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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #75 - 22.09.05 at 21:46:23 Quote: Anyhow, will you be doing a screenshots section for the AAlchemy on your web page @Gary, since performance will not alter due to the CPU bottleneck... ??? I can do a few screenshots, I had plans to show properties and such of course but can do some game stuff too.
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #76 - 22.09.05 at 23:52:05 That would be great Gary hey Paul well if you start reading from page 4 of this topic you haven't missed a thing mate That AALchemy 8164 really packs a punch hay
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Reply #77 - 23.09.05 at 05:33:31

Case front view.

8164 with power board and shroud.

Someone at Quantum3D has a sense of humor eh?

Case overview before installing card, much re-routing of cables has been done!

One problem was the shroud would not fit with SCSI drive cable installed! The original AAlchemy GX systems did not have the shroud now used to duct air. As luck would have it I have a spare shroud so headed out to the garage to do some machining.

As installed in machine, perfect!

The two massive 120 mm fans used to keep things cool.

There is also a shroud that is suppose to be in this area for airflow control, I'll have it in the near future.

Card finally installed!

Rear view of installed card.

With top cover on you can see the foam attached to the lid that keeps the graphics board firmly in place.

The grill that is missing from the rear of the case should be here in the near future, with the grill out I was able to take the picture above. There was also a module that fit in this location that was an optional sensor unit.

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #78 - 23.09.05 at 05:41:22 Quote: Do you have a device for measuring the power consumption of the whole PC at full load? No, but the power supply will handle 2-3 8164 boards.
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BFG3dfx Ex Member	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #79 - 23.09.05 at 08:01:59 great shots gary, never thought we would see some 3dfx fan with one of these units in operation, just amazing, thanks for sharring it.
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TM30 God Member Offline Posts: 1108 Germany Gender:	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #80 - 23.09.05 at 09:08:09 nice pics! gary, youre the king 8)
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Reply #81 - 23.09.05 at 10:29:27

Gary is a Jedi Master !!! hehe this is very unique in a cartain way, the AAlchemy 8164 does look somewhat odd in it's box like casing, I wonder why Q3D used a casing like that, why not just install the card in stead that would create a better airflow ,not?

so if you waould build an 8464 set aka 4x 8164 you would need a second PSU, cause 1 PSU could only handle 2 to 3 of them lol Grin

so if I'm correct the layouts would be as the following:

1x AALchemy 8164 = AALchemy 8164
2x AALchemy 8164 = AALchemy 8264
3x AALchemy 8164 = AALchemy 8364
4x AALchemy 8164 = AALchemy 8464

hmm an 8464 set must be grewsome in power hehe.

BTW this sticker :

could of been placed by a Rolling Stones Fan Wink

look the Rolling Stones use it for one of thier latest Albums also!

here also:

here more info about the Rolling Stones album 40 licks.!
http://www.iorr.org/tour02/40licks.htm

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Reply #82 - 23.09.05 at 10:47:21

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so if you waould build an 8464 set aka 4x 8164 you would need a second PSU, cause 1 PSU could only handle 2 to 3 of them lol Grin

The problem of such a combination is that the power boards take away 2 or 3 PCI-slots so you aren't able to put more than 2 AAlchemy 8164 (squeezed maybe 3 but that's the absolute maximum) in one case/on one mainboard because there is no mainboard which has more than 6 PCI-slots. I think the "network connectors" are for that field of application to hook up multiple cards in different systems to synchronize.

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Reply #83 - 23.09.05 at 13:17:55

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I wonder why Q3D used a casing like that, why not just install the card in stead that would create a better airflow ,not?

The VSA-100 chips run cooler with the ducting.

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so if you waould build an 8464 set aka 4x 8164 you would need a second PSU, cause 1 PSU could only handle 2 to 3 of them

1) It's possible in theory but I'm told none have been built.

2) If you wanted to display more then 3 channels you can just sync-lock another AAlchemy into the first system.

Three channels are cool.

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #84 - 23.09.05 at 13:27:59 Quote: I think the "network connectors" are for that field of application to hook up multiple cards in different systems to synchronize. Yes, that is it exactly.
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Thandor Ex Member What's the fuzz all about?	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #85 - 23.09.05 at 14:09:19 Quote: could of been placed by a Rolling Stones Fan look the Rolling Stones use it for one of thier latest Albums also! here more info about the Rolling Stones album 40 licks.! http://www.iorr.org/tour02/40licks.htm [offtopic] 40 Licks is not their newest album, it's Rolling Stones - A bigger bang [/offtopic]
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #86 - 23.09.05 at 14:13:30 @ Thandor I didn't say newest i said one of thier latest so it doesn't mean it's thier latest. @ Gary that's a Boeing 747-412 from Singapore Airlines, only every image has a different coloured background I suppose that the AAlchemy 8164 was still in development then , or is there another reason for this?
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Reply #87 - 23.09.05 at 14:37:51

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@ Gary that's a Boeing 747-412 from Singapore Airlines, only every image has a different coloured background Undecided

That's just differences in the three monitors I was using.

One's a beat up old Dell, the center is an old LCD, and the one on the right is a decent HP.

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I suppose that the AAlchemy 8164 was still in development then , or is there another reason for this?

The images are not generated by the 8164 system but another project I'm working on Grin

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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #88 - 23.09.05 at 15:13:24 It's time we should fly togeather Gary in FS 2004 The Australian GAF N22B Nomad and Boeing 747-412 of Lufthansa are my favourites but it surely looks demanding on those screens hehe FS 2000 I must recall
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #89 - 23.09.05 at 15:27:42 Quote: but it surely looks demanding on those screens hehe FS 2000 I must recall Three channel OpenGVS demo from Quantum3D.
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