3dfx Voodoo5 5500
Not great, but still good - 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 Graphic Card

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Not great, but still good
3dfx Voodoo5 5500

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3dfx Voodoo5 5500

Date: 31/05/01, updated on 31/05/01 (41 review reads)

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Advantages: Easy to install

Disadvantages: Frames Per Second isnt good

The Voodoo5 5500 is by far the most unusual of all cards. For a start, it has not just one, but two graphics processors. This tries to double the performance of the card.
Even with 2 processors, however, the voodoo5 5500 offers a maximum fill rate that is lower than geforce cards.
The process of installing the card is the same as of installing any other card. But because it has 2 processors it has to draw current from a spare lead from your PC's power supply. If you dont have a spare lead, a splitter cable is provided allowing you to tap into the power connection of an existing drive if required. All this is covered in the cards documentation, as is the driver installation process.

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