VooDoo 4 4500 @166mhz problems...

ahavasi · 11 February 2006, 12:10:31

Hi. My card is running on 166mhz, and its generating bugs[

] The card is very hot, maybe 60-70c°... I cleaned the cooler, but its didnt solve my problem. When Im downlclock the card to 160mhz, its work fine... But I dont want to downclock

System: AMD 2700+
ASUS A7N8X-E Deluce (nForce 2 Ultra)

Windows Reinstalled. +SFFT 33

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Nightbird · 11 February 2006, 12:37:17

If you don't want to downclock, try a better fan on the card

ahavasi · 11 February 2006, 16:40:03

I put a bigger fan to the card, now its run OK, but whem im overclocking a little (just 170mhz) than its very buggi again... The heatsink is not hot, but the back side of the card is really hot! Maybe the contact of the heatsink and the GPU is bad???

Mikulaish · 11 February 2006, 17:41:21

Did you remove the original epoxy from the processor? If you removed the epoxy and added thermal greese between the GPU and heatsink, than that is all you can do. No heatsink/fan will keep the back side of the card cool. My V5 (after adding huge heatsinks and fans) was still very warm on the back side.

ahavasi · 11 February 2006, 18:04:36

No, im not remove the cooler. but whit the original FAN, the card is make graphics bugs

(((

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ahavasi · 11 February 2006, 22:46:31

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ahavasi · 14 February 2006, 16:51:20

I Modded my card. Now its only bugging a little... whit this big cooler... I cant belive..

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Mikulaish · 14 February 2006, 19:25:59

Well anything you do, try to take care of that card. That is rare.

Nightbird · 14 February 2006, 20:42:48

@ ahavasi
What's exactly this Voodoo 4 4500 ?
This is not the 3dfx Voodoo 4 4500, the Voodoo 4500 known for being to support Agp 4x - 1.5 v.
You're running the card on a chipset nForce 2 Ultra.
Are you sure that your card supports the 1.5 v without problems ?
What's written on the memory chip ?

ahavasi · 14 February 2006, 22:50:13

I tried the card whit other machine.

AMD 1900+
Matsonic MS8137C (KT266 chipset)

This system doesnt support AGP 8x. In this machine, the card is only running in AGP 2x mode ( I cant slect AGP4x in the bios :S) But its not very hot, and its not generating bugs! but when im trying to overclocking a bit, (170mhz...) I got graphics bugs again... In the ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe mobo, its running whit AGP 4x. The memory is SAMSUNG. (I dont know the numbers on the chip, because the heatsinks...)

Mikulaish · 15 February 2006, 08:35:01

That is a powercolor card. That is known to be an AGP 2x device. DO NOT USE it in 1.5v only motherboard. "Only the retail 3dfx built Voodoo4 4500 AGP is 4xAGP 1.5V capable.
(the Powercolor Evilking Voodoo4 and the rare 3dfx Voodoo4 4500 "L" Shaped variants are confirmed to be 2xAGP 3.3V only)" Look yourself at http://falconfly.de/identify-3dfx.htm

Nightbird · 15 February 2006, 08:44:19

QuoteOriginally posted by ahavasi

I tried the card whit other machine.

AMD 1900+
Matsonic MS8137C (KT266 chipset)

This system doesnt support AGP 8x. In this machine, the card is only running in AGP 2x mode ( I cant slect AGP4x in the bios :S) But its not very hot, and its not generating bugs! but when im trying to overclocking a bit, (170mhz...) I got graphics bugs again... In the ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe mobo, its running whit AGP 4x. The memory is SAMSUNG. (I dont know the numbers on the chip, because the heatsinks...)

If your card is indeed a Powercolor (the L Card), don't use it on your mobo : you can burn your card and your mobo.

ahavasi · 15 February 2006, 13:14:36

:S LoL my Card is L Sharped... But how its work (I know its buggi, but its work:S) in my mainboard?!

ahavasi · 15 February 2006, 14:10:39

WoW I tried my card whitout the FAN, and its woring!!! (on my 1900+ AMD system) No bugs, ant the card is not very hot

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