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gdonovan · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:57 am Post subject: Another V5-6000 Ebay, caution.

http://cgi.ebay.com/3DFX-V5-6000-V5-6K-voodoo5-voodoo-5-RARE-rev-3700a_W0QQitemZ190025414952QQihZ009QQcategoryZ40157QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I see it is missing a large IC on the backside.

GrandAdmiralThrawn · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:56 pm Post subject: Auction

hanksemenec · - V6k Team - Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 21

I offered to repair it, the owner knows the card is dead right now! I am just disappointed that peaople can not tell the truth. Sad

Hank

Rolo01 · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:07 pm Post subject:

I guess he just wants to make more money out of it by claiming he does not know whether its working or not.
Still not a nice move, either.
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gdonovan · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject:

Eye-Q · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:24 pm Post subject:

He bought the card only 2 weeks ago here, I'm wondering why anybody would sell such a precious card so soon after the purchase...

I'm also wondering why the seller writes "i have been meaning to build a system specific for this card, based on a socket "A" athlon system, but have not had the time....." - yes, 2 weeks can change everything but if I don't have the time now I'll have the time in a few weeks so it's a shame to see this card serving as "just a thing to make profit"... Embarassed

It's very exciting to run such a jewel but in a showcase it's almost just as good as in a running system so I really don't understand the seller... Crying or Very sad

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omega_supreme · - V6k Team - Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 23

GrandAdmiralThrawn · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:05 pm Post subject: v5 6000

Oh, i pretty much can understand the seller. Think "money". What he is doing in this auction is unfortunately standard ebay procedure. Most people sell dead hardware as untested, because that way it is very easy to not provide any warranty, not even non-DOA.

Just try and buy some cheap "untested" hardware off ebay. Most of the time that hardware will be DOA... This happens all the time unfortunately, it's just a shame that it happens with 6000s too. Same shit with my first 6000, that i bought off ebay.
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3dfx Warrior · - V6k Team - Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 17

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Dual P2 is too slow for a V6K setup, an AthlonXP 2400+ or greater setup is far better for the 6K and as teh performance lol.

Raff · Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:32 am Post subject:

In some newer games like Dungeon Siege 2 even a 2,2 GHz AXP Barton is not enough ... Wink

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3dfx Warrior · - V6k Team - Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 17

whell it wont matter anyway unless I can get working card Sad

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fitter · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:15 am Post subject:

Thanks Everyone,
I almost bit on that one, I want one to run, not hang on the wall as an expensive decoration. Whew!

3dfx Warrior · - V6k Team - Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 17

yea thats a lot of cash to pay on a card missing a chip :/ These recent events like this are making me seriously not trust any more v5 6000's that make their way onto ebay...
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Raff · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:41 am Post subject:

Well it's quite "simple": Only bid on cards that are unmistakably declared as "fully working", resp. "tested and running". Wink

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