The Golden Era of

3D Acceleration

 

1994 - 2003

 
 

 

 


Links

 




- Accelenation's 7 Years of Graphics by Thomas Monk
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A great site to start reading on the
history of early 3D acceleration. Many thanks goes
out to Thomas Monk, to provide a history on many of these cards before much of this info
would dissapear forever. The starting point in my collection.

 

- Extreme Overclocking -



For all your overclocking needs, general system help, and a lot, lot more. The first site that
taught me how to do many things that seem so simple now. The best way to get into
overclocking with friendly and patient people offering advice.


 

- Beyond3D -

 

The web's premier 3D graphics resource, with a thriving community of enthusiasts, developers
hardware architects and otherwise.


 

- XtremeSystems -

 

An exceptional forum with members that push their systems and software to the absolute limit,
whether is be via aircooling or vapor phase change / dry ice and anything in between. If you
are into extreme overclocking, make sure to visit this site.

 

- Bit-tech -

 

The leading UK review and PC modification site. bit-tech.net covers hardware reviews and
features, case modification, enthusiast gaming as well as providing the latest news and a
balance of editorial opinion.





- The Dodge Garage 3dfx collection -



Probably the biggest 3dfx collection online, and an invaluable source for anything that
has got to do with 3dfx. Run by Gary Donovan, this is the site on 3dfx, with many tidbits
of insider info, and a great deal of rare cards, including one of 3 known Rampage boards.
If you want to know anything on 3dfx check it out!




- Falconfly Central, Home of the 3dfx archive



Fantastic archive for 3dfx, from files, to identifying your 3dfx card, to 
benchmarks,
3dfx support, and much more.


 

- 3dfx Help Page -

 

General issues, solutions, information and technical support for 3dfx cards. A great resource
for reviving your 3dfx cards, and to keep them running well.




- V5k Team - Voodoo 5 6000 Community -



Excellent place to learn more about the legendary V6K.




- Oschkar's 3dfx Museum -



Another collectors site, with many rare 3dfx hardware examples.


 

- Project 3dfx (3dfx.ch) -



Again a massive 3dfx archive, complete with 3dfx gallery, with many 3dfx user's pictures of
common and rare cards.




- yjfy hardware museum -



An immense collection of old and rare hardware, hours worth of browsing motherboards,
videocards, CPU's and much more. Most of it is in Chinese, but the pictures speak more then
a thousand words.