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m14radu God Member Offline Take your chance ! Posts: 555 Timisoara, Romania Gender:	unknow 3dfx motherboard 18.11.13 at 20:10:39 found this picture with the intel chipset but marked 3dfx.... what do you think guys ? i never saw one like this before.... The cards in the picture were available for sale, and they are now already sold Are this now in the hand of a collector from here ?
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Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard
Reply #1 - 18.11.13 at 21:44:19

Doesn't look like the MSI MS-6168 motherboard. The motherboard in the picture does look like a 440BX-based motherboard. Do you have higher resolution photo's?

According to the new 3dfx logo (and time-frame of slot 1) it's probably an Avenger-based motherboard. Beneath the first and second PCI slot you can see the top of an heatsink (above the first memory chip of the Voodoo5).

Also; isn't the Voodoo 5 6000 missing a part in the upper left? The round thing/coil?

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ultima God Member Offline Always searching Posts: 876 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard Reply #2 - 18.11.13 at 23:36:42 Could this be a Brazos board?? Terrible to produce due to the complexity, but never got passed a few prototype boards as far as I've heard
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goriath God Member Offline Ruggedized Retro Gamer Posts: 599 Italy/Slovenija Gender:	Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard Reply #3 - 18.11.13 at 23:39:21 Thandor wrote on 18.11.13 at 21:44:19: Beneath the first and second PCI slot you can see the top of an heatsink (above the first memory chip of the Voodoo5). Did you mean Voodoo3 right? BTW could be simply the Super I/O controller, damn, the pic is too poor
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Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard
Reply #4 - 18.11.13 at 23:42:23

ultima wrote on 18.11.13 at 23:36:42:

Could this be a Brazos board?? Terrible to produce due to the complexity, but never got passed a few prototype boards as far as I've heard

What I think?

Bingo!

~~...and yes, that chip beneath the v56k is a Super I/O controller (#2 in the picture above)~~ Nope, it's the onboard sound chipset, Aureal Vortex, my fault. The Super I/O controller is located just above the FDD connector.

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m14radu God Member Offline Take your chance ! Posts: 555 Timisoara, Romania Gender:	Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard Reply #5 - 19.11.13 at 07:14:03 Great discovery. does somebody own this board? I would like to see more pictures
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Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard
Reply #6 - 19.11.13 at 08:47:10

I think this is a picture of the ONLY piece of 3DFX hardware that might actually be worth as much, maybe even more, then a Rampage.
If that board is in working condition........oh man......I don't think they even ever made a small batch run for thos, just a few prototypes.

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I correct myself, the board would be worth quite a lot, more then a 6000 in my opinion, but not as much as a rampage, since it is voodoo3 based, and so not really new tech

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3DFX Playrig:

Aerocool Strike-X Air
SuperMicro H8DAE
Dual Opteron 280 @ 2.4Ghz (4 cores)
4 x 1GB PC3200
3DFX Voodoo5 5500MAC PCI
WD 160GB ATA100/133
Diamond MonsterSound MX300
Windows2000 SP4

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osckhar God Member Offline www.3Dfx.es Posts: 812 SPAIN Gender:	Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard Reply #7 - 20.11.13 at 20:55:39 Hi, Package came in today. I contacted with seller back year 2005 and always same answer- NO INTERESTED TO SELL. Finally I convinced him and package came in today. Patience is a virtud. Regards, Oscar.
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val_parthen YaBB Newbies Offline I Love YaBB 2.4! Posts: 25 Longmont, CO Gender:	Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard Reply #8 - 20.11.13 at 21:02:03 !!!!! So jealous! How much did you pay if I may ask? More pictures please!!!
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ultima God Member Offline Always searching Posts: 876 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard Reply #9 - 20.11.13 at 21:05:28 yeah I'd love to know what that mobo goes for as well And more importantly.....are you planning on trying to get it to life, this mobo, if it doesn't work?
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trevormacro God Member Offline Voodoo5k6 Gold SE, Legend & Mystical Edition Posts: 622 Gender:	Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard Reply #10 - 20.11.13 at 21:14:00 @osckhar: I see a Voodoo5 6000 inside the package with an etag A new one for all 3dfx users?
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Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard
Reply #11 - 20.11.13 at 21:27:53

I dont think seller wants I share the amount I paid for the package. Of course, less than buy a Rampage card.

PICS very soon. I need test them and take some pics.

@ultima- I wish motherboard is in fully condition. So NOT REWORK needed.

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@osckhar:

I see a Voodoo5 6000 inside the package with an etag Smiley

A new one for all 3dfx users?

Yupe, I think the time arrived and I will show all 3Dfx fans what rare cards I have gotten later to do a hard research and contact with more than 150 engineers from 3Dfx since 2008 year.

Stay tunned - Amazing jewels I got.

Regards,
Oscar.

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ultima God Member Offline Always searching Posts: 876 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard Reply #12 - 20.11.13 at 21:39:37 Ok, I can respect the wish of the seller....let's keep it at pretty expensive. You really have me drooling over the keyboard.......can't wait for the pics you will make. I really help you hope it is in working condition. Could the seller know how many of thse boards actually exist??
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trevormacro God Member Offline Voodoo5k6 Gold SE, Legend & Mystical Edition Posts: 622 Gender:	Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard Reply #13 - 21.11.13 at 08:42:14 I am so excited to see what you've got. I will stay tunned for sure!
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m14radu God Member Offline Take your chance ! Posts: 555 Timisoara, Romania Gender:	Re: unknow 3dfx motherboard Reply #14 - 22.11.13 at 19:31:45 post some pictures Osckhar !
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