Maybe 10W per card?

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

Maybe 10W per card?

Oh so really it shouldnt be a problem fitting 2? 10w is nothing

Thanks Phil

Just a guess really 😀

I do remember seeing this figure somewhere. But no, they don't use much power.

kalloggs40 wrote:

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

Maybe 10W per card?

Oh so really it shouldnt be a problem fitting 2? 10w is nothing

Thanks Phil

20w will appreciate some airflow though, my own DX4-100 CPU originally had only a passive heatsink installed (one of those Pentium spiky ones) and after a while it got almost too hot to touch, so I added a front case fan I think and that helped a lot!

Tetrium wrote:

20w will appreciate some airflow though, my own DX4-100 CPU originally had only a passive heatsink installed (one of those Pentium spiky ones) and after a while it got almost too hot to touch, so I added a front case fan I think and that helped a lot!

ooooh not sure if I can fit any front fan on Packard bell, not even a rear one, I guess I may have to install a PCI extraction fan I guess. Both voodoo's don't have a fan on them or heatsinks.

Voodoo 3 2000/3000 are 11 watts for the whole card.

You can put a higher CFM fan in the PSU which will help both the PSU and the system without taking up more space.

I think Voodoo SLI is a bit much for a 486 though. (Gamers correct me if I'm wrong.)
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PCBONEZ wrote:

Voodoo 3 2000/3000 are 11 watts for the whole card. […]
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Voodoo 3 2000/3000 are 11 watts for the whole card.

You can put a higher CFM fan in the PSU which will help both the PSU and the system without taking up more space.

I think Voodoo SLI is a bit much for a 486 though. (Gamers correct me if I'm wrong.)
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Well I can always put the sli's in the Pentium 3 Acer Aspire 6400 800mhz would that be a better option? Only question is do the voodoo's take over for every 3d game or just 3dfx ones? I prefer to use the Savage 4 for games that use open gl or direct 3d.

kalloggs40 wrote:

PCBONEZ wrote:

Voodoo 3 2000/3000 are 11 watts for the whole card. […]
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Voodoo 3 2000/3000 are 11 watts for the whole card.

You can put a higher CFM fan in the PSU which will help both the PSU and the system without taking up more space.

I think Voodoo SLI is a bit much for a 486 though. (Gamers correct me if I'm wrong.)
.

Well I can always put the sli's in the Pentium 3 Acer Aspire 6400 800mhz would that be a better option? Only question is do the voodoo's take over for every 3d game or just 3dfx ones? I prefer to use the Savage 4 for games that use open gl or direct 3d.

Afaik, up until V2 it's just Glide 😀

kalloggs40 wrote:

ooooh not sure if I can fit any front fan on Packard bell, not even a rear one, I guess I may have to install a PCI extraction fan I guess. Both voodoo's don't have a fan on them or heatsinks.

I don't think a PCI fan will cut it as the direction of the airflow should move the air across the length of the cards. Front case fan would be best (if side panel fan opening is not available or you don't or can't rig one in there yourself) and it is possible to rig a fan in there (usually where the pc speaker is located) when one is a bit creative. Once put a fan in there by securing it with I think some sturdy foam I cut into shape. Can also add extra wires if you want to be sure the "fan assembly" won't move around too much when you're moving the system around.

Which case?

PCBONEZ wrote:

Which case?

Not my pictures though

http://technofile.com/articles/packardbellpc.html

Tetrium wrote:

kalloggs40 wrote:

ooooh not sure if I can fit any front fan on Packard bell, not even a rear one, I guess I may have to install a PCI extraction fan I guess. Both voodoo's don't have a fan on them or heatsinks.

I don't think a PCI fan will cut it as the direction of the airflow should move the air across the length of the cards. Front case fan would be best (if side panel fan opening is not available or you don't or can't rig one in there yourself) and it is possible to rig a fan in there (usually where the pc speaker is located) when one is a bit creative. Once put a fan in there by securing it with I think some sturdy foam I cut into shape. Can also add extra wires if you want to be sure the "fan assembly" won't move around too much when you're moving the system around.

I was thinking this device

Oh, that case. That's called the Pizza Tower. (I'm not 100% sure why...)
I thought you were working with a horizontal case.

That's a LOT of cooling for 11 watts.
I think I like Tetrium's front fan idea better though it doesn't have to be all the way front.
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PCBONEZ wrote:

Oh, that case. That's called the Pizza Tower. (I'm not 100% sure why...) I thought you were working with a horizontal case. […]
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Oh, that case. That's called the Pizza Tower. (I'm not 100% sure why...)
I thought you were working with a horizontal case.

That's a LOT of cooling for 11 watts.
I think I like Tetrium's front fan idea better though it doesn't have to be all the way front.
.

Not sure I might just put the sli idea in the Pentium 3, and I will not modify the Packard bell in anyway, in Australia its extremely rare and mine is excellent condition.

Tetrium wrote:

kalloggs40 wrote:

PCBONEZ wrote:

Voodoo 3 2000/3000 are 11 watts for the whole card. […]
Show full quote

Voodoo 3 2000/3000 are 11 watts for the whole card.

You can put a higher CFM fan in the PSU which will help both the PSU and the system without taking up more space.

I think Voodoo SLI is a bit much for a 486 though. (Gamers correct me if I'm wrong.)
.

Well I can always put the sli's in the Pentium 3 Acer Aspire 6400 800mhz would that be a better option? Only question is do the voodoo's take over for every 3d game or just 3dfx ones? I prefer to use the Savage 4 for games that use open gl or direct 3d.

Afaik, up until V2 it's just Glide 😀

Funny thing is Midtown Madness (First one) is not 3dfx yet it only starts with the voodoo 2, I guess I could always disable them in device manager before playing non 3dfx games.

kalloggs40 wrote:

PCBONEZ wrote:

Oh, that case. That's called the Pizza Tower. (I'm not 100% sure why...) I thought you were working with a horizontal case. […]
Show full quote

Oh, that case. That's called the Pizza Tower. (I'm not 100% sure why...)
I thought you were working with a horizontal case.

That's a LOT of cooling for 11 watts.
I think I like Tetrium's front fan idea better though it doesn't have to be all the way front.
.

Not sure I might just put the sli idea in the Pentium 3, and I will not modify the Packard bell in anyway, in Australia its extremely rare and mine is excellent condition.

You don't have to modify it.
You just need create a bracket that uses existing holes and will hold a fan such that it blows in the general direction of the card(s).
The goal is to have turbulent air flow (or at least a draft) so you don't get hot spots between the cards.

I don't see that slot-fan thing working well unless you leave a slot open on the intake side to let air to the blades.
That means it will take away two slots. - And frankly it's too big (powerful) for the application.
While it will help against hot spots it won't exchange any outside air so the average case internal temp will probably go up. (Some)

Q: If you put a fan inside a sealed box and turn it on does the inside of the box heat-up or cool-down?
A: It heats up. The motor dissipates heat so long as it's running. All the blades do is make the heat go in circles.
No exchange.
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I am going to stick with putting it in a Pentium 3, less bottleneck as well and a much better case for fans. Thanks for your advice and input.

You don't have to disable them. In most games you can choose which accelerator you want to use. Voodoo2 works perfectly fine in direct3d. In sli (with a p3 cpu) they will be twice as fast as a savage4....

meljor wrote:

Voodoo2 works perfectly fine in direct3d. In sli (with a p3 cpu) they will be twice as fast as a savage4....

Unfortunately - no.
I have Voodoo2 SLI in my test PC and use it with Radeon 9100 as the MinME test machine.
Have installed the last Win9x DX.
Have used DXdiags to test the Voodoo2 d3d capability (latest Voodoo2 3.02.02 Win9x drivers).
DX7 test - error.
DX8 test - works but dxdiags uses radeon 9100 for it (I have removed voodoo cable to be sure, yes - the test not uses Voodoo2).
DX9 test - not supported.
P.S. Glide and opengl are ok. Radeon 9100 ddraw, d3d7 and d3d8 tests are ok (d3d9 not supported of course).

I will retest later with different DX versions.