TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[biffzinker]

Look what i found hidden away.

Voodoo 3 5500?

 

[Trekkie4]

Lol! More like Voodoo 5 5500

 

[biffzinker]

Nice! Oh and that's the system I got right here, several of them actually! (Pentium 233, Socket 7)

The OEM Pentium MMX 233 box I use to own had a Cirrus Logic Laguna 3D with 2 MB of RDRAM. Exact card in the picture below.

http://vintage3d.org/cirrus.php

 

[Trekkie4]

The OEM Pentium MMX 233 box I use to own had a Cirrus Logic Laguna 3D with 2 MB of RDRAM. Exact card in the picture below.

http://vintage3d.org/cirrus.php

Nice one, 1MB of VRAM? I really should take few pics of my Pentium MMX 233 build, the "master" one that is. Because I also have the "clone" build that's running 5.25" floppy drive & 3rd one, which is inside an old desktop case. You may have seen it by now, it says "3d" on the LCD display. One of them is running Matrox Mystique, the other is running ATI Mach64, and thr 3rd one ATI Rage II+, all PCI. But all 3 of them are paired with Voodoo1 cards - Diamond Monster, A-Trend Helios & Skywell Magic 3D

 

[biffzinker]

Nice one, 1MB of VRAM?

If I remember correctly the Cirrus Logic graphics card was being reported as having 2 MB.

 

[Trekkie4]

My bad. I assumed each EDO VRAM module would have 0.5MB, just like the Voodoos.

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Here's the one (and only) desktop Pentium build I have, 233MHz like I already said in the previous post



2nd, 5.25" floppy Pentium 233

 

[biffzinker]

My bad. I assumed each EDO VRAM module would have 0.5MB, just like the Voodoos.

RDRAM/Rambus, there wasn't any EDO on those cards. I'm sure you remember Rambus.
Nintendo 64, Pentium 4 (Willamette) with RDRAM, and Playstation 2?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDRAM#Other_uses
Edit: correction

 

[Trekkie4]

RDRAM/Rambus, there wasn't any EDO on those cards. I'm sure you remember Rambus.
Nintendo 64, Pentium 4 (Willamette) with RDRAM, and Playstation 2?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDRAM#Other_uses
Edit: correction

Hmm, interesting... This Cirrus seems to be much newer than I thought, because originally these things (like Voodoo1 and Voodoo2) were all using EDO modules.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo2

 

[biffzinker]

Hmm, interesting... This Cirrus seems to be much newer than I thought, because originally these things (like Voodoo1 and Voodoo2) were all using EDO modules.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo2

Speaking of 3Dfx I did add in a Voodoo 3d accelerator card with the Cirrus Logic. Pretty sure it was this card by Diamond Multimedia. Looks identical to the one I use to have.

 

[Trekkie4]

Indeed, that would be the original Monster 3D, with 4MB of VRAM. I remember giving it a try in Need for Speed III Hot Pursuit & it worked like a charm! Much better choice than 3dfx Rush, regardless of those 2mb extra.

 

[biffzinker]

Funny thing, I did have a 3Dfx Voodoo Rush. Later switched to the 3Dfx Voodoo.

 

[Trekkie4]

Funny thing, I did have a 3Dfx Voodoo Rush. Later switched to the 3Dfx Voodoo.

Rush was a good concept overall, but terribly presented IMHO. Nevertheless, I'm quite pleased to own one, since they're really getting harder & harder to find nowdays.

 

[biffzinker]

 

[biffzinker]

 

[biffzinker]

Trekkie4 did you get to play the first game of No One Lives Forever?

 

[Trekkie4]

No, not really... Why do I get the feeling that I'm missing a LOT? (kinda like missing Sam & Max back in a day)

 

[biffzinker]

The comedy and british accents, funny/hilarious game when I played.

A story-driven game set in the 1960s, No One Lives Forever has been critically acclaimed for, among other things, its stylistic representation of the era in the spirit of many spy films and television series of that decade, as well as for its humor. Players control female protagonist Cate Archer, who works for a secret organization that watches over world peace. In addition to a range of firearms, the game contains several gadgets, which are disguised as ordinary female fashion items.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Operative:_No_One_Lives_Forever

 

[stinger608]

I'm a little surprised no one has mentioned or have Leisure Suit Larry.

 

[biffzinker]

I'm a little surprised no one has mentioned or have Leisure Suit Larry.

Haven't played that yet. I've somehow managed to miss certain games I've wanted to play though.

 

[AsRock]

Voodoo 5 5500, Trekkie4 got this spot on .

The OEM Pentium MMX 233 box I use to own had a Cirrus Logic Laguna 3D with 2 MB of RDRAM. Exact card in the picture below.

http://vintage3d.org/cirrus.php

Nice not the oldest of those, as they used to have the ability to upgrade the memory, used to be able to buy memory chips that plugged in to a socket.

 

[Trekkie4]

Voodoo 5 5500, Trekkie4 got this spot on .



Nice not the oldest of those, as they used to have the ability to upgrade the memory, used to be able to buy memory chips that plugged in to a socket.

Oh man, I so envy you on that 5500!! Never had a V5 before ... or Voodoo4 even. The most powerful Voodoo in my entire collection is V3 3500 which might even work OK, but it's never been tested due to the fact it's missing that blue AV splitter cable thingy (and the actual card doesn't have VGA output), so I can't hook it up.

As for the memory upgrade feature, yeah I have couple of those actually... Including this Rage Pro card, which is now used for one of the systems but I don't remember which one.


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Oh wait, nevermind... I know which ones you were referring to! Rage indeed has the memory upgrade thingy, but this one is newer. You probably meant the older style, with individual sockets for each EDO module?

 

[AsRock]

Oh man, I so envy you on that 5500!! Never had a V5 before ... or Voodoo4 even. The most powerful Voodoo in my entire collection is V3 3500 which might even work OK, but it's never been tested due to the fact it's missing that blue AV splitter cable thingy (and the actual card doesn't have VGA output), so I can't hook it up.

As for the memory upgrade feature, yeah I have couple of those actually... Including this Rage Pro card, which is now used for one of the systems but I don't remember which one.


Edit
Oh wait, nevermind... I know which ones you were referring to! Rage indeed has the memory upgrade thingy, but this one is newer. You probably meant the older style, with individual sockets for each EDO module?

Yeah trying to get rid of it, but found out that i only have a newer AGP mobo .

yeah they are those but i had one in a different arrangement which were at the end of the card. i found a one in a box yesterday but it was the fixed type which means it's a later card.

Matrox used to do modules, dam that card cost me a load back then but you could buy a module that clipped in like laptop memory did.

 

[stinger608]

Look what i found hidden away.

I am honestly thinking about putting the one that I have up on Fleabay soon. They are still bringing a high dollar for them.

 

[Trekkie4]

Yeah trying to get rid of it, but found out that i only have a newer AGP mobo .

yeah they are those but i had one in a different arrangement which were at the end of the card. i found a one in a box yesterday but it was the fixed type which means it's a later card.

Matrox used to do modules, dam that card cost me a load back then but you could buy a module that clipped in like laptop memory did.

Right, I'm familiar with those... I even have one of the expansion modules on a Pentium Pro system (which has Matrox MGA integrated into the mobo), but I can't seem to find the pic anywhere.

I am honestly thinking about putting the one that I have up on Fleabay soon. They are still bringing a high dollar for them.

Yes, they most certainly are. I would probably bid you a price (you or @AsRock, in case he decides to sell his) but I don't think I can afford Voodoo5. Those things are getting pretty expensive nowdays & will only most likely get more & more expensive in the future. In fact, you can get a pretty decent (modern) PCIe card for the same price, capable of running the latest game titles. Maybe not the high-end model, but certainly not the cheapest one, either.

 

[stinger608]

Those things are getting pretty expensive nowdays

Looking real quick at Ebay prices, they have actually dropped a bit.

Several months ago when I last checked, they were selling for close to $250 USD. Now it seems they have dropped below $200.