Hey guys-

Not sure if this should go here or "System Specs" so feel free to move it! Wanted to start a thread dedicated to my newly-acquired 3DFX Voodoo5 6000. I finally got it up and running and here are the specs for the existing setup:

Specs:
Motherboard: EpoX 8K3A+ Socket 462 (VIA KT-333/VT8233A)
Processor: AMD Athlon XP 3000+ (AXDA3000DKV4D) (KQYHA) Socket 462 (2003)
Memory: 1GB PC2700 DDR
Graphics Card: 3DFX Voodoo5 6000 3700 128MB HiNT Rev. A with Hank Semenec PCI-PCI Rework
Power: Using 2-Pin->2-Pin Molex Connector (No Voodoo Volts...someday... 😢)
Power Supply: Seasonic G550 modular power supply
OS: Windows 2000 SP4

BIOS Settings:
*Disabled Video BIOS shadow or cache
*Disabled VGA palette snoop or DAC snoop
*Disabled Hidden refresh
*Disabled Byte Merge
*Disabled spread spectrum clocking

Hank Semenec quotes- "In the future make also sure that the spread spectrum clocking is turned off! The PCI PLLs in VSA-100 jitter a lot and spread spectrum is not helping."

Relevant Info:
Voodoo5 6000 FAQ (Donovan's Garage: http://www.thedodgegarage.com/3dfx/v6k_faq.htm)
Gold Leaders FAQ (EVGA Forums: http://forums.evga.com/3dfx-Voodoo5-6000-5000 … s-m2185131.aspx)

The Prep
Basically building a Windows 2000 SP4 based test bench here here using my 3DFX Voodoo5 5500 AGP card. Once everything's up and running, I'll swap the card for the V5-6000, change the BIOS settings and install the drivers. This particular EpoX board was recommended by the 3DFX engineers for it's stability with most revs of the 3DFX Voodoo5 5000 (yes, not 5500), the Voodoo5 6000 and even the pre-production Rampage cards. This board also supports the AMD Barton (3000+) chips and shows AGP voltage on the post screen - very important since the V5-6000 is a 3.3v AGP card and has a voltage tolerance of about 10%.

Voodoo5 5500 AGP vs Voodoo5 6000 size difference

Now at this point I start to sweat since I'm ready for first boot...and...... 😵 😵 😵

....here we go........(Video: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=7 ... ideo%2cmp4)

It Lives! No smoking, no popping... 😎 (Sweating diminishes...)

Post!

3D Mark 2000 (default settings) - 7,466 3D Marks

3D Mark 99 (default settings) - 12,847 3D Marks

Device Manager/Drivers/Control Panel Applet

Testing HiNT Heat with my LAZZZZERRRR BEAM (Austin Powers anyone?) Good to go...

Let's enable "Rediculous Image Quality!" 8X FSAA is what these cards were known for anyway right?! 😎

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