skel2raw wrote on 2020-09-19, 12:14:
Oh I see... do you know what kind of cards are affeccted by this?
The GeForce 256 was known to wreak havoc during that time, however even a Voodoo 3 card has ~ 15W of power draw, and this can be an issue with some boards (not sure about the 5AX, though, I never tested it, although I don't think I've seen anyone complaining about this when it comes to this particular board, regardless of revision).
Generally speaking, when it comes to SS7, I think there are only two good options: A Voodoo 3, or a GeForce 2 MX. However, the GeForce can be unstable on many SS7 boards out of the box, so you might need to brace yourself for a few days/weeks of debugging - until you find the right combination of BIOS version / BIOS settings / driver versions ). A Voodoo 3 is generally preferred by many, because it can be quite stable on SS7 (since it's not using any AGP specific features). However, it needs 3 times the power of the GeForce 2 MX, which can be a problem with some boards. Also, it's a bit too expensive nowadays.
The Voodoo Banshee can be a cheaper option (although, IMO this one is more suitable for a Socket 7 Pentium MMX build).
1 x PLCC-68 / 2 x PGA132 / 5 x Skt 3 / 9 x Skt 7 / 12 x SS7 / 1 x Skt 8 / 14 x Slot 1 / 5 x Slot A
5 x Skt 370 / 8 x Skt A / 2 x Skt 478 / 2 x Skt 754 / 3 x Skt 939 / 7 x LGA775 / 1 x LGA1155
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