*** UPDATE: 8/04/08 FOUND! I Finally have the damn STB PCI Bracket in hand and about to finally replace it on the card! HEHE YEAH BABY YEAH!

Thank you gdonovan! You ROK!

I have a dead 12MB Diamond V2 with the bracket.  I will only ask just a little over what it costs to ship the bracket. (let me know if you want the card also)  PM me with your address, etc, so that we can get an accurate shipping quote.

**Edit** -  Good bye dead v2 bracket. (if it wasnt bad enough that you had to die, now I'm scrappin you out)

http://www.abload.de/img/sn151607ake.jpg

Still looking as the one sent above dont fit. The spacing for the video connectors are too close for my STB card. :(

So with that said let me know if you have a dead STB V2 12MB card or any other V2 card other then Diamond or creative as i'm guessin those 2 wont fit.

I thought all these boards were designed from the same reference card.

Not by a longshot, Gainward in particular has a very different layout.

Now back ontopic :)

Rottentreats helped me score a V2 1000 STB card on ebay! Talked the man down in price. Hopefully my search is over.. I'll repart back when it gets here.

:)

Thanks man!

Glad I could help dude. :) I am almost 100% sure that everything will work out with this card/bracket.  (and now you will have a spare v2 incase something horrible happens)   :-X Let us know if all 3 work in SLI with different card configurations.

WOW!.... WOW!  The card is trashed.. and i doubt it had anything to do with the fact that he sent it in an envolope.

Would'nt care if the bracket was the right one, but its not.. The card has a creative labs sticker on the back.. dont know if its the original lable or not.

The bracket is the exact same i already got from Rottentreats. The vid ports are close together and not wide apart like the one i need for my STB V2 card.

Heres the email to the guy on ebay... Oh i forgot to mention all the scratches i also see all over the card.  ::)

He stated the card as slightly used but perfect condition.



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Hello, i just got the 3dfx card in the mail today and had a look at it. I have many problems with the graphics card i just received. I'll start with the SLI ribbon connector on the card. The black plastic housing is missing. Theres a bent pin and it looks like someone re soldered all the pins back on. Repair? Did a bad job of it as well. Also one of the 3 3Dfx chips have 3 bent pins that are all touching. Right there tells me the card is no good and wont even either power on or give me a straight picture. On further inspection, i've noticd a slight crack or bend in the PCB board where it defenitly broke some traces in the board. I could keep looking, but there no point. The card is damaged behond repair. I'd like to send it back for full refund please.

eclypse wrote on 23.07.08 at 22:51:15:

WOW!.... WOW!  The card is trashed.. and i doubt it had anything to do with the fact that he sent it in an envolope. Would'nt care if the bracket was the right one, but its not.. The card has a creative labs sticker on the back.. dont know if its the original lable or not. The bracket is the exact same i already got from Rottentreats. The vid ports are close together and not wide apart like the one i need for my STB V2 card. Heres the email to the guy on ebay... Oh i forgot to mention all the scratches i also see all over the card.  ::) He stated the card as slightly used but perfect condition.

I can't stand the cheating bastards on ebay that will charge you $10-12 for shipping on a video card and then it shows up in an envelope.  I've been VERY lucky to not have one of these show up broken.  But, I will leave negative feedback if I pay $10 for USPS Priority Mail shipping and the item shows up with only $1.75 of first class postage on it.  I hope you get your money back.

Damn man, sorry to hear things did not work out with that one.  Hopefully they fully refund your $$, if not, just start an eBay dispute with them because the item received was significantly different than the item described in the auction.  They stated it was a 3dfx Voodoo2 1000, which is exactly what you needed, but not what you received.  If they are unwilling to comply with your needs I guess just leave NEG feedback and move on.  I would think they are reasonable human beings, as most are.  (and now you dont have to worry about getting retaliatory neg feedback,  Sellers cannot leave negative or neutral feedback anymore, JUST Positive :)

On a side note I have another dead V2. (except this time it is a 8MB Diamond Monster II version)  But that wont help you because we have already ruled out Diamond cards as compatabile.

Dont sweat it Rotten. You were only trying to help... Also i found use for the PCI bracket you sent me. I noticed i needed to replace the broken PCI bracket on my Diamond 8MB V2 card ;) Good as new now.

Now if i can only get my money back with the guy thats not in a hurry to respond to my emails. Well i did get a response the following day ofcourse. All he said was heres my number and give me a call and we'll try to work this out.

Now obviously i'm in no hurry to call long distance but looks like i'm gona have to since i've got no resonse to my past 2 emails.

No reply by the end of today i'll be giving him a ring on my wifes cell phone tomorrow as since at work all day today. Long distance is cheap on the cell so..

I might get pissed if i dont get a resonse and do what i did in the past when i get impatiant and just slap the negitive feedback for some motivation.

I just been refunded by the ebay seller in the amount asked of $15. All good! Nice.. Now to hopefully find me a STB V2 backet..

eclypse wrote on 28.07.08 at 23:22:13:

I just been refunded by the ebay seller in the amount asked of $15. All good! Nice.. Now to hopefully find me a STB V2 backet..

I might have one, how soon do you need it?

Sent you a PM! Tell me what you have.

Well i just recieved a V2 STB card off of ebay.. Again, the guy sent it in a cardbaord envolope. :(

Damaged as theres 2 broken off tiny resistors near the Gold PCI Connector and the BIG 1.. Its an 8MB card and not a 12MB card! lol! Mem chips only on one side... Got a love my luck!

2 times i buy a v2 card off ebay and both times i'm buying junked cards and both times the seller has no idea there bad!

Now the last 1 said "as is, but pulled from a working system"  Guess not.. I did not find any tiny resistors floating around in the packaing.. Would be pretty hard not to find as he had the card sealed in plastic.

THANK GOD I BOUGHT A Bracket off of gdonovan and its on the way!

I hopefully will either get my money back again for this card or send it back for refund.

Thank you gdonovan! You ROK!