Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What a shame! A Diamond Monster 3D II with a cracked 3Dfx chip - the FBI chip to be precise. Today, we are going to see if this chip has survived the harsh impact that cracked the plastic body, point a thermal camera to the chip - and well - look for the etched 3Dfx logo on the die!

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▬▬▬▬ *Timestamps* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 Today's Voodoo 2
01:51 Repairing card damage
07:10 PCBWay
07:40 Testing the broken chip
11:04 Removing the FBI chip
14:02 Kopalnioki
14:40 Solder new FBI chip
17:50 Testing the new chip
23:10 Exposing the die
30:57 3Dfx on the die
32:21 Fixing the card
34:27 Gameplay