VOODOO4 4900 @200MHz / 64Mb / S/N#005 - SPECIAL & LIMITED EDITION + ARTWORK BOX PROTOTYPE

IMPORTANT: V4-4500 IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS AUCTIONS IS FOR MODDING YOUR V4-4500 TO V4-4900.

SUMMARY 2021:

• S/N#002 - Marcus - Germany
  
• S/N#003 - Edward - USA
• S/N#004 - E3 - USA
  
  

I am selling a VERY NICE V4-4500 AKA V4-4900 built by me.

Why am I calling it Voodoo4 4900? 3Dfx had planned to launch a V4-4500 with 64Mb per chip instead of 32Mb called 4800 but stock speed 166MHz, so this sample is runing  200MHz Core/Mem and my guess is 3Dfx had called it  - Voodoo4 4900 -

- WHAT ARE YOU BUYING? A VOODOO4 4500 AGP VERSION MODIFIED BY ME WITH SUCH IMPROVEMENTS:

• 8 new TSOP SDRAM memory 4ns @250MHz with 64Mb instead 32Mb.
• New VSA100 320 rev CHIP to able to handle speed over 200MHz with 0 problem, I think I must not explain how rare is such chip also used on last Voodoo5 6000 revision. This chip is a revision updated with many features than 220 where 3dfx worked for improving heat and more MHz clock speed. Sadly there are not more stock on the market for this crazy chip- Glad I still have left some samples for my projects.
  
• SWITCH for enable on fly between 64 and 32Mb. Since driver for VSA100 is not totally improved for 64Mb per VSA100 chip, if you find any problem running games or simply booting PC and get black screen once loading Windows you can sets up 32Mb back, and bye problems.
  
• VMod 3.1V.
  
• New heatsink and new fan modified by me with with new and nice 3dfx logo sticker.
  
• I have added a personal POST BIOS SCREEN with NAME and COUNTRY  for future OWNER of the  V-4900 SPECIAL & LIMITED EDITION.
• Prototype V-4900 Box personalized and Limited Edition: It includes a V4-4900 prototype box inspired by the original retail V4 Artwork Box,  a personalized Mouse Pad,inner box, foam and 3dfx stickers. Important - since box will be personalized with buyer details and S/N#. We need at least between 4 weeks to get the box printed once ended the purchase. Please, have it on mind. Box showed is a prototype version S/N#001.
• I will go building a small batch of such card if people interested- plans are until arriving S/N#010. Now selling S/N#005

- WHAT PERFORMANCE HAS THIS V4-4900 RUNNING @200MHz INSTEAD OF 166MHz (DEFAULT SPEED V4 4500)?

Card will get an extra power boost arround 25-30% AVGP FPS. You can check it on QUAKE 3 or similar timedemos like UNREAL TOURNAMENT.

•  166MHz - 40'80 FPS AVG
•  183MHz - 45'50 FPS AVG
•  200NHz - 50'10 FPS AVG
•  210MHz - 52'70 FPS AVG - EXTRA POWER BOOST 30% AVG FPS.
  

Anyway, card will be sets up by default 200MHz with a modified bios by me, but if you need to reach 210MHz for benching or simply for testing just you can sets up on fly using any V-Control or similar tool for O/C.

NOTE (UNDER YOUR RESPONSABILITY) -  Although the card has passed 210MHz tests, I cannot guarantee such an O / C. This will always depend on the environmental conditions of each benching PC, especially the ambient temperature or temperature of the PC tower. I do guarantee 200MHz. Of course, the conditions can be improved simply by adding quality thermal paste, in this case I use thermal grease of normal quality but enough for my needs that covers the card running at 200MHz. You can also improve the fan, in this case I have added a nice fan that I like a lot since it is very quiet and enough for 200MHz.

- WHAT PERFORMANCE HAS V4-4900 RUNNING 64Mb INSTEAD OF 32Mb (DEFAULT MEMORY V4-4500)?

Extra memory helps a lot when you request better image quality to Voodoo4 and games needs upper 8Mb texture rendering. More texture rendering needed more fast will be V4 4900 64Mb compared with V4 4500 32Mb. On 3DMark2000 you can see it very clear. Also if you play low resolution and not FSAA extra memory not helps. Also if you are running a game where it needs memory for texture and not enough avaible with 32Mb, you will see on the monitor white texture rendered for lack of memory, with 64Mb not more white texture on games. You can see it on 3DMark2001SE if running 2xFSAA with Voodoo4 4900  not more white texture on screen.

3DMARK 99: 800X600 16BITS

• 32Mb Texture Rendering Speed - V-4500 5'5FPS / V4-4900 135'10FPS - Not bad. : )

3DMARK 2000: 1024X768 2XFSAA

•  8Mb Texture Rendering Speed / V-4500 40'70FPS / V4-4900  40'80FPS - 0'24% EXTRA PERFORMANCE.
  
• 16Mb Texture Rendering Speed / V-4500 38'90FPS / V4-4900  39'30FPS - 1.028% EXTRA PERFORMANCE.
  
• 32Mb Texture Rendering Speed / V-4500 23'70FPS / V4-4900  35'10FPS - 48'10% EXTRA PERFORMANCE
  
• 64Mb Texture Rendering Speed / V-4500 11'50FPS / V4-4900  32'90FPS - 186'08% EXTRA PERFORMANCE.
  

QUAKE 3 TIMEDEMO DEMO001:

• 1280X1024 2XFSAA / V-4500 0 FPS (NOT ENOUGH MEMORY AVAIBLE FOR SUCH SETTINGS / V4-4900  20'90FPS

And of course there are games that will only work using the V4-4900 version, as is the case with Codename Panzer Game which requires 64Mb instead of 32Mb graphics VRam.

Feel free to send me any message requesting any doubt or question related at this Voodoo4 4900.

At the moment only European buyers and card will be shipped with insurance across UPS fast delivery. 

Good luck,
Oscar.