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<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Quantum3D V5-6000 system</font></p>
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<p><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">What if Quantum3D sold systems equipped with
a V5-6000? Not to far fetched a notion since Quantum3D did purchase the rights
to sell VSA-100 based systems in SLI configuration and purchased a number of V5-6000
boards right before 3dfx closed their doors as well.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">So, since I was planning on building a
system with the fastest possible CPU that you could run with a V6K I thought I'd
give it a distinct Quantum3D flair =)</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">The case is off Ebay and the front of the
motherboard tray didn't have a support for long cards so I had to modify one
quite a bit from another junk case. It came out better then I thought it would,
at least it doesn't come out looking like a hack job. The power supply is a
Thermaltake 420 watt unit which while providing more then adequate power has way
to many leads for my taste! The rest of the system is as follows:</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Motherboard: Epox 8K3A+
(KT333, last modern chipset to support AGP 3.3 voltage required.)<br>
Processor: AMD Barton 3000+<br>
Ram:
Corsair 400DDR 512 MB.<br>
Video:
V5-6000 3700-A with PCI rework & prototype fan assembly.<br>
Sound: On
board 6 channel audio.<br>
CD-ROM: 2000 vintage Sony (same as
used in Quantum3D systems)<br>
Floppy: 2000 vintage
Sony (same as used in Quantum3D systems)<br>
HD:
10 gig Western Digital ATA-66 with active cooling & heatsink.<br>
NIC:
Linksys 10/100 530TX (Same as used in Quantum3D systems)<br>
OS:
Win98SE & Win200Pro dual boot, 3dfx reference drivers for Win98,
Amigiamerlin 3.0 for Win2000</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Notes: The motherboard from Epox is superb as it has full
hardware monitoring that reports all critical voltages on boot up including AGP
volts and can also be accessed from Windows. </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Notes: A huge thanks goes out to Daniel
Borca for his work generating an OpenGL driver for Doom3 & 3dfx cards!</font></p>
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"><img border="0" src="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_front.jpg" width="600" height="274"></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Front view, ready for
installation in a nice rack!</font></p>
<p align="center"><a href="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_top_hr.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"><img border="0" src="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_top_lr.jpg" width="600" height="410"></font></a></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">(Click on image above for
larger version in new window!)</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Here is an overhead shot of
the completed system- The removable bar over the top is a common fixture for
most Quantum3D systems and ensures that the video & other add on boards
don't become loose while in transit. Even the cradle for the drives is secured
with a plate over the top and uses thumbscrews for quick access. </font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"><img border="0" src="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_video.jpg" width="600" height="369"></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">From this angle you can
check out the retaining bar & the V6K with prototype cooler. <br>
Yes that chunk of foam *is* Quantum3D
spec.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"><img border="0" src="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_backplates.jpg" width="450" height="423"></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Rear shot showing V6K, Q3D
spec backplates, Linksys NIC & USB header.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"><img border="0" src="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_bracket.jpg" width="600" height="492"></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">From here you can see my
handy-work in regards to the support bracket, can't have the video board waving
around in the breeze! The unused red IDE ports at the top right are the two
extra IDE channels linked to the onboard High Point RAID controller. I have no
plans on adding a RAID array to the computer at this time.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"><img border="0" src="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_speaker.jpg" width="600" height="483"></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">A view of some of the
wiring & cables, I tried to be as neat as possible & run everything as
Quantum3D would.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"><img border="0" src="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_closed.jpg" width="600" height="621"></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">A friend of mine was kind
enough to whip up some AAlchemy decals for me based off some images noted in a
few 2000 vintage Quantum3D brochures and PDF files. I think it came out rather
good. Yup, that's a Gigapixel key chain for the door lock, Gigapixel was a tile
based rendering graphics company that 3dfx purchased in March of 2000.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"><img border="0" src="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_open.jpg" width="580" height="561"></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Opening the front hatch
shows the CD-ROM, inlet grill for the fan cooled hard drive with heatsink and
the floppy, all in correct black configuration of course. </font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"> The switch on the very
bottom is for power, next one up is the system reset. </font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">The third switch I added for
fan control: When it's to the left the fans up front receive 5 volts, when
flipped to the right 12 volts. The fans move massive amounts of air and make
considerable amounts of noise at full speed. However, when at the 5 volt setting
they become whisper quite and is perfect for when the machine is idling.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">The hole in the middle is
where the drive door lock engages the case.</font></p>
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"><img border="0" src="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_desktop.jpg" width="550" height="404"></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">For a final touch, a
custom themed desktop based off V6K ad artwork.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"><img border="0" src="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_d3_1.jpg" width="500" height="375"></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Yes, you can play Doom3 on
a V6K with decent framerates! </font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">In timedemo one the card
scores 20 FPS, the funny thing is the limiting factor isn't the V6K but the
Barton 3000+ CPU! There is no change in FPS score when shifting from 640 x 480,
800 x 600 & 1024 x 768. The 2.2 ghz CPU just can't feed the video card fast
enough while running this complex game at those resolutions.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_d3.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="q3d_v6k/q3d_v6k_d3_2.jpg" width="500" height="375"></a></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Rocking on-line
deathmatching with the V6K, click for larger image.</font></p>
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<p align="center"><a href="../3dfx.1.html" target="_top"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><img border="0" src="logos/white_v6k_logo.jpg" alt="Click the V5-6000 to enter site through main page." width="125" height="44"></font></a></p>
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