This week at the ECTS computer games trade show in London 3dfx were showing the card behind closed doors for the first time, and we were lucky enough to get a hands-on demonstration.

The first thing to note about the card is that it is big. Very big. In fact it´s about a foot long, carries four processors (each with its own fan), and features 128Mb of memory to support them. Not only that, but it needs its own external power supply to feed it the electricity that all those chips need. Called "Voodoo Volts", the adapter is itself an impressively chunky piece of hardware, pumping out 50W. It´s really a ridiculous card, but no doubt the sheer size and brute force of it will win it fans in the hardcore community.