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I plucked this from the PlanetUnreal home page (http://www.planetunreal.com)
today:
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I received an email from Chris saying his properly-clocked Voodoo2 got fried
by Unreal:
I'll probably wait 6 weeks at the least for the replacement, but it's clear
that unreal burnt my card. Diamond TechSup confirms this is a recurrent
problem.
Basically this comes down to heat. Yes, Unreal pushes 3D cards harder than
any other game on the market - that's why it looks so much better than any
other game on the market. Because your Voodoo2 gets such a workout, it
generates more heat than it does when you're playing Quake2, but for a
non-faulty card to fail, it has to be run outside the operating temperature
range. That's why some people can overclock their Voodoo2s without any
problem - because in their computer case, their Voodoo2 still operates
inside the manufacturer's heat specs. If you've got a Voodoo2, keep an eye
on the amount of heat generated, keep as much space around the card as you
can, but even so, it's still possible to have problems with a properly
clocked card if your case has inadequate airflow. The bottom line is watch
the temperature of your Voodoo2 and you won't have any problems playing
Unreal.
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Could be something similar. I've got a regular VooDoo card and it gets
toasty. My friends' cards get hotter. Make very sure that you've got some
air, make that AIR flowing around that card!
Drew Dunn
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> I just bought a Monster2 w/ 12megs. I installed it and it seems to freeze
> up my whole comp when I try to play quake2. well, I am able to play for
> like 4 min. and then it just freezes. Has anyone had this problem? any
> ways to resolve it? thx, later.
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