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At this point, it’s unclear whether the issues are one-offs or systemic.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That's bad, but that aside - It might be time to consider alternate power delivery to these cards. The power they need should warrant having a standard c13 plug directly on em or something.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

c13 plug

Who would've thought.... 3DFX was apparently ahead of its time...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this the fabled Bitchin' Fast 3d?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I love the IDE connector on the front of the card itself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

That IDE connector was for SLI...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A mini fusion drive, perhaps?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Power the house with it when not using the PC, but expect brown outs when gaming.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Four of the standard 8 pin PCIe power connectors would work well.
The new connector really should have used some large blade contacts to handle 50 amps.