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The $10 Voodoo 2 Build
11.02.09 at 00:50:18

I recently found an old "computer case" at a Goodwill thrift store. It was ten dollars and actually had a motherboard and CPU, but missing a hard drive and RAM, and it all worked!

So I got to thinking, what can I do with some parts I have laying around? Here's the results so far, the goal is to get a good Voodoo 2 system going.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3269818801_d8f7219321.jpgv=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3270640004_1e7a1cbe89.jpgv=0

Temporary specs, using spare parts:
DVD drive from IBM desktop
Acer CD drive
Random floppy drive
3.2GB WD Cavier drive from old clone pc
ESS Audiodrive ISA card
3Com Ethernet from old server
3DFX Voodoo3 3000 AGP
200w PSU from Gateway 2000
128mb IBM PC100 RAM
Gigabyte GA-6BA Mobo (early PCB, hates V3 cards)
400Mhz Pentium II

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/phreakindee/sets/72157613619106258/

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Re: The $10 Voodoo 2 Build
Reply #1 - 11.02.09 at 00:52:25

So I scrounged up some red spray paint, why not?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1365/3269818591_51c502a1c8.jpgv=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3270640232_0f2ea4fe48.jpgv=0

And, of course, what better way to top it off than a sweet black vinyl 3DFX logo? Grin

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1219/3270639890_03235259e1.jpgv=0
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1159/3270640820_f7dc8b47d1.jpgv=0

The case badge says it all... now to get the actual parts for the machine!

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: The $10 Voodoo 2 Build Reply #2 - 11.02.09 at 01:44:59 I have the same case, it's good if ugly!
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: The $10 Voodoo 2 Build Reply #3 - 11.02.09 at 02:30:05 So you gonna put some voodoo2 cards in it?
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monster YaBB Newbies Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 3	Re: The $10 Voodoo 2 Build Reply #4 - 11.02.09 at 02:43:43 Yea, I thought this was a $10 Voodoo 2 build?! I think that stencil on the side looks really good. Where did you get the little 3dfx badge?
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phreakindee YaBB Newbies Offline Breathe in breathe in, Voodoo Voodoo Posts: 13 USA	Re: The $10 Voodoo 2 Build Reply #5 - 11.02.09 at 04:20:11 Well, I only spent $10 to actually get the machine... all the rest of the parts were from my closet and I have a Voodoo 2 (somewhere?), but am getting some cosmetics done first. So, in effect it should be about $10 for a nice machine! Not counting what I paid for the decals... those came from http://www.shadowmajik.com/
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Re: The $10 Voodoo 2 Build
Reply #6 - 12.02.09 at 12:57:11

Good find. Here are some voodoo 2 cards on Ebay. Good luck. Looks good so far.

http://cgi.ebay.com/3DFX-Voodoo-2-8MB-Graphics-Card_W0QQitemZ150325334983QQihZ00...

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-OF-2-3DFX-VOODOO2-PCI-VIDEO-CARD-IN-SLI-WICKED-3D_W0QQit...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Creative-Labs-3DFX-CT6670-8MB-PCI-Video-Card-Dual-VGA_W0QQit...

http://cgi.ebay.com/3dfx-Voodoo-SLI-2-cards_W0QQitemZ220358982262QQihZ012QQcateg...

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Voodoo 5500 AGP, Amd Barton 2600 187x11, MSI KT3 Ultra, Soundblaster Live 5.1, 768MB Ram

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Re: The $10 Voodoo 2 Build
Reply #7 - 18.02.09 at 01:18:41

Updates:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/3289085370_fa389b454e.jpgv=0

-Added ATI Mach64 2MB for 2D card
-Got a Voodoo 2 PCI card, not sure if it's 8MB or 12MB as of yet but I'm thinking 12
-Thought of SLIing, but ran out of space (RAM in the way)
-Upgraded HDD to WD 10GB
-Changed sound card to Sound Blaster 16 ISA card
-Changed network card to newer D-Link card
-Changed processor to Pentium II 400Mhz (was actually a Celeron 450Mhz in previous post)

EDIT: It's a 12MB V2-1000

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Tim God Member Offline Posts: 1065 Gender:	Re: The $10 Voodoo 2 Build Reply #8 - 18.02.09 at 01:44:52 That's actually very well done. Good job.
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ps47 God Member Offline Keeper of the 3Dfx Helppage Posts: 988 Slovakia,central Europe Gender:	Re: The $10 Voodoo 2 Build Reply #9 - 18.02.09 at 01:52:22 phreakindee wrote on 18.02.09 at 01:18:41: -Got a Voodoo 2 PCI card, not sure if it's 8MB or 12MB as of yet but I'm thinking 12 if the card has empty memory positions on the backside,its 8MB.
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: The $10 Voodoo 2 Build Reply #10 - 18.02.09 at 23:56:27 Nice job for a rig built primarily from spares and eBay deals!
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