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Title: Voodoo5 5500 PCI for SALE?
Post by: jiffydos on May 05, 2006, 05:01:06 PM

Does anyone have a voodoo5 pci card for sale?  Or, that they would be willing to sell.

I am looking to buy a mediator, but wanna line up one of these cards first.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Voodoo5 5500 PCI for SALE?
Post by: humppa on May 05, 2006, 05:04:00 PM

Better get a Voodoo3 instead. The Voodoo5 drivers for the Mediator do not give you any real benefits over the Voodoo3.

OTOH, the Voodoo3 is cheaper, available, completely silent and does not get as hot as the V5.

Title: Re: Voodoo5 5500 PCI for SALE?
Post by: SuperTurbo on May 05, 2006, 05:28:47 PM

are there any other drawbacks having a voodoo 5 than those you mentioned. Like slower screen updates due to the bad drivers etc?

Title: Re: Voodoo5 5500 PCI for SALE?
Post by: jiffydos on May 05, 2006, 05:37:28 PM

Really?

Elbox told me they thought the voodoo5 was the best bet and that I should try to get one of those rather than settle on a voodoo3.... wierd

Title: Re: Voodoo5 5500 PCI for SALE?
Post by: humppa on May 05, 2006, 05:45:11 PM

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are there any other drawbacks having a voodoo 5 than those you mentioned. Like slower screen updates due to the bad drivers etc?are there any other drawbacks having a voodoo 5 than those you mentioned. Like slower screen updates due to the bad drivers etc?

No I don't think so - but it doesn't give any real benefits either (except maybe for the "great" feeling to have a V5 instead of V3). The V5-driver only uses one of the two GPU's - equivalent to a V3-compatibility mode. Further to this, the V5 is not officially supported by Hyperion.

Title: Re: Voodoo5 5500 PCI for SALE?
Post by: Amigaz on May 05, 2006, 05:53:37 PM

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SuperTurbo wrote:
are there any other drawbacks having a voodoo 5 than those you mentioned. Like slower screen updates due to the bad drivers etc?

I switched from Voodoo 5500 to Voodoo 3000 about 2 months ago and the Voodoo 3000 feels faster and games like Earth 2140 and Nightlong doesn't suffer from the big endian problem anymore (messed up in game colours)
So a Voodoo 3000 is highly recommended but if you feel you must have 32mb graphics memory you should get a Voodoo 5500

Title: Re: Voodoo5 5500 PCI for SALE?
Post by: jiffydos on May 05, 2006, 05:58:59 PM

OK... soo... go with the voodoo3...

What is the difference between the 3000 3300 3500 , etc

Title: Re: Voodoo5 5500 PCI for SALE?
Post by: J-Golden on May 05, 2006, 06:10:15 PM

I think there is is a difference in color depth though.  VD-3 can only go 16-bit while the 5 can go to 32-bit depth...  I need to find the post with this info though...

FOUND IT!!!!

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18315

Funny, it was in answer to one of MY posts on the same subject... :lol:   Scroll down to qunthal's comment (4th from the top) for better clairification.

J-Golden (Golden Gun)

Title: Re: Voodoo5 5500 PCI for SALE?
Post by: jiffydos on May 05, 2006, 06:19:13 PM

Interesting... well... I don't see myself using any of the features that the 5500 provides.  So, it may just be a waste to try to get one.  Plus, the extra heat may be a problem since I am putting this into a 4000Di card (original desktop.

Title: Re: Voodoo5 5500 PCI for SALE?
Post by: SuperTurbo on May 05, 2006, 08:49:28 PM

I´ll be happy to throw out my oversized, power-hungry voodoo 5 and replace it with a voodoo 3 since it seems like it´s of no use anyway... I just hope I´ll be lucky enough to find one...