3dfx Archive - V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock)

Thema Senior Member Offline Hardcore Powah Posts: 485 Slovenia Gender:	V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) 04.03.06 at 12:38:49 Anyone ever spotted something like a 3500 with 6ns ram and 166MHz stock setting? O.o
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exxe God Member Offline ^^ Posts: 1316 germany	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #1 - 04.03.06 at 13:05:57 not a card with TC-6 memory but BIOS pal 2.15.07 has 166MHz Clock, dont know why
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Chosen_One Senior Member Offline Keeper of the BIOS-files... Posts: 499 Germany Gender:	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #2 - 04.03.06 at 20:12:30 but there are some 5ns v3 3500 out there... why to put 6ns ram on a card which has 183mhz? that makes so sense...maybe a prototype but on a retail card it's useless...
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Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock)
Reply #3 - 04.03.06 at 22:22:16

I just picked up a very interesting V3 from a former 3dfx/Quantum3D employee... I thought it was just a regular "Not for resale" V3-3000 AGP with a 1.0 bios decal till I tossed it in the test machine.

3dfx tools reported bios 2.12 (dated 5/6/99) with a 183 mhz clock speed!

I checked and it has 5.5 ns ram and the PCB is dated 1599.

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Thema Senior Member Offline Hardcore Powah Posts: 485 Slovenia Gender:	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #4 - 04.03.06 at 22:51:36 Fact is that there is a V3 3500 with 6ns mem and 2.15.7 pal as exxe said, kayman owns one but he didn't mind but when he told me I was astonished, so I'm checking a bit. He'll post some pics when possible (probably tomorrow)
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BFG3dfx Ex Member	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #5 - 04.03.06 at 22:56:15 "Anyone ever spotted something like a 3500 with 6ns ram and 166MHz stock setting? O.o" i have one
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Thema Senior Member Offline Hardcore Powah Posts: 485 Slovenia Gender:	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #6 - 04.03.06 at 23:11:13 Hehe I should expect something like this form a V3 collector like you
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Reply #7 - 04.03.06 at 23:30:53

even though v3's is what i collect most gary still has me beat on variety, so do other's i guess, my comp just got a new hard drive and i dont have anything loaded up for photo's but here's a group shot with the 3500 with 6ns lower left.............http://www.falconfly-central.de/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=general;action=displa...

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Chosen_One Senior Member Offline Keeper of the BIOS-files... Posts: 499 Germany Gender:	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #8 - 05.03.06 at 00:25:45 is it a retail or prototype? @gary: if you have some time please send this bios to me
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BFG3dfx Ex Member	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #9 - 05.03.06 at 00:55:06 retail
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Chosen_One Senior Member Offline Keeper of the BIOS-files... Posts: 499 Germany Gender:	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #10 - 05.03.06 at 12:54:39 that makes no sense....or did 3dfx sold this cards in OEM-PCs with only 166mhz? so the .07-bios is neccessary... or does anyone else has an idea?
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kayman YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 9 Gender:	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #11 - 05.03.06 at 13:49:04 this are some pics of my v3 3500tv. it runs on 166mhz :) on photos is not readable fcc number -> 210-0371-002
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TM30 God Member Offline Posts: 1108 Germany Gender:	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #12 - 05.03.06 at 16:40:48 nice... i would say its a rare card.
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Pomidor Guest	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #13 - 05.03.06 at 17:57:02 Quote: nice... i would say its a rare card. Indeed. The PCB Date is on a different place as well. (Well, my cards have them on the far right-top when viewing from the backside.)
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Chosen_One Senior Member Offline Keeper of the BIOS-files... Posts: 499 Germany Gender:	Re: V3 3500@166MHz (stock clock) Reply #14 - 06.03.06 at 16:49:33 where is the pcb date placed? i had about twelve v3 3500 and the pcb date was on the back so that you can see it clearly or on the back and placed under the panel...
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