3dfx Archive - Luck of the Irish?

gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #195 - 04.06.05 at 18:34:22 Graphite page is up.
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #196 - 05.06.05 at 16:50:51 Nice go'n on the Graphite system , I suppose that is the last Quantum 3D sys you were look'n for right?
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #197 - 06.06.05 at 21:17:08 Wow! That's a lot cheaper than I thought it would be. Dang Mercury System was around $20,000.00 Quote: Graphite is shipping to customers now. OEM prices range from $500 to $1,500, depending on volume and configurations.
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Reply #198 - 06.06.05 at 22:58:06

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Wow! That's a lot cheaper than I thought it would be. Dang Mercury System was around $20,000.00

Not really apples and oranges though- An entry level Graphite would have been Celeron 400-533 mhz CPU with 64 MB and onboard sound.

A fairly cheap system compared to a Mercury with Intel server class motherboard, dual CPU's, ECC ram, burly power supply, etc..

Even a top of the line Graphite would have been fairly low buck (P3-800 with 512MB and V5-5500) considering the cost of the micro-ATX motherboard, power supply and "off the shelf" graphic options.

Graphite was aimed more at the arcade markets then Open GVS or mil-sim.

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #199 - 11.06.05 at 16:33:20 New "gear" page is up on my site, new format which I think most people will enjoy. All the items I have are now listed (only a handful were before) and everything is thumbnailed for faster loading.
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #200 - 11.06.05 at 22:18:14 I hope you can set aside a book of matches for me
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #201 - 15.06.05 at 20:41:49 The "borg king" strikes again.
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TM30 God Member Offline Posts: 1108 Germany Gender:	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #202 - 15.06.05 at 23:06:39 damnit... where do ya get all these cards from... this is crazy!
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #203 - 16.06.05 at 02:41:33 Quote: damnit... where do ya get all these cards from... I'm relentless and leave no stone unturned. I was going to say that I found them on ebay for $50 but figured that would be just cruel.
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #204 - 16.06.05 at 04:41:54 Aw that is mean. I know your only joking.
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #205 - 16.06.05 at 14:20:15 Quote: Aw that is mean. It would be mean if I claimed I found them on Ebay for $50, but I didn't. Lot's of following up and chasing leads turned up these two.
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #206 - 16.06.05 at 19:45:57 Umm...WHOA! Just for the uninitiated (and for me cos' I'm feelin' lazy) what are these cards again? ??? (Yeah, I know I should know better...but I lost track of the stuff Gary has!)
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Eye-Q God Member Offline Posts: 522 Germany Gender:	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #207 - 16.06.05 at 20:06:22 The top one is a V5 5500 PCI "not for resale"-tagged and the bottom one is a V5 5000 AGP4x, also "not for resale"-tagged because the 5000 never did it to production-status. P.S.: I won't say anything to that because it wouldn't be appropriate for this insanity.
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TM30 God Member Offline Posts: 1108 Germany Gender:	Re: Luck of the Irish? Reply #208 - 16.06.05 at 20:22:45 yeah insane... the right words i think gary has many contacts to ex 3dfx employee and they will send them the cards almost as a gift... i do not think that he pays much for his cards (gary you can leave this without a comment...)
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Reply #209 - 16.06.05 at 20:55:59

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i think gary has many contacts to ex 3dfx employee and they will send them the cards almost as a gift... i do not think that he pays much for his cards

Too funny- I either have to much money to spend on 3dfx stuff or I get it for just about free.

I wish some people would make up their minds.

Perhaps in the future I should be more secretive like other collectors.

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