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Submitted ⁨⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨misk@piefed.social⁩ to ⁨retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org⁩

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/vintage-3dfx-voodoo-2-cards-may-inevitably-fail-due-to-pyroelectric-capacitors-retrocomputing-channel-investigates-and-recommends-preventive-maintenance

Vintage 3dfx Voodoo 2 cards may inevitably fail due to pyroelectric capacitors — retrocomputing channel investigates and recommends preventive maintenance

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/53157024

It’s not a matter of if; rather when.

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Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Nooo, my SLI Voodoos (2×12MB)!!

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- Gerudo@lemmy.zip ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Look at you with fancy see through water in Quake
  
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  - Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yeah!
    (You mean software vs openGL api rendering?)
    
    Biggest difference was in Glide games, like Unreal.
    
    Also SLI unlocked 1024×768 (instead of just 800×600) bcs each card rendered half of the screen.
    
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Triumph@fedia.io ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Aren't bad caps a thing in pretty much everything? I've got a TV I had to replace caps on, too.

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- cryptiod137@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Most likely thing to fail, yes
  
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- chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Yes and no. There was a period of time where they were particularly bad. If you go back to some earlier eras (like the 1970s and even earlier) you can find many capacitors that are still good.
  
  It also depends on the materials. Electrolytic capacitors naturally dry out and then fail. Many kinds of ceramic capacitors should last an extremely long time if they’re kept within a reasonable temperature range.
  
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