New upgraded BPPC

AMIGAZ · 18 July 2006, 21:35

Got my upgraded BPPC card today, it was a '040@25mhz 603e@200mhz but not it's upgraded with a '060@50mhz which is the latest version which is the best to overclock which I'll do when I get my hands on a 66mhz crystal because the card is now fitted with a clock crystal socket so it's easy to change clock crystal
This is quite an unfinished project as you can see, still need some harddrive cables and clean up some cable mess

Plan to fit a Terratec 512i soundcard, 100mbit Realtek network card, Voodoo 5500 and later on a Spider USB card
Looking for an internal scandoubler/flickerfixer so I can use this machine for some retrogaming too

keropi · 18 July 2006, 23:30

nicely done!

I have also 2 of those winner towers now, they are very nice!

my desks are a mess now, 3 towers, 2 1200 m/bs, g-rex, zorroIV, mediatorZIV and all parts on top of them, I am on the process of building 2 towers, a bppc/medZIV/ZIV and a 030 one....

DoctorQ · 18 July 2006, 23:35

Looks good to me, congratulations on the upgrade. Have thought of getting my own BPPC board upgraded, but then the information on my box doesn't match with the card

However, one question; why Voodoo 5 5500? If you plan on playing 3D games, you will be limited to 8 MB RTG memory anyway.

As a side note; I had the Mediator PCI 1200, the same as you have installed, and IIRC it had no support for Terratec 512i cards. AFAIK only the big box Mediators and Mediator SX can use a Terratec 512i card. Furthermore it wasn't possible to get a Voodoo 4 4500 up and running with the Mediator PCI 1200, even though it worked fine in a Mediator PCI 4000 (the Voodoo 4 was a special version, so you might not have any problems using a Voodoo 5).

-EDIT-

Apparantly the new busboards can use a Terratec 512i, so maybe I was just unlucky with my Mediator PCI 1200, as the Terratec worked in both the Mediator PCI 4000 and the Mediator ZIV as well.

keropi · 18 July 2006, 23:46

yeah, the voodoo5 makes no sense... get a 3000 ...

AMIGAZ · 19 July 2006, 12:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoctorQ

Looks good to me, congratulations on the upgrade. Have thought of getting my own BPPC board upgraded, but then the information on my box doesn't match with the card

However, one question; why Voodoo 5 5500? If you plan on playing 3D games, you will be limited to 8 MB RTG memory anyway.

As a side note; I had the Mediator PCI 1200, the same as you have installed, and IIRC it had no support for Terratec 512i cards. AFAIK only the big box Mediators and Mediator SX can use a Terratec 512i card. Furthermore it wasn't possible to get a Voodoo 4 4500 up and running with the Mediator PCI 1200, even though it worked fine in a Mediator PCI 4000 (the Voodoo 4 was a special version, so you might not have any problems using a Voodoo 5).

-EDIT-

Apparantly the new busboards can use a Terratec 512i, so maybe I was just unlucky with my Mediator PCI 1200, as the Terratec worked in both the Mediator PCI 4000 and the Mediator ZIV as well.

The Voodoo 5 is the only compatible gfx card I have at the moment, it was left after I swiched gfx card in my A4000 for a Voodoo 3000.
As soon as I have a Voodoo 3000 I'll ditch the Voodoo 5 because it sucks....just draws more power, produces more heat and you can't play Earth 2140, Nightlong or Wipeout 2097 coorectly with it.
Are you sure I can't use the Terratec 512i? my Mediator is equipped with the Mach Chips upgrade

DoctorQ · 19 July 2006, 13:43

Quote:

Are you sure I can't use the Terratec 512i? my Mediator is equipped with the Mach Chips upgrade

So did mine, but it still didn't work. Anyway, there is only one way to find out

AMIGAZ · 22 July 2006, 18:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoctorQ

So did mine, but it still didn't work. Anyway, there is only one way to find out

Yeah, the hard way

Have to resolve some problems here first, haven't got a single PPC ganme to work properly
Feels like ther first Mediator 1200 board is a big hump of incompatability

I clearly remember now why I abondoned the Mediator and the tower and put the Blizzard 1260 I had back then back into an A1200D

Unknown_K · 23 July 2006, 05:34

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the major reason you guys tower 1200's and buy expensive PPC hardware?

I can see wanting room for more hd's and cdroms and having heating issues with 040's or faster because of the desktop case, but do you realy see much improvement in normal activities with PPC processors and PCI cards?

Slayer · 23 July 2006, 06:01

just because they can I think...

hell, I'm about as mad an Amiga user as you can get but I have no intention of overclocking or jamming these available solutions into any of my machines...

a serious setup is enough, you don't need a crazy set up...

at the moment I am looking at a A1 or a Peg2 or both, who the hell cares

and have an interest in these other modern PPC board solutions for A4000s etc... I have 8 A4000s alone...

Some people just like retro games and some software... I just want to keep using AmigaOS...

and I am happy and do not question other peoples interests in other cpus... I like them staying OVER there

DDNI · 27 October 2006, 00:29

Why doesnt the Voodoo 5 work with Noightlong etc....??

Bamiga2002 · 27 October 2006, 10:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unknown_K

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the major reason you guys tower 1200's and buy expensive PPC hardware?

I can see wanting room for more hd's and cdroms and having heating issues with 040's or faster because of the desktop case, but do you realy see much improvement in normal activities with PPC processors and PCI cards?

This kinda reminded me of an older thread

: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=18309

keropi · 27 October 2006, 10:54

ppc/pci rulez on a 4000
but is useless for whdload gaming...

jack-3d · 01 June 2011, 12:58

Today my upgraded BPPC from Stachu100 arrived (603+/330 + 060/66). I have ready A1200 tower system including G-Rex PCI (Voodoo3 3k) for that. Question is can G-Rex run on overclocked BPPC? I mean does is run on 66 MHz bus?

Bamiga2002 · 06 November 2011, 17:48

Stachu has been a busy man, my card (same specs!) arrived some time ago too

Enjoy the PPC and don't forget to join the Blizzard PPC group (see sig)

!

8bitbubsy · 13 December 2011, 18:27

My Blizzard 2060 with a "latest mask" 060 overclocks to 64MHz with just a heatsink (no fan) and it runs super stable. These 060s rule!

Paul_s · 13 December 2011, 18:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8bitbubsy

My Blizzard 2060 with a "latest mask" 060 overclocks to 64MHz with just a heatsink (no fan) and it runs super stable. These 060s rule!

when (if) you get bored of your 2060 i have a 2000 which would be more than welcoming

8bitbubsy · 13 December 2011, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul_s

when (if) you get bored of your 2060 i have a 2000 which would be more than welcoming

You mean that you want my 2060? Then you're in luck, I stockd my A2000 back to defaults because I want to use it for retro stuff, and my A4000 as my main Amiga. But enough thread hi-jacking, we can take this over PM. Send me a PM if you're interested in it. I also have kick 3.1 for A2000, PAL minimegi-CHIP for A2000, Picasso II.

orange · 13 December 2011, 20:45

where do you buy '060 CPUs? ebay?

roy bates · 14 December 2011, 00:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by orange

where do you buy '060 CPUs? ebay?

yep theres tons on ebay,or failing that try amibay.

18 July 2006, 21:35	#1
AMIGAZ Amiga-Mad Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sweden Age: 47 Posts: 1,291	New upgraded BPPC Got my upgraded BPPC card today, it was a '040@25mhz 603e@200mhz but not it's upgraded with a '060@50mhz which is the latest version which is the best to overclock which I'll do when I get my hands on a 66mhz crystal because the card is now fitted with a clock crystal socket so it's easy to change clock crystal This is quite an unfinished project as you can see, still need some harddrive cables and clean up some cable mess Plan to fit a Terratec 512i soundcard, 100mbit Realtek network card, Voodoo 5500 and later on a Spider USB card Looking for an internal scandoubler/flickerfixer so I can use this machine for some retrogaming too Attached Thumbnails

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18 July 2006, 23:30	#2
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	nicely done! I have also 2 of those winner towers now, they are very nice! my desks are a mess now, 3 towers, 2 1200 m/bs, g-rex, zorroIV, mediatorZIV and all parts on top of them, I am on the process of building 2 towers, a bppc/medZIV/ZIV and a 030 one....

18 July 2006, 23:35	#3
DoctorQ What?? Who?? DoctorQ!! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rødding/Denmark Age: 43 Posts: 314	Looks good to me, congratulations on the upgrade. Have thought of getting my own BPPC board upgraded, but then the information on my box doesn't match with the card However, one question; why Voodoo 5 5500? If you plan on playing 3D games, you will be limited to 8 MB RTG memory anyway. As a side note; I had the Mediator PCI 1200, the same as you have installed, and IIRC it had no support for Terratec 512i cards. AFAIK only the big box Mediators and Mediator SX can use a Terratec 512i card. Furthermore it wasn't possible to get a Voodoo 4 4500 up and running with the Mediator PCI 1200, even though it worked fine in a Mediator PCI 4000 (the Voodoo 4 was a special version, so you might not have any problems using a Voodoo 5). -EDIT- Apparantly the new busboards can use a Terratec 512i, so maybe I was just unlucky with my Mediator PCI 1200, as the Terratec worked in both the Mediator PCI 4000 and the Mediator ZIV as well.

18 July 2006, 23:46	#4
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	yeah, the voodoo5 makes no sense... get a 3000 ...

23 July 2006, 05:34	#8
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 56 Posts: 1,381	Excuse my ignorance, but what is the major reason you guys tower 1200's and buy expensive PPC hardware? I can see wanting room for more hd's and cdroms and having heating issues with 040's or faster because of the desktop case, but do you realy see much improvement in normal activities with PPC processors and PCI cards?

23 July 2006, 06:01	#9
Slayer Amiga Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 57 Posts: 695	just because they can I think... hell, I'm about as mad an Amiga user as you can get but I have no intention of overclocking or jamming these available solutions into any of my machines... a serious setup is enough, you don't need a crazy set up... at the moment I am looking at a A1 or a Peg2 or both, who the hell cares and have an interest in these other modern PPC board solutions for A4000s etc... I have 8 A4000s alone... Some people just like retro games and some software... I just want to keep using AmigaOS... and I am happy and do not question other peoples interests in other cpus... I like them staying OVER there

27 October 2006, 00:29	#10
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,441	Why doesnt the Voodoo 5 work with Noightlong etc....??

27 October 2006, 10:54	#12
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	ppc/pci rulez on a 4000 but is useless for whdload gaming...

01 June 2011, 12:58	#13
jack-3d kLiker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Brno / Czech Republic Posts: 371	Today my upgraded BPPC from Stachu100 arrived (603+/330 + 060/66). I have ready A1200 tower system including G-Rex PCI (Voodoo3 3k) for that. Question is can G-Rex run on overclocked BPPC? I mean does is run on 66 MHz bus?

06 November 2011, 17:48	#14
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Stachu has been a busy man, my card (same specs!) arrived some time ago too Enjoy the PPC and don't forget to join the Blizzard PPC group (see sig) !

13 December 2011, 18:27	#15
8bitbubsy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 1,725	My Blizzard 2060 with a "latest mask" 060 overclocks to 64MHz with just a heatsink (no fan) and it runs super stable. These 060s rule!

13 December 2011, 20:45	#18
orange Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belgrade Posts: 567	where do you buy '060 CPUs? ebay?

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