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mikulaish Full Member Offline Just a chemist... Posts: 120	Voodoo5 6k question 06.02.06 at 22:23:11 Hi! I have a Voodoo5 6k 3700A on its way to me. I have an ECS K7VTA3 3.1 (no RAID) mobo(kt333/vt8233a). Is there anyone who uses this mobo with a 6k? I know that Asus a7v333 uses the exact same chipset and isn't comparible with the 6k. Any suggestions?
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi

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Re: Voodoo5 6k question
Reply #1 - 06.02.06 at 23:26:37

Hello

Welcome to FalconFly.de Forums and Welcome to the World of the V6K

There are some ECS boards that can handle the V6K My advice is to see if your model is on gdonovan's website:

http://www.thedodgegarage.com/3dfx/index.htm

go to the left side of the page and scroll down untill you reach the V6K FAQ, in that section all motherboards of the Voodoo5 6000 are listed all the safe ones and all the unsafe ones

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Re: Voodoo5 6k question
Reply #2 - 07.02.06 at 05:20:05

When you can pick up a good V6K motherboard for this price http://cgi.ebay.com/EPOX-8K3A-SOCKET-4-MOTHERBOARD_W0QQitemZ6843257479 Why take a chance on a low end motherboard and risk your V6K.

Your board may work just fine. I have owned 3 ECS board. I'm not knocking them, they're a great value board. I just wouldn't trust one to my "Highend" V6K card. But then, I would overclock my V6K either. That's not to say that some folks haven't. I think TM30 owns the 3dMarks World Record on the V6K and others

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Re: Voodoo5 6k question
Reply #3 - 07.02.06 at 08:32:54

Thanks. I have checked Gary's site allready. It says it is not certain. (certain only with v1.x wich is kt266) I found on forumzone.it a post by Amigamerlin, wich says that it works with k7vta3/kt333 (but not known from personal experience). I know this is a very cheap mobo, but in romania there is no ebay, very rarely an epox mobo, so it's kinda difficult for me to buy one. So before going into all the trouble of buying a mobo from german ebay, I want to know weather anyone has used or is using this mobo with a 6k. Thanks!
P.S. If anyone has an Epox 8k5a2+ for sale,willing to ship to Romania, i'll buy it. I can pay paypal.

Edit:P.S. Thanks for all the help guys. After reading all this and having a discussion with Hank, i bought an EPOX 8K5A2 from german Ebay. And yes, you are right, it's not worth risking any non tested mobo, especially, wit a certainly working 6k. Didn't find the Epox 8k5a2+, but this will be ok. Take care guys! Byebye!

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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #4 - 08.02.06 at 03:49:37 Good Choice 8) You probably won't miss the RAID option anyway
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #5 - 08.02.06 at 12:41:20 @ mikulaish Congratulations for gett'n that great board, really that board rocks with the V6K
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osckhar God Member Offline www.3Dfx.es Posts: 812 SPAIN Gender:	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #6 - 08.02.06 at 23:31:52 Another possibility is the 8k5A3+. It will be my next V6k-motherboard! ps. Congratulations for that V6k -Enjoy it! Oscar
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mikulaish Full Member Offline Just a chemist... Posts: 120	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #7 - 09.02.06 at 07:52:44 Thanks guys. I found 8k5a3+ on ebay as well, but it wasn't on Gary's compaticility list so i sticked with the a2. Even on Epox's site there is no sign of a3. Well you probably know what you are doing. Best regards. Alpar
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gtxe Junior Member Offline v56k user Posts: 54 germany Gender:	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #8 - 09.02.06 at 16:15:43 the v56k works fine with epox 8k5a3+ look here: and here: my sys in nethands
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #9 - 09.02.06 at 18:20:14 Quote: the v56k works fine with epox 8k5a3+ look here: and here: my sys in nethands Are you water cooling the V6K ??
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gtxe Junior Member Offline v56k user Posts: 54 germany Gender:	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #10 - 09.02.06 at 19:14:43 Quote: Are you water cooling the V6K ?? yes
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #11 - 10.02.06 at 03:23:54 hmm wasser kühlung sehr geil That must look cool
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #12 - 10.02.06 at 03:40:14 The water block looks cool 8) Can you post some more pics if it (in the machine)??
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #13 - 10.02.06 at 17:25:45 jah bitte!! that would be cool also the idea is kinda new a V6K with Water Cooling most people keep thier V6K's in orginal state hehe. is the cooler glued to the VSA-100's with adhesive paste??
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gtxe Junior Member Offline v56k user Posts: 54 germany Gender:	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #14 - 10.02.06 at 20:36:51 original removed heatsink h2o-heatsink h2o-heatsink detail my pc very long time ago my pc long time ago my pc today i glued the cooler, becouse i didn't know how to build an holder. but the glue did not hold on the last vsa100... so i had to build one for the the last chip. the weight of the block is about 400g
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