I have two A-Trend Helios 3D Voodoo Rush cards that carry the same name on the outside but are different underneath. This card is based on the Macronix MX86251FC chip. Most cards feature the Alliance ProMotion AT-25 instead. The Macronix-version has ATC number 2476P and the Alliance-version has 2475. You can read about the Alliance version (and differences with other cards) here. > Read more

See this Stingray 128/3D which is the same. Except for the fact that this one has a retail box and the card is still in ESD-sealed packaging! > Read more

A Voodoo Rush from I-O DATA. It has the name GA-RUSH6/PCI which indicates it's the PCI version with 6MB. This board is from Asia and quite uncommon in Europe or the USA. The layout of the PCB is nothing like the original Voodoo Rush (both single and dual-planar). It's much smaller and more efficient. It also looks more solid/modern than the original Voodoo Rush.

The board also has a 34 pin connector in which a SLI cable fits perfectly, however I don't think this is a SLI connector. The traces of this connector mostly run to the Alliance ProMotion AT25 chip indicating is doesn't have much to do with the 3dfx chips. I guess it's an ordinary feature (either VESA or VMI; Video Module Interface) connector. Technically the Voodoo Rush would be able to run in SLI as it's chipset is comparable with the Voodoo Graphics (SST-1). > Read more

An intereseting Voodoo Rush (which Rush isn't interesting... ). This Skywell Magic 3D Rush is equipped with a MX 2D chip rather then an Alliance ProMotion AT-25. The board has a nice blue color as finishing touch.

To save costs the company did not bother about the I/O plate. As seen on the picture the hole for the TV-out exists but there is no TV-out module installed. They were all fitted with one and the same model backplate. > Read more

A factory sealed box so I haven't opened it to see it's contents. Because it's factory sealed I won't open it but keep it closed an preserved. > Read more

My very first Voodoo Rush! Despite the Voodoo Rush is not the best solution 3dfx made, I've always liked the boards somehow. The Voodoo Rush is known to be a tad slower than the Voodoo Graphics (which is older) and the 2D chip is not quite powerful. With high resolutions the RAMDAC even fails to deliver steady images! Drivers are not that best updated and the board itself doesn't run in every PC out there. It's quite a picky board.

For sure; I wonder why I like the Voodoo Rush considering it was not a decent board. Maybe it's because of the fact that this was 3dfx' first 'multimedia' board with 2D/3D and TV-out functions. Too bad my first Voodoo Rush has no TV-out chip meaning the TV-out connector is sitting and waiting for nothing . > Read more

A gift from a friend!

Though the board does not function correctly but still it's an object of interest. It's my first Hercules Voodoo Rush board and this particular model is the single-plane version. This means it has only one PCB. There are dual-plane versions as well which have an additional PCB attached on the board. The dual-plane boards are usually older, slower and more expensive to build. Due two modifications on the memory interface the dual-plane cards we're slower.

This single-plane layout differs from the 3dfx reference layout. > Read more

The ATC-2475 or better known as the A-Trend Helios 3D Voodoo Rush. This particular card has 6MB and combines the Alliance Semiconductor AT-25 (for 2D-output) with the 3Dfx TMU and FJR chips (for 3D-output). The RAM on the board is shared.

The Voodoo Rush certainly didn't have the success as the original Voodoo Graphics. The Voodoo Graphics, usually referred to as Voodoo 1, could only output 3D-graphics. Since 3Dfx didn't have 2D-technology on-board yet they partnered (or formed an Alliance ) with 2D-chip maker Alliance and Macronix.

To be honest the Alliance AT-25 is not the best chip out there in terms of compatibility and speed. Add to that the fact that memory is shared across the 2D and 3D-chips causing memory latencies to increase. All in all this led to lower performance, inferior compatibility with games and also (newer) motherboards. If you ever plug in a Voodoo Rush in a relatively 'new' system like an Athlon XP or Pentium 4 chances are the card doesn't work. Do not immediately conclude your card is defective; it might just work fine in a period-correct 33MHz PCI-bus Intel 430VX motherboard .

The A-Trend cards are often identifiable in a few ways:
1. Look for an AQA sticker (which this Rush doesn't have)
2. Look for ATC productnumbers.
3. Look at the back; the round blue sticker can be found on Voodoo Rush. Both yellow and red can be found on Voodoo II's and yellow usually on Voodoo Graphics.

The Voodoo Rush came in various board configurations.
1. The Biostar Venus3D looks a bit similar on a distance but has a different chip layout, different voltage supplier (check the FET), and removable BIOS and TV-out support chip.
2. Hercules Stingray 128 3D came in both single and dual-plane versions. I have the single-plane version. It's shorter than the A-Trend.
3. Skywell Magic 3D Rush is different in PCB configuration and boasts a, less common, Macronix 2D chip.
4. Adrenaline 3D Rush by Jazz Multimedia. I haven't openend the box but inside is a card that has the same lay-out as this A-Trend Helios 3D Voodoo Rush. > Read more