First Impressions
![3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 Preview [ V5 5500 64MB AGP @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/cardfront-s.jpg)
V5 5500 64MB AGP
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![3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 Preview [ The Back @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/cardback-s.jpg)
The Back
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![3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 Preview [ The Memory @ 500 x 221 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/ram-s.jpg)
The Memory
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It's big!
Our first reaction to seeing the board was, "Goddamn that's big!" Seriously, we're talking old school Sound blaster AWE-32 big. The PCB on our V5 board is about 10 inches long. You can see the two VSA-100 chips w/fans. That white socket on the top right of the card is the external power connector. Canopus had a similar connector on its GeForce 256 board.
Our card features 6ns Hyundai SDRAM, four chips on each side. The 6ns rating translates to a 166MHz speed rating.
![3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 Preview [ Color @ 437 x 487 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/color-s.gif)
Color
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![3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 Preview [ FSAA @ 437 x 487 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/fsaa-s.gif)
FSAA
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![3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 Preview [ Advanced Features @ 437 x 487 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/advanced-s.gif)
Advanced Features
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![3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 Preview [ Info @ 437 x 487 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/info-s.gif)
Info
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![3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 Preview [ Overclocking @ 437 x 487 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/oc-s.gif)
Overclocking
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Overclocking
You can set your FSAA level and other options in the advanced display settings menu. We played a little with the overclocking utility and managed to get the chip up to 177MHz. Of course, this means absolutely nothing since we have a pre-production board and yields are constantly improving, but it's fun anyway.
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