Known facts from unmodified boards

4200 = Single VSA-101 16 megs
4500 = Single VSA-100 32 megs
4800 = Single VSA-100 64 megs

5000 = Dual VSA-100 32 megs
5500 = Dual VSA-100 64 megs
6000 = Quad VSA-100 with 128 megs

MAYBE FACTS

V4-4000 VSA-100 16 megs

Theory-

So if a VSA-100 with 16 megs is a 4000 and a VSA-101 with 16 megs is a 4200 does that mean if a VSA-100 with 32 megs is a 4500 then a VSA-101 with 32 megs is a 4700?

Quote:

4800 = Single VSA-100 64 megs

Should be: (Not too sure about the chip itself though)

Quote:

4800 = Single VSA-101 32megs

http://www.tweakers.net/ext/f/15711/full.jpg

There is no 'unmodified' 64MB single-chip Voodoo.

And there's also a 4200 with 32 megs of ram.
http://www.tweakers.net/ext/f/15400/full.jpg

See I stated unmodified because I have the suspicion that some of the prototype cards floating around have the wrong bios, or the wrongly labeled bios.

IE- They were using a bios that worked and changing the ID was the least of their concerns.

I know for a fact a V4-4800 is indeed a 64MB VSA-100 and we know for a fact a 4200 is a 16MB Daytona.

So.. I'm trying to figure out how 3dfx was naming the later cards and if they had a system (like quantum3d) based on card options or was it marketing based and random towards the end.

Update- Board options and clock do play a roll- I just found mention of V4-4400 in some, err, documents that list a 4400 as a 143 mhz 4500.

I'm going to dif around this file some more, since now I'm not sure about the 4800 (rolls eyes)

Some stuff found-

Daytona 4000
Napalm 4400
Daytona 4200
Voodoo5 5800 (short lived, support for 1 month)

Ok, this is what I have dug up.

V4-4400 is a 143 mhz single chip VSA-100

V4-4800 is a 166 mhz single chip VSA-100, the docs I have only list an AGP part, with or without DVI/TV options.

What they don't list is the ram size, but they do show a 4500 with the same board options and speed.

So logic would suggest that the only difference would be ram size, then *IF* that is true a 4800 is a single VSA-100 clocked at 166 mhz with 64 MB of ram.

Thoughts?

Still doesn't answer what a Daytona with 32 mb would be  :-/

Though looking at one of the pictures above gives me another thought.

The 4200 above is listed as a Voodoo4-2 4200, so if is a VSA-101 perhaps all that was done was to add a -2 to the part number?

For example a V4-4500 with a Daytona chip would be a V4-2-4500?

/scratches head.

Were missing something, I think they were just slapping names on at random at some point, lol.

My daytona is called V4-2 4800 AGP.
It has 32MB DDR memory and is clocked with 143 Mhz.
I also know of a V4-2 4200 PCI with 32MB DDR.

wrote on 11.02.05 at 16:07:04:

My daytona is called V4-2 4800 AGP. It has 32MB DDR memory and is clocked with 143 Mhz. I also know of a V4-2 4200 PCI with 32MB DDR.

Yes, the bios on mine lists the 101/32 MB card as a 4200, it is also clocked at 143.

That's one of the reasons why I suspect someone at 3dfx flashed first and worried about the name later. If your trying to get a board working changing the name on boot up isn't a high concern. I think that is why some of the prototype boards have conflicting nomenclature.