Hello all within a few weeks I will obtain this board and the following setup:

2x Intel Pentium!!!/EB 1Ghz
4x 256MB PC-133 Micron.
Abit VP6 Dual Socket 370 Mainboard
http://www.digit-life.com/articles/viadualcpu/ab-big.jpg

here a good review about this great board:
http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/motherboards/VP6_1.html

and here the tech specs:


Specifications / Features of the Abit VP6
VIA and Intel X 2

CPU:

   * Supports Pentium III Coppermine FC-PGA 370 processor (Based on 66/100/133MHz clock)

Chipset:

   * VIA chipset (VT82C694X and VT82C686B)
   * Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)
   * Supports AGP 1X/2X/4X (Sideband) 3.3V device

Ultra DMA 100:

   * High Point HTP370 IDE Controller
   * Ultra DMA 100MB/Sec data transfer rate
   * RAID 0(stripping mode for boosting performance)
   * RAID 1 (mirroring mode for data security)
   * RAID 0 +1(stripping and mirroring)

Memory:

   * Four 168-pin DIMM sockets support SDRAM module
   * Supports up to 2 GB MAX. (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256,512MB SDRAM)
   * Supports ECC

System BIOS:

   * SoftMenuTM III to set CPU parameters
   * Award Plug and Play BIOS supports APM and DMI
   * Write-Protect Anti-Virus function by AWARD BIOS
   * Year 2000 Compliant

Multi I/O Functions:

   * 2 Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports support Ultra DMA 33/66/100(up to 4 HDD devices)
   * 2 Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting Ultra DMA 33/66/100
   * PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors
   * 1x Floppy Port (up to 2.88MB)
   * 1x Parallel Port (EPP/ECP)
   * 2x Serial Ports
   * 2x USB Connectors
   * On board USB header for two extra USB channels

Miscellaneous:

   * ATX form factor
   * 1 AGP slot, 5 PCI slots
   * Hardware monitoring (Including Fan speed, Voltages, System environment temperature and one Thermal header for CPU or other temperature monitoring)
   * Built-in Wake on LAN/Wake on Ring header
http://www.hothardware.com/reviews/images/abitvp6/thumbs/specs.jpg


My question is, would this board support the Voodoo 5 6000 as well?

this board should run with a v56k
VIA chipset is good
and the slot on the photo says 3,3v





hutzeputz have a
Tyan S2466N-4M Tiger MPX DUAL SATA100
with two 2600+

okay thanx Exxe :) since it uses Pentium3's I wasn't so sure :)

wrote on 05.10.06 at 20:26:02:

okay thanx Exxe :) since it uses Pentium3's I wasn't so sure :)

Pentium3's were there at the same time as 3dfx. So it's more likely that a P3 board will work with 3dfx cards then any newer board  ;)

@ elfuego:

well it's because Voodoo5 6000's don't cope well with intel based systems dunno if that pupose was only chipset based since my Duallie P3 1Ghz has the VIA Apollo Pro 133A chipset :) but testing a Voodoo5 6000 isn't like testing a common 3dfx AGP x2 card, it's  totally different cause.

Since some boards with an AGP x2/x4 have 3.3Volt won't run with a 6K but will with any other 3dfx AGP cards including a 5000 AGP for instance.

The Voodoo5 6000 is limited to a few boards which it will opperate in therefore I posted this topic if there are any others that know about the safty of this ABiT VP6 & Voodoo 5 6000's, even if the specs of it's chipset & AGP interface sound so safe.

Read Gary's V6K FAQ and there you will see that this VP6 isn't listed.

@ Exxe:

The  Tyan S2466N-4M Tiger MPX has no Via Chipset and uses AMD AthlonMP CPU's that doesn't help me much. ???