Re: 3dfx heat issues

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From: Adam
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 00:00

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On Sat, 06 Dec 1997 17:47:25 -0700, antilles@uclink4.berkeley.edu
(Ashwin Gokhale) wrote:
>I had to open my PowerMac while it was on today, and I noticed that the
>Power3d card was very hot. I remember reading somewhere that 3dfx cards
>can get pretty hot i nsituations where there is poor circulation; my
>7200's case definitely has poor circulation, with the PCI slots totally
>isolated from the fan. Is there some sort of clip-on fan available
>specifically for the 3dfx card? Is one necessary? What sort of problems
>can I get from this heat buyild-up? Email responses are appreciated. TIA

You can use a CPU fan on it if you need to.

But more importantly, what games have you played with it on your mac?

Are there any? Apart from the ones that come with the board I mean.

Honestly inquisitive...
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Date: 1997/12/08
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