3dfx Archive - PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP?

whodoovoodoo2man Guest	PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? 24.12.03 at 12:37:27 Hi, Can anyone tell me if this board will work well with a Voodoo 5500. http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldm... Looks good value, and was thinking of pairing it with a Athlon 2200 or perhaps a 2400XP. Cheers Andy
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Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP?
Reply #1 - 24.12.03 at 13:29:13

It has nearly the same specs as my asrock k7vt2

on a KT266 mobo there should be a universal AGP 1x/2x/4x

but that's strange to see it's a KT266.. and not KT266A
I heard KT266 sucks a bit (using DDR : no faster than SDR)

you can choose between this PC chips mobo, the k7vt2 and the ECS k7s5a pro
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZX...

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whodoovoodoo2man Guest	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #2 - 24.12.03 at 14:34:36 It does use the 266A chipset, they've just labelled it wrong on the website. Looks like a good buy (lots of positive reviews on the site). Not looking for a rocket ship here, as I have another system I have built. This one is going to be a 'Glide' box. Andy
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whodovoodoo2man YaBB Newbies Offline Cast a spell on you...! Posts: 41 London Gender:	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #3 - 24.12.03 at 16:53:09 It's actually made by a USA company called Syntax (anyone heard of them?) Their website is here- http://www.syntaxusa.com Looks okay. They seem to offer good support, BIOS updates etc. The manual was excellent, better than the MSI manual I got with my K7N2 Nforce 2 board.
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Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP?
Reply #4 - 29.12.03 at 12:48:18

I am also looking for a motherboard that will support my AGP Voodoo's. The PCI Voodoo's I have I don't have to worry about.
I have already acquired the AGP speed specifications of the Voodoo3 2000/3000/3500TV, which I believe to be a speed of AGP 2x ? Correct? Roll Eyes

But as I trail through reviews for the Voodoo4/5 series, nobody gives me a straight answer on the AGP speed of these cards Angry

. Are they 2x, like the Voodoo3, or 4x, a little more powerful? I need to find out so I can make a decision on a mobo! Angry

Can anyone help out on this subject?

Janskjaer.

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Blazkowicz Full Member Offline Posts: 132 france Gender:	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #5 - 29.12.03 at 13:21:19 voodoo4 is 4x, and voodoo5 is 2x (3,3volts only)
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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #6 - 29.12.03 at 13:37:04 So I'm guessing that if I wanna mobo that supports allmy Voodoo AGP cards, it'll have to be one that supports 2x/4x together? Clever lad, me, you know!
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janskjaer

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Reply #7 - 29.12.03 at 14:02:41

Well this is just it, I certainly do have trouble choosing a mobo, patience! Cry

I want to build a new system with a modern CPU, preferably AMD, but I'm stuggling to find a mobo that will support a modern-day Athlon that will also support AGP 2x. Closest I have come to finding a mobo with AGP 2x support, is an Intel Chipset based - Trinity 510 (S2266)
http://www.tyan.com/products/html/trinity510.html
This will support a 400MHz FSB Intel P4, which is about as modern as I can get.

Can anyone help in producing a list of a few motherboards that will support today's CPU's, that will also support an AGP 2x slot? Also, preferably a mobo with lots of PCI slots too Grin

(I'm cheeky, aren't I? Wink

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Janskjaer.

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Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP?
Reply #8 - 29.12.03 at 15:28:58

via&intel? Roll Eyes

better stay to a socket462 based mainboard. this one's kt333 based:
http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?langs=09&m=A7V333#
well, you're still able to run a fast and up-to-date cpu - as well as ram - on this board Wink

oh, but you only have 5 pci slots Grin

if you don't want a raid controller, take its brother:
http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7V333-X&langs=09
in this case, make sure the non-pro agp fits for the voodoo3/4/5

you get amazingly 6 pci slots here!!

--adding--
most/all agp8x boards don't run a agp2x card...so you can't take the newest boards Tongue

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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #9 - 29.12.03 at 16:35:59 Blazkowicz: Quote: It has nearly the same specs as my asrock k7vt2 on a KT266 mobo there should be a universal AGP 1x/2x/4x So Blazkowicz, what Voodoo are you running? Or does your mobo support AGP 2x?
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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #10 - 29.12.03 at 16:37:19 Are Socket 462 & Socket A the same thing? Or does Socket 462 have CPU speed limitations? If so, what speeds are we talking about?
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Blazkowicz Full Member Offline Posts: 132 france Gender:	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #11 - 29.12.03 at 17:38:21 yes , it must be a light version of KT400, named KT333 CF Quote: Blazkowicz: So Blazkowicz, what Voodoo are you running? Or does your mobo support AGP 2x? I'm running a V5 5500 AGP on an Asrock K7VT2 ( as I said above : o ) KT266A chipset, and it supports AGP 2x and 4x
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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #12 - 29.12.03 at 17:41:26 But I need an AGP 2x supported motherboard to run my Voodoo cards!
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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #13 - 29.12.03 at 17:43:47 Blazkowicz, What CPU speed are you running at? Are these mobos still available to buy? ???
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Blazkowicz Full Member Offline Posts: 132 france Gender:	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #14 - 29.12.03 at 17:48:55 I'm running a duron 700 but I just received my XP 2400+ (which is the max CPU on this mobo) I don't know if you'll find one it's been replaced by the k7vt4-4x , with a KT400 and thus a AGP 4x/8x port
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