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 Price: $130 (street) Contact: Skywell, 886-2-559-9250 (Taiwan), www.magic-3D.com PROS: Cheap CONS: Hard to find in the US; slow 
The Magic3D is pretty representative of many of the generic 3Dfx boards that are starting to appear. It's a pretty cheap board, but the performance isn't quite up to par. However, it does have 40ns EDO DRAM, for those of you hell-bent on overclocking.
The Magic3D comes with a decent little manual, a driver CD, a pass-through cable, and not much else. The overall 3D performance trails the MaxiGamer 3D and Pure3D, making it one of the slower 3Dfx cards we've seen. This is a little odd, considering that the MaxiGamer actually ships with older drivers. The Magic3D is generally available only by mail order or bundled into PCs from some local clone builders. It's somewhat difficult to find in the US, but Skywell has a support page along with worldwide distribution information. Support may be problematic, but because of its generic nature, there's a wide body of 3Dfx knowledge out there already. Just be sure to get one from someone with a good return policy. - LC
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