '00
Pros: Great card, packed with neat features
Cons: A possible PAIN to install
I bought the Voodoo3500 because it had a TV tuner, means for setting up a VCR and the amazing 3D Graphics it promised. I live in a glorified cardboard box they call a single dorm room at Northwestern so any chance to reduce the amount of big electronics...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

3dfx Everything

by rackgoku , Nov 28 '99
Pros: Great In/Out support, Fast Frame Rates
Cons: Very expensice
The 3dfx 3500 is the anticipated video card that got everyone in Comdex last year all excited. The video card runs at a clock of 183 Mhz and supports Tv In/Out so it makes a great video editing device to have. The Card does not support 32 bit for 3d...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Voodoo 3 3500: worth the money and more than you ask for.

by videovamp , Dec 15 '99
Pros: killer graphics and great additions from the 3000
Cons: a tad costly and lacking ram
I bought the voodoo 3 3500 when it came out online for around $ 230 when all was said and done. I have an AMD K6-2 300 with 64 meg of ram and a 6.4 gig hard drive. Its about a year old and the only thing it didnt do up to par was 3d graphics. At the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Good for the money

by Weatherboy , Apr 12 '00
Pros: Good Graphics, Video Capturing
Cons: Its not free
Well so far this card is cool not the greatest but good for price love the video on and out good quality on the video in. Nice little out and in pod thingy to hook the RCA and Svideo plugs into can actually run 3 differant video feeds in 1 coax, 1 RCA...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

A great card for it's time.

by malaclypse , Mar 16 '01
Pros: Good for TV, good software package and decent for games.
Cons: Only 16bit graphics for games, no new drivers.
I got this card because I wanted to do some video capturing and editing. At the time, it was the best card for the price. My fames play smoothly on it, although the lack of 32bit graphics hurts the visual quality of some games. I like the pod that it...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

very expensive

by one420fix , Mar 17 '00
Pros: really really really really good
Cons: really really really really expensive
if yer willing to pay, then this is the best video card you can get. a lot of people say go with TNT 2, but theyre both about the same only voodoo 3 3500s are always name brand, there are many versions of the TNT 2 chipset and not all of them live up to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Voodoo is the BEST!

by darinlanes , May 17 '00
Pros: OpenGL, fast, and TV/radio hook up
Cons: None that I have found
This is one of the best voodoo cards available to the public. There is the voodoo 4 and 5 that are coming out after awhile, but for right now the voodoo 3 3500 is the best right now.

This card has all you need for you pc for just gaming or...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

VOODOO5 Time for some TNT cookies.

by exige , Feb 02 '00
Pros: a nice card
Cons: non
I Heard that the voodoo5 will be coming out soon, and will surpass TNT technology, is this right?. I just heard that they really will be very good and they will feature 1 giga pixel with 128megs of ram. So i desided to save my money on one of those. Have...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

All about the triangles baby!

by BIGAIR360X , May 26 '00
Pros: Super performance, great features
Cons: Price
There are more important things to a video card than the memory. The voodoo3 card has these features. The 3dfx chipset provides more triangles (more than 7 million per second) along with the other key features (16 mb ram)that makes this one of the best...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Almost Required!

by Karandago , Dec 24 '99
Pros: Not too expensive, Fast, Incredible Graphics, Works with all 3D accelerator compatible games
Cons: kind of expensive, might be better to go with the 300 if you don't have a flat screen
In this age of faster and faster computers and bigger and better games having a 3D accelerator is almost required, in fact for some new games it is. To play games like Quake 3 Arena, and Ultima 9 Ascension, you need a 3D card. Thus why not go with the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

FINALLY!!!

by vjloryde2k , Jan 23 '00
Pros: easy to install. beautiful graphics, DVD playback, TV quality
Cons: couldnt get one program to install (DVD)
TV? RADIO?

The Voodoo3 3500 has it all. I purchased this product about 3 weeks ago and I still have to find something wrong with it. The install was simple, install the card, drivers, set the display, its done, personally, I like the AV pod...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Excellent all round video card

by chowmein53 , May 18 '00
Pros: Excellent quality and speed
Cons: sh|tty tech support, but you shouldn't need it.
I recently purchased the Voodoo3 3500 card. After the quick installation, i was amazed at the difference in quality and smoothness between this card and other competing models. Quake 3 was incredible! While i am skilled in the computer world, I was...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Worth the Cash!

by jetu , Jan 27 '00
Pros: fast, replaces many cards with one
Cons: none so far
I was a bit wary about spending $250 of my hard-earned cash on this bad boy, but boy was I glad I did. First of all the enhancement of my graphics was amazing (upgrading from the old voodoo 2 card). Second, 3dfx cards are compatable with almost any...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Adding gaming life to an older PC

by bcriswell , Dec 18 '99
Pros: Blazing 3D graphics
Cons: NONE
This product is great for a new or older PC. I'm a big gamer and was having trouble with my older graphics cards. So I went out and bought the Voodo 3 3dfx with 32mb ram. I can play any game out there with the highest resolution availble in the game....
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