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Re: Voodoo5 6k question
Reply #30 - 22.03.06 at 17:29:18

I'm not a hardcore collector like many of you, but I see no reason why modding a working V6K is wrong. As long as it remains functional, what's the problem? Particularly if the mod is likely to increase the lifespan of the unit, which each of the above cooling mods should accomplish (the water-cooled card perhaps the least, unfortunately, unless some airflow is provided for the RAM and other components that don't get cooled by the waterblock)?

Some day down the road, none of these cards are going to work at all (the silicon will eventually degrade to the point of disfunction due to time alone). It's unfortunate, but it's a fact. I don't understand why the current owners shouldn't be allowed some liberty to decide what they want to do with the cards while they DO work.

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Re: Voodoo5 6k question
Reply #31 - 22.03.06 at 20:10:02

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Am I do be criticised for having this v6k modified?

In my opinion no. The modifications brougt to that card (at least the undoable ones) are 2 drilled holes wich are in a place where none of the plains of the pcb extend, wich might look extremely dangerous to some people... Since those combos are more rare than the card itself, it was logical to modify the card rather then the combo. Since the bios chip could not be moved, the heatsink needed to be adapted. As for the feature connector: it can entirely be replaced by a good techie. I would say it is a very well optimised mod.

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Re: Voodoo5 6k question
Reply #32 - 22.03.06 at 22:24:26

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I'm not a hardcore collector like many of you, but I see no reason why modding a working V6K is wrong.

Neither do I- This debate rages in car circles as well, stock vs modified.

Personally what one person does with hardware *THEY OWN* is their business. Others can state what they feel but ultimately what they feel should have little bearing on what the owner of the hardware should or should not do with it unless such owner asks for such an opinion.

My opinion is to mod away within reason. If I tinker with something I do like to make sure I have a spare in case some unfortunate should happen.

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Re: Voodoo5 6k question
Reply #33 - 22.03.06 at 23:02:25

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Am I do be criticised for having this v6k modified?

hmm That Cooler is an original Prototype cooler which was meant for the Voodoo5 6000, so it's not really that modded it's more like what the card would of been when produced anyways I have read that that cooler was kinda ovekill, but it sure would of made the card more interesting for the sale market, and YeaH I would of bought 3 heheh

Still a shame that the Voodoo5 6000 didn't make it, okay some of us have one though it still is a shame.

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #34 - 22.03.06 at 23:11:37 Quote: hmm That Cooler is an original Prototype cooler which was meant for the Voodoo5 6000 It was meant for an Intel based V6K not a Hint based one. My point is of course that board needed far more mods to run this cooler then average mods made a run of the mill V6K.
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #35 - 22.03.06 at 23:23:59 hmm if you have one of those coolers separate you could place it on the Rev.A1 1500 card might look good on it too unless that would be too risky for the Rev.A1 1500 it's self hehe.
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Re: Voodoo5 6k question
Reply #36 - 23.03.06 at 07:39:42

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Neither do I- This debate rages in car circles as well, stock vs modified.

Well the debate kinda started from me questioning not the mod itself, but the fact that a card that has been moded in a cheaper, but in my opinion better way, was critised in a very unpollite way, while another card that was moded in another way, was complemented all the way. So I wanted to see what was that different between the 2 mods in peoples eyes. Now I think I know, but definitely not agree. Lips Sealed

And about that combo... Only judjing by pictures the Intel revision has the bios chip in the same spot (compared to the 2 holes) as the 3700A, so that might have caused a problem back than.
Edit: looks like it didn't Grin

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Voodoo5 6k question Reply #37 - 23.03.06 at 11:59:10 Nope, I tested fitted the heatsink on an intel PCB. It will clear the bios chip with no mods but mounting on a dead card would have been pointless IMHO.
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