Cheap Grex PCI 1200 cards for 54 EUR!

[patrik]

All owners of BlizzardPPC cards should definately read this!

The swedish company GGS-Data are selling Grex PCI 1200 cards for 495 swedish crowns which equals to around 54 EUR.

Check it out here:
Cheap Grex PCI 1200 cards @ GGS-Data

Have fun!


/Patrik

[patrik]

@Rob:

I dont know the performance for that exact configuration, but as zipper tipped me there are quite some benchmarks on the AmigaSpeed website. You can compare how different graphic cards and busboards perform in Payback, Heretic, Quake 2 and Quake.


/Patrik

[patrik]

@Lemmink:

The Grex has drivers for Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 alas there should be no problem for Effy to use his Voodoo4, see: Supported Grex PCI cards


/Patrik

[patrik]

@Lando:

The burning-up-stuff-factor isnt possibly some power issue? Like if you connect the Grex without connecting power directly to it - it will draw too much current from the BlizzardPPC and thus also the motherboard - this resulting in frying the power supplying leads of the circuit-boards?


/Patrik

[patrik]

@Lemmink:

As I understand your post - the Grex manual states that you should NOT connect power to the power-connectors on the Grex, is that correct and do they mention why?

If so, it wouldnt definately not be strange if the BlizzardPPC or the A1200 motherboard would be fried when attaching anything more current-demanding than a network card to the Grex. The BlizzardPPC isnt specified to be able to supply more current than the BlizzardVision draws and the A1200 motherboard is probably not even speced to handle the currents drawn by the BlizzardPPC alone in the first place even... it should for example be a pure wonder that an A1200 motherboard with BlizzardPPC and a BlizzardVision attached doesnt burn on the spot... it shouldt atleast not go hand in hand with the term longevity anyhow.


/Patrik

[patrik]

@Lemmink:

I am still not sure wether you meant that the Grex manual stated that you should connect the powersupply directly to the Grex or not.

Anyhow I was curious so I checked the Grex 1200 PCI manual which on page 20 (step states that it must be connected to the directly to the powersupply.

Did you mean that the users burned their Grex-cards by not connecting the powersupply directly to the Grex?


/Patrik

[patrik]

@odin:

Send the company a mail asking and then post the answer here .


/Patrik