3Dfx Voodoo Memory Upgrade - 6MB MOD (Part 1)
1,285Did you know that there were Voodoo 1 cards with more than 4 MB of memory available? I didn't know back in the day, but there were models with 6 MB and 8 MB - probably at horrendous prices!
With the help of PCBWay, I created a PCB mod which allows to upgrade a Maxi Gamer 3D Voodoo 1 to 6 MB and potentially to 8 MB. In this video, we are going to double the texture memory from 2 MB to 4 MB.
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Order the 3dfx Voodoo Memory Mod (Revision 1.1 new) from PCBWay directly:
https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Guillemot_MAXI_Gamer_3D_3Dfx_Voodoo_Memory_Expansion_Board_REV_1_1_736bec60.html
Details here: https://youtu.be/KW54q8Su17E
Order the 3dfx Voodoo Memory Mod (Revision 1.0 - original/old) from PCBWay directly:
https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/W551147ASN6_Gerber_Maxi_Gamer_3D_Rev_1_0_2023_01_31_b757b3b7.html
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Repository with Gerber files and other useful items to create this PCB yourself:
https://github.com/BitsUndBolts/3Dfx-Voodoo-Memory-Mod
0:00 The 3Dfx Voodoo 1
1:01 Discovering the mod
2:18 Preparation and PCB design
2:52 Ordering from PCBWay
4:06 Other Voodoo cards
4:58 Arrival of custom PCB
5:55 Explanation of the mod
7:08 Installing SOJ-40 sockets
8:59 Installing through-hole components
10:06 Wire for TMU chip
11:09 Populate memory
11:52 Attach the mod to the Voodoo card
13:13 Warning! Project problems
13:49 Testing the mod
15:56 Future topics