3dfx graphics cards surely don’t look familiar to you and that’s normal, because they don’t currently exist. But, older models that are no longer manufactured are highly sought after and highly valued by collectors. Now they have developed a 3D printed chassis to protect the mythical 3dfx voodoo2 possible damage.
Voodoo2 graphics cards were released in 1998. They were very popular then, but computing was less accessible than it is today. Many of these models have unfortunately been destroyed, as many have discarded the systems that carried them. This makes them quite rare products to see and few are lucky enough to have one.
Protective case for 3dfx Voodoo2
3dfx graphics cards are highly collectible and highly sought after, with some being very expensive. He has a problem and that is that the storage can deteriorate, lose value. They usually show accidental data due to poor storage or they bend or bend.
To remedy this problem and better protect them, Jeff Chen designed armor for these cards. There protective case for the 3dfx Voodoo2 It is made with a 3D printer. The design is on Printables.com, allowing anyone to download it.
Chen points out that he met four variants of Voodoo2. It appears that it is compatible with the two most common models to be found among collectors. It is compatible with models created by STB Systems, Quantum3D and Game Wizard from Micro Conversions. Other rare models may not be compatible.
He pointed out that he created these protectors after voodoo worm2 to which missing components or have bent pins. This armor is interesting, since it protects everything and leaves the main chips and memories accessible. This allows the use of 30×30 mm heatsinks specially designed for these graphics cards.
As we mentioned, a 3D printer is needed to make it. Then we will need four M2/6 mm hex bolts and nuts for setting up. It doesn’t take much to be able to build this case. Of course, you need to make sure your printer is big enough to create this enclosure.
A rather interesting creation to protect one of the most important relics of computing. It will prevent the degradation of these sensitive historical components.
NVIDIA owes a lot to 3dfx
The delays in the release of Voodoo3 and Voodoo5 have been a big problem. It was acquired by GigaPixel with the intention of strengthening and sustaining the business. They even managed to get the Microsoft Xbox contract, but ultimately lost it to NVIDIA.
But, in the 2000s, creditors filed for bankruptcy. Thanks to this procedure, a door opened which NVIDIA took advantage of to acquire the intellectual property of 3dfx. Among other things, SLI technology was developed by 3dfx and its designs served as the basis for CUDA Cores.
It was a burden that after several delays in launches and that NVIDIA will take advantage of this circumstance, the company will eventually disappear. I wish they would have reached today, who knows how computing would have changed.
