Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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We are one step closer to run Tomb Raider (1996) on the socket 3 platform using 3D acceleration! In this video, I am going to restore a Diamond Monster 3D - an original Voodoo 3D accelerator add-on graphics card from 3Dfx.

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▬▬▬▬ *Timestamps* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 Intro
00:50 Diamond Monster 3D issues
02:22 PCBWay
03:04 Removing solder bridges
04:12 Fix missing leg
05:11 Fixing the frame buffer chip
06:42 Disconnected memory chip
07:09 First test
08:30 Artifacts
09:06 Fix artifacting
09:20 Second test
09:46 What's next