TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Trekkie4]

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.

Well if you ask me, $200 is still a lot of money *shrug* I mean, you can get a decent card for the same price, capable of running GTA V.

http://www.windowscentral.com/best-graphics-card-under-200

 

[stinger608]

Well if you ask me, $200 is still a lot of money *shrug* I mean, you can get a decent card for the same price, capable of running GTA V.

http://www.windowscentral.com/best-graphics-card-under-200

Oh, I totally agree!
I should have probably sold it when the prices were running around $250 though.

 

[Trekkie4]

Oh, I totally agree!
I should have probably sold it when the prices were running around $250 though.

Well don't worry about that. It's all about supply & demand, and since Voodoos are no longer produced, their value will only go up from this point forward. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the price would eventually double, to let's say 400, 450 or even 500 USD. Just be patient

 

[AsRock]

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

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.

Around $200 with box cd and all that and about $50 if none working and around 100$ working without box\cd.

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.



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.

http://computer-retro.de/Bilder/Gra...s-MILA-8D-CPQ-Compaq-AGP-Grafikkarte-1998.jpg

 

[Trekkie4]

Around $200 with box cd and all that and about $50 if none working and around 100$ working without box\cd.




http://computer-retro.de/Bilder/Gra...s-MILA-8D-CPQ-Compaq-AGP-Grafikkarte-1998.jpg

Yes, but this one in the pic uses standardized expansion module, as seen on ATI Rage Pro & many other models. I was actually referring to the older design, which looks more like a Voodoo5 SLI adapter. Small PCB which hooks directly across the two headers.

 

[debs3759]

Around $200 with box cd and all that and about $50 if none working and around 100$ working without box\cd.

Mine cost around $20, unboxed and untested. Really must get around to testing it That was some time last year.

 

[AsRock]

Yes, but this one in the pic uses standardized expansion module, as seen on ATI Rage Pro & many other models. I was actually referring to the older design, which looks more like a Voodoo5 SLI adapter. Small PCB which hooks directly across the two headers.

Aye all so more expensive, i did not have the funds to buy that when i had seen it in the shop.

Mine cost around $20, unboxed and untested. Really must get around to testing it That was some time last year.

Cool but now it's around 45-50$.


If anyone is after C&C with boxes cd's manuals let me know i will make a thread in the for sale section.

 

[debs3759]

If anyone is after C&C with boxes cd's manuals let me know i will make a thread in the for sale section.

Depends on your price (and whether you can accept Paypal friend payment)

 

[Mr.Scott]

Got rid of a Voodoo 5500 AGP on e-bay a couple months ago. Got $200 shipped to Alaska.

 

[Trekkie4]

With all this talk about the 3dfx, here's something totally appropriate...

Consider it a small & personal dedication to fallen (but not forgotten) 3dfx for my 30th b-day

 

[Recon-UK]

 

[Trekkie4]

Very nice, is it yours?

Can't really tell the video card though, the quality is too low... Probably something "better" though, as most of the video cards from 1995-1996 wouldn't be able to handle 3DMark2000 like that.

 

[Recon-UK]

Very nice, is it yours?

Can't really tell the video card though, the quality is too low... Probably something "better" though, as most of the video cards from 1995-1996 wouldn't be able to handle 3DMark2000 like that.

No i don't own anything that cool, i was just sharing something i found on YT to add some content.

 

[Trekkie4]

No prob, I still appreciate it

 

[Recon-UK]

What on earth? i thought this was a sound card at first but it's an early GeForce 2 card????????

 

[Trekkie4]

What on earth? i thought this was a sound card at first but it's an early GeForce 2 card????????

I'm curious, why would you think that? Just because it's "Creative Labs" branded? Nonsense, Creative had a long history of producing video cards, modems, even motherboards! Of course, these were all re-branded products from other manufacturers, produced & distributed under the license.

I mean just take Voodoo2 cards for example, they've had CT6670 and CT6671 I believe, not to mention CT6760 for Banshee. They would always used the same name however, as in 3D Blaster, Modem Blaster, Sound Blaster, etc.

 

[biffzinker]

I remember that box art Creative used when looking/browsing in retail stores, back in the old days. Especially the Voodoo 2 box art which now looks goofy to me.

 

[Trekkie4]

I know, right?! I also remember seeing box art in computer magazines, for both Diamond Monster (3DII) and 3D Blaster Voodoo2, it was awesome! It was usually found next to the game reviews & hardware benchmark results I was fortunate enough to have Monster 3DII in my Pentium 2 rig, and it was the 12mb model

 

[biffzinker]

You left out Video Blaster (web cams.)

Found this while I was looking for something else.
Creative Labs CT6330 Graphics Blaster MA 200 Series PCI Graphics Video Card (Cirrus Logic CL-GD5446-HC-A with EDO for on-board RAM)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Creative-La...582234?hash=item3f6900885a:g:xo8AAOSwT5tWGUNY

 

[Trekkie4]

You left out Video Blaster (web cams.)

Found this while I was looking for something else.
Creative Labs CT6330 Graphics Blaster MA 200 Series PCI Graphics Video Card (Cirrus Logic CL-GD5446-HC-A with EDO for on-board RAM)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Creative-La...582234?hash=item3f6900885a:g:xo8AAOSwT5tWGUNY

Oh, I know! I left out quite a lot of them... Video Blaster, Wave Blaster, Board Blaster, they had just about anything lol

 

[stinger608]

The trouble with most of Creative's products, and especially their sound cards, was the lack of decent drivers. I've always had issues with drivers for the Sound Blaster series.

 

[Mr.Scott]

The trouble with most of Creative's products, and especially their sound cards, was the lack of decent drivers. I've always had issues with drivers for the Sound Blaster series.

Yup. The problem continues to this day even on their new products.

 

[Trekkie4]

The trouble with most of Creative's products, and especially their sound cards, was the lack of decent drivers. I've always had issues with drivers for the Sound Blaster series.

Yup. The problem continues to this day even on their new products.

IDK about that guys... To be honest, most of the Creative products can be used in combination with reference drivers (3dfx, nVidia, modems, etc) so it's not like you're obligated to use exclusively Creative software. Except maybe for sound cards of course - but even with those, I never ran into compatibility issues with either SB 128 or Live! In fact they seem to have the best DOS support & work with most of the games I've tried & tested so far.

Again, I'm talking about retro stuff, I have no idea what's Creative like nowdays, since I don't have any of their modern-day products.

 

[stinger608]

I had several of the Sound Blaster Live! boards back in the day. I seem to always have issues with all of their newer drivers. I found one that worked very well with Windows XP and kept using that specific driver until I left XP and quit using the SB Live! card.

Heck, I still have two of them Live! cards and that driver that's burnt to a CD.

 

[Trekkie4]

I had several of the Sound Blaster Live! boards back in the day. I seem to always have issues with all of their newer drivers. I found one that worked very well with Windows XP and kept using that specific driver until I left XP and quit using the SB Live! card.

Heck, I still have two of them Live! cards and that driver that's burnt to a CD.

XP?! Tsk tsk, that's your problem Nah, seriously though... Have to admit, I've never tried to run Live drivers on anything newer than Win98 SE.

I do have the Live! sound card up & running on RetroMaster2000 under both 98 & XP but it was detected automatically by the XP itself, didn't really have to install anything else. (SP1, Home Edition)

As for the driver database, you might want to check this out: http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/index.php?catid=7