Rise from your grave! The 3dfx re-build

TRWOV · Jan 17, 2012

would an 8GB HDD be enough for this build? I'm going to put a 750GB disk in my Xbox 1 so the 8GB one will need a new home.

The Mad Shot offered an Orb cooler but his is for SECC CPUs. The P3 I found is SECC2.

NinkobEi · Jan 17, 2012

Finally a desktop that can run Angry Birds on max settings! Been waiting years for one of these

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Jan 18, 2012

Cuzza said:
omg man you have to get a golden orb to cool the cpu

http://www.dansdata.com/images/coolers/seccorb320.jpg

I will hate you if you don't

I have that exact cooler new in the retail box. But unfortantly it won't work with his proc. Mine works with the slot A and early Slot1's. He needs a cooler that had the four post for mounting. But there might be hope yet. I may have stumbled across a cooler for him. I just have to wait until my newest lot I bought come in (there's a slot 1 proc and motherboard in there) I am also doing a old school build but I am going a total different direction.

TRWOV · Jan 20, 2012

Case is here :rockout:

Pics until weekend when my sister returns my camera.

Almost final specs:

Pentium II 350Mhz (for the time being until I get a cooler for the bare P3 I got)
Chaintech CT-6VTA2
384MB PC133 RAM (3x128)
Soundblaster 16 ISA
Voodoo 5500 AGP
Cooler Master Elite 360
el-cheapo 550w SFX PSU (will upgrade to an SPI/FSP 250w SFX as soon as I can)
8GB IDE HDD??? (Xbox 1 HDD)
Pioneer DVD-R IDE drive
Samsung Syncmaster 793v
Logitech Desktop MK120

TRWOV · Jan 21, 2012

Pictures:

It's finally coming together :rockout:

Batou1986 · Jan 21, 2012

Now all you need is a nice CRT to go with it 1024x768 sucks on modern screens

TRWOV · Jan 21, 2012

Covered: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2444491&postcount=26

_JP_ · Jan 21, 2012

If you keep this up, I am going to rebuild my old Pentium 3.

TRWOV · Jan 21, 2012

Found a couple of Fujitsu IDE ATA 100 drives at the flea market

All set. Let the building begin!

_JP_ · Jan 21, 2012

TRWOV said:
Found a couple of Fujitsu IDE ATA 100 drives at the flea market

Are they good? As in, no dead sectors. Those should have S.M.A.R.T. already.

TRWOV · Jan 21, 2012

Don't know. Heck, I don't know if any stuff still works. I'll have to find out.

Chicken Patty · Jan 22, 2012

This build is just freaking epic! :rockout:

HammerON · Jan 22, 2012

Sub'd

TRWOV · Jan 22, 2012

Pics:

The case seems to be big enough, unfortunately the bottom fan would block access to the ISA slot so I had to remove it.

Installing the PSU

Fitting the 5500

Installing the drives

Quite a mess, isn't it? I'll have to get some round cables

There's some potential for cable management; I'll get it done after testing

Finished looks

I'll go get the monitor and test it *crosses fingers*

Chicken Patty · Jan 22, 2012

Can't wait to see it finished. Amazing, the size of that card and what it could do compared to what we have now!

_JP_ · Jan 22, 2012

Great job! :rockout:

About cable-management, 90% of computers at that time didn't have it and with the extra fans you've installed, airflow won't be a problem 'cause that system ain't gonna heat up much.

I want that chassis but it's so damn hard to find it here.
Just noticed this on the motherboard:
"Year 2000 compliant"
:roll:

MilkyWay · Jan 22, 2012

looking great so far :cool:

TRWOV · Jan 22, 2012

IT'S ALIVE!!!!!

Norton · Jan 22, 2012

As the faint aroma of dust and ozone slowly rises into the air....

Our hero warms up, slowly awakens and says:

Give me my Windows!!!

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Jan 22, 2012

Good work there. I made it as far as loading win98se, the chipset drivers,video and sound drivers last night.

TRWOV · Jan 22, 2012

The HDD is taking forever to format. I think it's because of the 40wire IDE cable but I didn't have anything else at hand :banghead:

I had thought that it was bad as it stayed at 2% for like 10 minutes. This is going to take a while. At least it works.

Planned upgrades:
- Startech 7 port USB 2 PCI card. Has an internal header that will come in handy as the motherboard doesn't have any.
http://intrl.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/USB-2/Card/7-Port-PCI-USB-Card-Adapter~PCIUSB7

- Blue round IDE & floppy cables

- Blue heatsinks for the RAM

- A couple of Zalman ZM-NBF47 for the 5500 GPUs along with copper heatsinks for the RAM chips
http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=133

- Misc heatsinks for the chips (NB, SB, MOSFETs, etc)

- Replacement retention brackets for the CPU

EDIT:
I think the HDD has some bad sectors, it took forever to get to 10%, then got to 43% in a few minutes and went back to a crawl. 45% as of this post.

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Jan 22, 2012

Oh hell I did the quick format on mine as I have no patience to sit there for an hour or so waiting for a drive to format.

Norton · Jan 22, 2012

I use this handy little device to check and/or format my drives from my main PC's USB port:

StarTech USB 2.0 to SATA IDE Adapter Model USB2SAT...

Awesome addition to the toolbox :rockout:

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Jan 22, 2012

Norton said:
I use this handy little device to check and/or format my drives from my main PC's USB port:

StarTech USB 2.0 to SATA IDE Adapter Model USB2SAT...

Awesome addition to the toolbox

I just may have to pick one of those up. Nice find.

TRWOV · Jan 22, 2012

85%

Should have done this overnight.

EDIT: FINALLY!!!

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Motherboard	Asrock H410M-HVS
Cooling	Intel 95w stock cooler
Memory	2x8 A-DATA 2999Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	UHD 630
Storage	1TB WD Green M.2 - 4TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	Asus PA248 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Dell Vostro 270S case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Dell 220w
Software	Windows 10 64bit

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Cooling	212 Evo
Memory	4x4GB Kingston 1600 @ 1833 9cl
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Storage	Corsair SSD, WD Black
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Case	Corsair 300-R
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Power Supply	PCP&C Silent 950w
Software	Win 10 Pro 64

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Processor	Fx 8350 @ 4.4 / Phenom II x6 1090t @ 3.6
Motherboard	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 r4.0 / Gigabyte 890XA-UD3
Cooling	H100i / Xig Dark Knight
Memory	4x 8gb G.Skill Snipers / 4x 4gb G.Skill Ares
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9 290x / XfX DD & VisionTek HD6850's C'fired
Storage	256gb ssd, 2x 2tb Wd Blacks & 1x 1tb Wd black / 1x 1tb
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Mouse	Logitech G500s
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe
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System Name	Dell-y Driver
Processor	Core i5-10400
Motherboard	Asrock H410M-HVS
Cooling	Intel 95w stock cooler
Memory	2x8 A-DATA 2999Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	UHD 630
Storage	1TB WD Green M.2 - 4TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	Asus PA248 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Dell Vostro 270S case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Dell 220w
Software	Windows 10 64bit

System Name	Dell-y Driver
Processor	Core i5-10400
Motherboard	Asrock H410M-HVS
Cooling	Intel 95w stock cooler
Memory	2x8 A-DATA 2999Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	UHD 630
Storage	1TB WD Green M.2 - 4TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	Asus PA248 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Dell Vostro 270S case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Dell 220w
Software	Windows 10 64bit

Rise from your grave! The 3dfx re-build

TRWOV

NinkobEi

ThE_MaD_ShOt

TRWOV

TRWOV

Batou1986

TRWOV

_JP_

TRWOV

_JP_

TRWOV

Chicken Patty

HammerON

The Watchful Moderator

TRWOV

Chicken Patty

_JP_

MilkyWay

TRWOV

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

ThE_MaD_ShOt

TRWOV

ThE_MaD_ShOt

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

ThE_MaD_ShOt

TRWOV

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Cooling	Arctic liquid freezer II 240
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Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Logitech G703
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