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Mediator 4000Di worth buying?
« on: April 24, 2005, 01:51:53 AM »
I was looking at Elbox's recent sales pitch and was wondering about the 4000Di board. It's about US$215.00 now. Anyone out there have one?  I like that it fits in the A4000 desktop case without modification and I still get 3 ZIII slots with the 4 PCI slots.  I'd like to use a Voodoo5 card, anyone know if this works?  Opinions?? Thanks.
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Re: Mediator 4000Di worth buying?
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2005, 12:52:18 PM »
@HammerD

I too have a Prometheus, but you can really only use about one of the pci slots in an A4000D with a right angle pci adapter.  The Mediator 4000Di seems a more elegant solution and does purport to have more driver support.  The Voodoo3 setup on the Promi works well, but I'd like a sound card, ethernet, etc. and they just all won't fit in the stardard case.  I know that a tower is an option, but I like keeping things as 'stock' (at least on the outside) as possible.

@billchase

true, a video slot would be nice.  then again, there are only a few rare/expensive cards which actually use it...an external flicker fixer and switch box or second monitor work fine for the AGA modes if needed.
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