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Title: Temp testing Banshee & Voodoo 3
Post by gdonovan on 29.09.04 at 17:20:22

Platform-

P3-650 & Abit BH6 BX chipset, no case or fans.

Test-

Ten minutes idle, Ten minutes Quake II at 1024 x 768, probe at top of heatsink. 70F-73F room temp.

Blaster Banshee 100/100

Idle = 132F
load = 132F

Innovision Banshee

Idle = 134F
load = 144F

Compaq V3 125 mhz

Idle = 151F
load = 160F+ (off scale of my digital gauge)

Tested with probe at center of core, chrispy! Would you like fries with that?

Voodoo 3-2000 143 mhz

Idle = 114F
load = 123F

Voodoo 3-3000 166 mhz

Idle = 115F
load = 125F

Voodoo 3-3500 183 mhz

Idle = 124F
load = 130F

Title: Re: Temp testing Banshee & Voodoo 3
Post by paulpsomiadis on 29.09.04 at 19:15:22

AHA! So the compaq V3 1000 IS the HOTTEST! ::)

I figured as much, as I had to fan-mod mine (see other thread)... :P

We REALLY need to find out WHY this happens - especially for Athlon systems... ???

Title: Re: Temp testing Banshee & Voodoo 3
Post by janskjaer on 29.09.04 at 20:03:29

Just watch your fingers and make sure you're not using them as the thermometer. ::)

Title: Re: Temp testing Banshee & Voodoo 3
Post by gdonovan on 29.09.04 at 21:30:47

wrote on 29.09.04 at 19:15:22:

1) Remember the Compaq card has no heatsink and was being run on a period system motherboard. I'm sure the temps are in spec for the chip and PCB.

2) I'm sure Compaq was aware what the chip ran at as they do extensive case testing before selling thousands if not millions of computers.

3) The majority of computers sold with this chip were business or cheap machines that at best saw light gaming consisting of solitare ;-)

4) The callouses on my fingers are so thick from working on turbocharged race cars for 20 years that I can't "finger test" since I can handle stuff for minutes at a time that other people drop in seconds.

Title: Re: Temp testing Banshee & Voodoo 3
Post by janskjaer on 29.09.04 at 23:04:22

I've superglued my fingers many a time and know what it feels like to have the "thick" skin. I'd hate that. :)

You'd be coating the 3dfx chips with a layer of your fingertips if you leave em on for too long.

Good luck cooling that card, and finding out what causes it to be so hot!

Title: Re: Temp testing Banshee & Voodoo 3
Post by FalconFly on 29.09.04 at 23:36:14

Nice test, all Cards remained relatively cool, only the -1000 became a bit hot.

If I had a Temp sensor and did testing on my AthlonXP boards, the temps would be 30-40% above that for some cards.

I think a V3-1000 would be quickly destroyed if I tried it and encountered the heat bug.