Nightlong & Quake2

[dkedrowitsch]

Well, can't help too much yet, but I too have an A4000T and my Mediator will be here on Wed.    My video board is a Voodoo3 3000 SGRAM version though.  Doubt it'll make much of a difference.

How do you like the Mediator in that 4000T?  Is yours the 'real' A4000T, or simply a towered 4000D?  Mine is the origonal.

Also, I don't have a PPC but rather a Quickpak 060 overclocked to 72MHz.  I have a Picasso IV currently and Quake plays great.  I had to modify the PIV by removing the connector headers for the FF because the Quickpak 060 puts the 4th SIMM too close to the top video slot.  From the looks of the Mediator pictures, it covers the bottom video slot so I can't keep the PIV there.  Not a problem beings the FF was not removed to work in an A2000 so I didn't need those connectors anyway. I wanted to keep the PIV in this system simply for the great flicker fixer incase I need any native AGA modes.

If I have the same problems as you with my Quake, I'll let you know.  Does the Voodoo5500 support GLQuake on the miggy yet?

Cheers!
Dieter

[dkedrowitsch]

It's the newer Escom version of the A4000T.  I love it!

The Quickpak 060 is a fantastic board.  Many people don't realise it's
so good.  It was designed by GVP and is built with quality that Phase5
never dreamed of.  (so far I have seen a MK3 and a CSPPC go bad
this month alone!) It's also the fastest 060 thanks to it's
supporting EDO RAM.  It actually is the only Amiga accelerator that
uses the EDO feature of RAM.  With EDO enabled at 72MHz, it runs
circles around the MKIII/CSPPC.  I got it with the 4000T and luckly it
has the 68060RC50A rev 5 CPU that's supposed to be good to 80MHz.  I'm
running it at 72MHz because any higher and my RAM can't keep up.  I
need to find 50NS RAM if I want to use 80MHz.  Also, many people
complain that their Phase5 custom chips (GALS) get too hot to touch,
well the QP060 has a chipset that stays cold to the touch, even at
72MHz.

I can't complement this board enough.  I tried it in my A3000T
system and it works in that too.

[dkedrowitsch]

I'm an electronics engineer by trade but I'm currently the Unix
sysadmin for Emerson Electric.  I'm sure I can handle the Mediator
install.

When I got this A4000T, it was owned by a smoker so I bought a new
A4000T case from SoftwareHut (the real Escom 4000T case) and
completely gutted the machine and cleaned all the boards to remove
the smoke tar and smell.  I replaced the PSU with a new 300W as well
because the origonal one smelled.  Now my machine is like brand new.


My system stays nice and cool.  There is a new 27CFM fan in the
front.  I have a blue orb on the 060 and on the Voodoo3.

I purposely chose the Voodoo3 over the 4 or 5 because of better driver
support and the whole reason I wanted the Mediator is for GL.  I'd
hate to buy the Voodoo4 or 5 and risk not having stable 3D support.

Besides, the Voodoo3 3000 SGRAM will blow away my Picasso IV.

[dkedrowitsch]

The chipset itself stays cool on the QP060. The 060 CPU will get
pretty warm at 72MHz if I don't keep it cooled.  Plus, the
omnidirectional design of the ORB keeps a flow of cool air over the
entire QP board and RAM, just in case.

I have not tried both of those games yet.  I will when my Mediator
comes Wed or Thurs.