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3dfx Specter 1000 AGP TEST SOCKET Rev.A0
11.07.13 at 14:03:07
 
Hi everybody,

I have found a 3dfx Rampage card Revision A0.

According to the ex owner,

It was working while we were bringing up the chip.  It’s this very one.

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The clamp was from my garage and was used to get good contact between the chip and the socket.

It has not been powered up since that time.

Here is the frontside and the rearside of the rampy:

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nb. I don't have the card yet.


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http://youtu.be/Uhu7zKKDAyY


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Trevormacro.
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Reply #1 - 11.07.13 at 14:08:32
 
Simply AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!
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Reply #2 - 11.07.13 at 16:20:06
 
First time we see pictures of a Rev A0 that close Cool

Equipped with 16MB memory and some very nice wiring Cheesy

Edit: But wait a minute, the PCB says Rev A1 ?!
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Reply #3 - 11.07.13 at 16:59:10
 
The chip is probably A0, the PCB A1.
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Re: 3dfx Specter 1000 AGP TEST SOCKET Rev.A0
Reply #4 - 11.07.13 at 17:16:59
 
As far as I know there is only one first revision of the Rampage GPU.

No matter how, the PCB is quite different to the other Rampage cards we've seen. Also there is no production date engraved.

So this is really a Rev A0. But we can see how fast it was rushed through design if we compare both versions  Shocked
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Reply #5 - 11.07.13 at 17:20:19
 
On the top front puts A0 and possibly it is dated 4600. Yes, down frontis marked as A1.

Card comes without chip.
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Reply #6 - 11.07.13 at 18:36:16
 
Great find Michael !
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Reply #7 - 11.07.13 at 20:50:29
 
According to the ex owner,

The memory is SDRAM 2Mx32.
There is no etag.  The board is A0 with ECO wires as you can see.
He doesn’t have a Rampage chip, just the board.
The memories are in a clam-shell configuration. This means that I have ½ the total available memory capacity. The card will still function.
This card is from 13 years ago.


Here is a picture with the socket cover removed:

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Reply #8 - 11.07.13 at 21:47:02
 
This card has a HUGE hystorical value and should be preserved as-is.
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Reply #9 - 11.07.13 at 22:05:24
 
This must be the Holy Rampage Grail Smiley Should be preserved as is, although another working card (if possible), would be even better... Smiley
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Reply #11 - 11.07.13 at 22:18:08
 
Dare I ask what you spent on the card?? I really would love to know what these cards go for....

And ofcourse awesome find, I'm jealous as hell, also cause I'd really like to know where you keep finding these babies
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Reply #12 - 11.07.13 at 22:49:05
 
ultima wrote on 11.07.13 at 22:18:08:
Dare I ask what you spent on the card?? I really would love to know what these cards go for....

And ofcourse awesome find, I'm jealous as hell, also cause I'd really like to know where you keep finding these babies


Huge amount of money!

Just with some hard research.

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Reply #13 - 12.07.13 at 13:51:09
 
If anyone is interested to see the bare rampage layout rev. A0.

Here some nice sshots.

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Reply #14 - 12.07.13 at 14:14:09
 
osckhar wrote on 11.07.13 at 14:08:32:
Simply AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!


E-mail sent Oscar.
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