3dfx Archive - Who wants to help for fun?

Hammer

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Re: Who wants to help for fun?
Reply #15 - 20.10.04 at 21:32:55

LOL..well thanx Jank...but I was being sarcastic in the last post...let me more sucinct I guess, maybe that will help.

I need names and models of Mobo's(and anything else) so that I can search for them on 1) ebay, 2) used PC stores...to build a PC around a 5500 as to play old glide games ONLY....no frills but must be able to play online multiplayer.I have a tower already but what elese do I need?

WHY do I need help?...because I dont know much about anything PC wise...I have always just bought a PC thats already put together....

Thus I posted "Who wants to HELP?"

At first Paul said he had some mobos in antistatic bags laying around ( I got a little excited...lol)..Thought cool someone willing to sell something I might could use..Then Jank enters with same idea and conversation changes a bit and seemed loss of intrest..Also noticed that Paul lives in UK by Jank so if he were to sell an old mobo would probably be better idea I buy one here because shipping would be outrageous to the states from the UK......I just dont know what to look for and dont want to be taken to the bank so to speak..So any advice is what Im looking for...I wasnt to build but dont know what to use...lol

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VDX

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Re: Who wants to help for fun?
Reply #16 - 21.10.04 at 01:37:37

Go here --> http://www.pricewatch.com/h/homepage.aspx

its pretty simple, goto motherboards, goto to either kt266a or the kt333 chipset, im pretty sure any amd kt266a chipset board will be fine, i have two and it allows o/c to 166 which is 333, and i use a barton on that, now if you can find a 333 chipset that has universal agp check to make sure it has the 3.3v setting and not just 1.5v setting for agp, the universal pro has just 1.5v and 1.8v which aint gonna work.

you should be able to find something here with np, i just bought a micro 266a chip mobo 2 months ago of there.

good luck if need more help just say so Wink

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VDX Ex Member	Re: Who wants to help for fun? Reply #17 - 21.10.04 at 02:17:50 wow, the board i bought is already gone, its very sparse there, ive never tried ebay for a mobo but that might be the way togo
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VDX Ex Member	Re: Who wants to help for fun? Reply #18 - 21.10.04 at 02:37:04 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31496&item=6714878703&rd=... well it looks as if there is plenty of used mobo's u van get on ebay
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VDX Ex Member	Re: Who wants to help for fun? Reply #19 - 21.10.04 at 02:45:21 ok this is a good one here --> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3672&item=6715009976&rd=1 nice price too, this would be great for a agp 5500
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voodoo5500 Full Member Offline Proud 3dfx gamer Posts: 197 Canada Gender:	Re: Who wants to help for fun? Reply #20 - 21.10.04 at 03:39:08 Those would be nice cpu speeds to get the most out of the card my upgrade from a 1ghz pentium3 to an athlon 2400 gave the card a substantial boost in performance 8)
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Hammer

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Re: Who wants to help for fun?
Reply #21 - 21.10.04 at 06:45:23

Gawd now Im psyched out!...After reading VDX's post Im really feeling n00bish...hehehe...lmao....Maybe I will just go look for a used whole system before I screw something up.....BTW I bought 2 V 5 5500's PCI's for 23.75 including shipping....I hope thats a smart move since it might be my last...LMAO....

Either the guy didnt know what he had, or hes lying about what he said...I figured at this price cant really go wrong...He had 5 cards listed with buy now for 9.95 each...the whole auction lasted like 1 1/2 hours....this is what he wrote:

3DFX Voodoo5 5500 PCI Video Card

These cards were used for system/software benchmarking and were used very little. They have been given cursory testing and found to still be functional.

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janskjaer

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Re: Who wants to help for fun?
Reply #22 - 21.10.04 at 14:27:57

Ham,

It's ok to be a noob. Grin

If you need help, let us know. Maybe we can offer advice. No need to be sarci, we're just ofering to help out others.

Don't worry about the topic changing direction, ham, it happens a lot. If you want something, ask for it. Simple.

I'm sure Paul would be willing to help you out with a mobo, no problem.

If you're going for PCI V5 board, you don't have to worry about your mobo as much. KT266/A and KT333 hold the best possible chance of supporting a universal AGP slot (1x/2x/4x) for 3dfx AGP card users.

Unfortunately for you yanks, it will cost you more for international shipping, than when we have items shipped from you! Grin

For the same price we can have the luxury of Air Mail, while you settle for Surface. Grin

Don't worry about it.

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Hammer Ex Member	Re: Who wants to help for fun? Reply #23 - 21.10.04 at 17:13:25 OK thanx...heres a question...I have a tower with a toasted mobo...will any mobo I buy fit into it?...are they all "universal"?...lol....
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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: Who wants to help for fun? Reply #24 - 21.10.04 at 19:12:54 If it's an ATX Tower, then most mobo's will usually fit comfortably into any tower. To be certain, check the measurement specs of each mobo (sizes are stated in millimeters (mm)). Are you wanting to run a Voodoo card in the tower? If so, what type, AGP or PCI?
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voodoo5500 Full Member Offline Proud 3dfx gamer Posts: 197 Canada Gender:	Re: Who wants to help for fun? Reply #25 - 21.10.04 at 19:28:04 He's allready said he acquired 2 pci 5500 models so his options in a motherboard are almost limitless
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Hammer Ex Member	Re: Who wants to help for fun? Reply #26 - 21.10.04 at 22:26:56 I dont know what kind of tower it is...but on the mainboard it says SIS 5595 and has a stiker on it says agp8m...ATX sounds familiar tho....just a basic white tower with 4 screws on the back to take a wrap around cover off.
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janskjaer

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Re: Who wants to help for fun?
Reply #27 - 22.10.04 at 17:49:55

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He's allready said he acquired 2 pci 5500 models so his options in a motherboard are almost limitless Wink

He did mention that .... in a prior post. I wouldn't have asked otherwise, but in Ham's most recent post I quote:
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OK thanx...heres a question...I have a tower with a toasted mobo...will any mobo I buy fit into it?...are they all "universal"?...lol....

This did not mention the use of any V5 5500 PCI. So don't assume but ask, unless otherwise stated.

He could have been talking about a totally different machine! Best to find out the full requirements spec first before you start recommending anything to anyone! Grin

I'm a software engineer. It comes with the territory having to know all requirements specified beforehand, and not to base on assumptions first. Otherwise, I could have been recommending something he didn't need, and be wasting my time and Ham's! Wink

Rant over! Tongue

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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: Who wants to help for fun? Reply #28 - 22.10.04 at 17:57:10 Quote: I dont know what kind of tower it is...but on the mainboard it says SIS 5595 and has a stiker on it says agp8m...ATX sounds familiar tho....just a basic white tower with 4 screws on the back to take a wrap around cover off. AMD-K6 or Pentium II CPU?
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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: Who wants to help for fun? Reply #29 - 22.10.04 at 18:08:43 The SIS AGP8m indicates the graphics card is usually an integrated 8Mb 6326 AGP card.
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