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Micha Senior Member Offline Got milk? Posts: 317 Gender:	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #15 - 29.12.03 at 21:14:31 Quote: Are Socket 462 & Socket A the same thing? ya, same shit 8)
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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #16 - 05.01.04 at 11:44:57 I'm ringing my mobo dealer today! Hopefully, they can come up with something for me. I've also seen a few potential mobo's on eBay if all else fails!
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Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP?
Reply #17 - 05.01.04 at 14:45:35

AAaarrgghhh!!! Angry

I'm getting nowhere with this mobo search. My dealer is useless Angry

, who's favourite words are "I can't guarantee it" every time I recommend selecting a board. Cry

Can someone help me? Anyone! Just please recommend a board to me that:

- Supports AthlonXP (Preferably as high CPU speed as possible)

- Supports AGP 2X (for my V5 5500 AGP)

- Has 5 (or more) PCI slots!

- Is still available to buy (pref. in the UK)

Do that, and I'll love you forever. Kiss

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Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP?
Reply #18 - 05.01.04 at 15:09:53

Shuttle AK35-GT2

It's based on the KT333a Chipset, but with a current Bios, it also supports (inofficial I guess) FSB333-CPU's.

I currently run it with an AthlonXP 2500+ ..,

So effectively, you could run it with an AthlonXP 3000+ , which should be really sufficient for a Voodoo5 platform Wink

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I also run an ASUS A7V-333 (KT-333a) currently with a FSB333 AthlonXP. Bios support is entirely inofficial, but mine works (not stable at Turbo-Settings though, but I haven't updated its Bios since a while).

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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #19 - 05.01.04 at 16:13:28 Cheers FalconFly! You're the greatest! I'm gonna give those boards a try! Where would we be without you? Many thanks, Janskjaer
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Micha Senior Member Offline Got milk? Posts: 317 Gender:	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #20 - 05.01.04 at 19:21:30 i think shuttle would be a good choice...nearly nobody has a shuttle mainboard, but they really rock...at least my socket7 shuttle mainboard rocked once 8) >>adding<< if it fails, try to get an asus board --> excellent user support
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Reply #21 - 05.01.04 at 20:06:57

The Shuttle is at the top of my list, with the ASUS as a backup! Grin

It's just trying to find one that proves the difficult part! Angry

There isn't many sellers about.

There is a really cool board called the MSI K7T266 Pro2-U.

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=386&...
OR
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/detail_spec/product_detail.asp?model=K7T266_P...

It's got all the things I need, which is AGP 2x, 6 PCI, and supports AMDXP CPU's up to 2600+. However, it's like trying to find the Holy Grail. So difficult to find. Cry

However, I'll still keep looking, hopefully might come across one.

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Reply #22 - 05.01.04 at 22:08:08

Well, if you're even willing to accept a KT266a-Board, there is a myriad of available platforms at Ebay Wink

All usually support upto AthlonXP 2600+, but finding one of the rare OEM FSB266 XP2600+ is close to impossible. Mostly, they're guaranteed upto 2400+.

So the best bet will be the KT333a in any case, and there are lots of 'em available...

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Reply #23 - 06.01.04 at 10:32:51

I sent an email to ASUS regarding they're A7V333-X mobo. Here is their reply also:

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AGP 1.5volt slot.

Best Regards,
Technical Support Team
AV001
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ASUS COMPUTER INC.
Technical Support
Email: tsd@asus.com mailto:tsd@asus.com
Phone: 1-502-995-0883
URL: http://usa.asus.com/
http://download.asus.com.tw/ ( for download page)
ftp://ftp.asus.com/
Customer Service
Email: Rma@asus.com mailto:Rma@asus.com
Phone: 1-510-739-3777 EXT. 5105

"James Storey" wrote in message
news:<D45549A1F6F0D647813C65247FDB482C0BFB20@aci-ex-01.aci.corpnet.asus>...
Dear ASUS Tech Support,

I have been looking at your A7V333-X motherboard, but was wondering if you could
answer a question I have about the AGP specification? It says that the AGP is 4x
speed, but was wondering what the voltage of the AGP was (3.3v or 1.5v) because
if it is 3.3v, will the motherboard be able to, or MAY be able to support AGP
2x? As I have a 2x AGP graphics card.

Many thanks,

James Storey.

As Patience said also:
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About the Asus A7V333-X , if i remember this mobo doesn't support agp2x (3.3v) because of a "light" version of the KT333

So, is the A7V333-X, different to the A7V333 that supports a Voodoo5 ?

Janskjaer.

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Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP?
Reply #24 - 06.01.04 at 11:51:02

the a7xxxx-x versions are usually the same versions as the non -x versions but don't have some features like firewire, serialata etc., so can be sold to lower prices than the non-x versions. anyway, as the x-versions usually come later to the market, they may have evently some new features.

main differences:
a7v333: fsb 200/266
agppro, 5xpci
firewire

a7v333-x: fsb 200/266/333
agp4x, 6xpci
no firewire

you see, there's an agppro on the a7v333 which (as agp4x) always should supports agp2x cards. check the picture of the a7v333-x at
http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7V333-X&langs=09
the agp doesn't fit for the voodoo5, no 3.3volt support Tongue

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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #25 - 07.01.04 at 18:20:10 Yes, Micha, you're right. That was my thought all along. You just confirmed it for me.
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Reply #26 - 08.01.04 at 11:44:13

Wahey!!! At last! Grin

I've found a motherboad that fits ALL my requirements! At long last, I never thought I would be able to manage it. Cheesy

It's a Chaintech 7VJL APOGEE/SUMMIT.

It's KT333 chipset with a universal AGP slot (2x/4x), 6 PCI slots, and will support probably up to AMD 3000XP+ CPU's.

Here is the link:
http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/product_spec.asp?MPSNo=13&PISNo=138

I bought it yesterday. Here's where I bought it from:
http://www.pcproducts.uk.com/Shop/Product_Details.asp?DP=7184&RP=0&BSP=0

Not bad as well for £37.00!!! Grin

It comes packed with a load of goodies also!

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Micha Senior Member Offline Got milk? Posts: 317 Gender:	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #27 - 08.01.04 at 11:49:28 nice look..good price anyway. let's see wether there are (hopefully) no problems with the chipset...but the kt333 should be safe
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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: PC chips mobo for Voodoo 5500 AGP? Reply #28 - 09.01.04 at 15:04:07 Should be no problems! Looks a brilliant mobo and chipset! Just gonna get the other components and then get my 3dfx system built up! Should be good stuff!
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