My video card collection's website - The Golden Era of 3D Acceleration

Hmm, indeed, the first time I saw an X-24 I couldn't believe it, such awesomeness.

Hi Xman, unfortunately not, I've already got a Kyro PCI. Thanks very much for asking though.

 

Yup, not many hardlaunches there.

 

Thanks for the kind words.

The 2V was a low cost version of the Permedia 2 (like Mx), but I can't 100% be sure.

 

You could be right, I did not make the time line, I've just added 1994 and 2003 and one or two more cards. I might be that the PCX1 technology was announced by NEC already a bit before Comdex 1995?

There is very very little information left on the net anymore unfortunately.


I found this item :

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1995_March_27/ai_16705486/

Where it already mentiones PowerVR tech back in March 1995, so it's possible the official announcement was before Comdex?


Ps. In the next two weeks or so, I've got two special cards coming in. One of them you will like very much Simon, it's a 3 in one videologic board, boxed. The other card will be a secret for now.

 

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Haha no no, that my friend would be too good to be true.

 

One thing I've learned is to never say never, if that event would occur, atleast I've got the powerbrick :

http://www.tga3dx.com/1999.html#1999_11_Voodoo_Volts


There is one on eBay at the moment :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300391008180&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching

It will easily go over $2000, most likely to a little under $3000. But I'm not rich by any means. I would have to sell my wife's car. But then I would be dead. So it would be rather pointless to do so. ( )

 

You're right, that was the ASUS Extreme N7800GT Dual :





http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=3654&page=2

 

Yes. It's really very rare nowadays, so glad I found one.

 

Right, two 'small' teaser shots. (board has got engineering tag as well, but isn't on pics)

I'm recapping my motherboard this weekend, should have it up and running soon. Card isn't functioning at the moment, but cause is suspected. Repairs shouldn't be a problem if it is that (I hope! lol).

The board came from a 3dfx lead engineer. Oscar from V6k Team knew him and facilitated the deal. Many thanks goes out to him!

ps. Pictures don't show the engineering tag but is present.

More on this later. Main priority is getting it up and running.



This is how the board arrived, with severe burn marks around CR3/CR4. According to a 3dfx engineer the diodes were added in to provide voltage bias for core on VSA-100 when the I/O voltage is coming up faster then the core. 3dfx engineers had not seen latchup on the chip, so the diodes are unnecessary. The board can run fine without it, doesn't need to be replaced. Shame the diodes went though. The diodes had already been removed when I received the card.

 

A lot of cleaning up, including a good clean of the entire PCB, front and back and here she is, looking a lot better. Amazingly clean PCB as well, not a scratch.






Other boards on the way are a SiS Xabre 600, Videologic Apocalypse 5D (boxed), I bought a Canopus Spectra 2500 a little while ago, boxed with all accesoires. Perhaps a normal Apocalypse 5D as well.

I should have some more coming in relatively soon.