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Title: Voodoo 2 and VIA C3/Eden CPU's...
Post by paulpsomiadis on 20.04.04 at 04:09:32

Anyone know if there are any compatibility issues between the Voodoo 2 and these CPU's? ???

I'm thinking of picking up one of these boards sometime in the future to build an SFF Dual V2 rig... ;)

Title: Re: Voodoo 2 and VIA C3/Eden CPU's...
Post by DenisF on 20.04.04 at 05:59:46

Should be no problem.
ViA cpu's are standard x86

Title: Re: Voodoo 2 and VIA C3/Eden CPU's...
Post by Micha on 20.04.04 at 12:08:21

why? you'll go better/faster (& maybe cheaper, not shure about that) by bying non-cyrix cpus..

Title: Re: Voodoo 2 and VIA C3/Eden CPU's...
Post by DenisF on 20.04.04 at 12:54:46

Did you ever see a non-ViA cpu run at 20c when fully loaded, without a fan/heatsink? :D

Didn't think so.

Title: Re: Voodoo 2 and VIA C3/Eden CPU's...
Post by paulpsomiadis on 21.04.04 at 00:22:15

DenisF is correct! ;)

Not ONLY are these mini-itx mainboards low power consumption, low heat AND fanless... :D

...but they are also 'weeny' as well! ;D

The Dual V2's would cover the length of the mainboard nearly! :o

Plus there are ONLY two PCI slots on the riser card...ideal for a Dual V2 setup! ;)

SWEET! 8)

Title: Re: Voodoo 2 and VIA C3/Eden CPU's...
Post by Micha on 21.04.04 at 08:41:18

i see...but what's the use for a dual v2 rig? i bet you get more power from some 'standard' setup

Title: Re: Voodoo 2 and VIA C3/Eden CPU's...
Post by janskjaer on 21.04.04 at 15:00:25

Hello matey! ;)

You thinking of building a nostalgia box? :D

Try ebay for Cyrix processors, I'm sure you can pick one up dirt cheap up on there.

Have you managed to get your two V2's yet to put in the system? If so, which ones have you got?

Title: Re: Voodoo 2 and VIA C3/Eden CPU's...
Post by paulpsomiadis on 22.04.04 at 00:58:23

Sup' mate! ;)

Yah, I'm thinking of building an SFF Dual V2 rig using a VIA micro-ITX mainboard. ;D

I'm looking at one on eBay at the mo., but it'll probably finish at too high a price! ::)

As for the Dual V2's I have two Gainward Dragon 3000 Voodoo 2's (BOTH fully boxed with an SLI cable, passthrough and original driver cd's and manual) one of them has a demo CD with Turok on it and some other demos. Also one of the boxes is FRENCH! :o

These V2's are special as unlike most 'normal' Voodoo 2's they have big GREEN heatsinks on the TMU's anf FBI chip to keep them cool, but you'll STILL need a big fan though! ::)

We shall see what occurs... ;)