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Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review?
06.03.05 at 15:22:22

Can anyone find a FULL review (preferably with pictures) of my kewl new workstation card... ???

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5169129448&ssPageName=...

Yup, Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro! 8)
(I already DL the drivers...) Wink

WOOHOO!

And in case anyone wonders, this card is usually reatiled between £800-1000!!! Shocked

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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review? Reply #1 - 06.03.05 at 18:36:17 Hmm...seems the card was REALLY expensive when it was new! Check this out... http://cadence.advanstar.com/2000/1000/cadlab1000.html $4000 (£2080) [E3020] - EEK!
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NitroX infinity YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 1936 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review? Reply #2 - 06.03.05 at 18:38:44 Perhaps this?
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review? Reply #3 - 06.03.05 at 20:56:41 Been there, done that... 90% of the search that Google comes up with is "Price Comparison" sites... Click on one of your Google links if you don't believe me!
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review? Reply #4 - 07.03.05 at 14:36:12 Ya' know, I wondered WHY I was attracted to buying this monster of a card... ??? Now I know WHY... http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/ts_headline.sh?/bw.072000/202022169 Note the mention of a familiar 3Dfx related workstation company we all know and love...Quantum3D! Hmm...interesting!
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review? Reply #5 - 08.03.05 at 03:38:17 I'd sure like to see some proud owner put the card up head to head in the Quake3 timedemo against the Q3D 200 SB(i) or the X-24 and post the results here. Hint. Hint...
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Re: Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review?
Reply #6 - 08.03.05 at 13:32:37

I will be doing some RIGOROUS benchmarks when this mofo of a board arrives in the post... 8)

...problem is I don't have the AGP-Pro equipped mainboard just yet... Roll Eyes

...and then there's RAM too (PC2100 512MB probably) Tongue

...not to mention at least a 400W PSU, this card EATS power!!! Shocked

I'll be sure to keep you all updated (even though its not 'really' 3Dfx...its related somehow!) Wink

And if you all thought the new NVidiot cards were HUMONGOUS taking up two card bays (one for the card, one for the cooler) Roll Eyes

This sucka takes up THREE bays!!! Shocked

Bay one - AGP Pro main card... Roll Eyes

Bay two - PCI daughterboard... Shocked

Bay three - Cooler output... Tongue

Here the link to the DL page for the manual of my card if anyone wants to read... Wink

http://content.3dlabs.com/manuals/WC4210_English.pdf

If you go and check the 3Dlabs website on their current range, their 'top of the line' for today's graphics market has...wait for it...640MB GFX RAM!!! Shocked

Holy pants Batman! Shocked

And here's the link to the ULTRA high end card of today! 8)

http://www.3dlabs.com/products/product.asp?prod=293

The Wildcat 800 Realizm - DROOL, SCHLORP, DRIBBLE! Shocked

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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review? Reply #7 - 09.03.05 at 12:28:08 Managed to find an image quality comparison between my card (still in post) and the nVidiot Quadro... http://www.geocities.com/tnaw_xtennis/Qd-Iquality.htm Pics when the card arrives...
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review? Reply #8 - 10.03.05 at 22:00:26 Card arrived in todays post... ...it's HUGE! And heavy... 8) SIZE: 312mm long for card alone (352mm with all metal retainers) WEIGHT: 750g It IS heavy, it's my GFX card...LOL!
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Re: Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review?
Reply #9 - 17.03.05 at 21:50:46

UGH, this is proving to be a bit of a nightmare! Cry

The card is AGP Pro 110 (110 watt) Tongue

The only mainboard I can find that supports this is the following Roll Eyes

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Thunder K7X Pro (S2469) Shocked

http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderk7xpro.html

Also, the price is WAAAY too expensive for a student... Tongue

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=73488

£266.13 (inc. VAT) Shocked

Does anyone know of any SINGLE CPU boards (preferably Athlon, but it doesn't matter really...) that have an AGP Pro 110 slot onboard? ???

If anyone finds anything...let me know! Wink

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Re: Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review?
Reply #10 - 08.06.05 at 22:31:48

Well, after a LONG search...I might have just found what I'm looking for in the "Gigabyte GA-7DXR+" mainboard... Grin

And without all of the expensive HOO-HAH of dual processors...blah, blah... Roll Eyes

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6773097869&ssPageName=...

And here's the manual too... Wink

http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/Manual/Manual_GA-7DXR+.htm

More news when it arrives... Cheesy

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The deal for this motherboard fell though on eBay a LONG time ago... Roll Eyes

...turned out the seller could not accept Western Union money orders. Tongue

Anyhow, I have the ORIGINAL COMPAQ mainboard now - along with all the accompanying parts. Grin

When everything arrives, you can garuntee there will be LOTS of testing! 8)

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Thandor Ex Member What's the fuzz all about?	Re: Compaq Intense3D Wildcat 4210 AGP Pro Review? Reply #11 - 10.06.05 at 22:34:35 I've got a Wildcat 4110 AGP Pro 50 here . Also from a Compaq computer. Since I have no motherboard with AGP Pro I can't test the card . Maybe I'll get an AGP Pro motherboard someday
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