A Wicked Dual PIII/Voodoo5 Build

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Seeing that I've had to remove the Voodoo5 from my EPIC Socket 8 build in order for it to accommodate the two Voodoo2's that I purchased for the EPIC Dual Pentium Pro Build (Which just didn't want to work in that motherboard), I've had to come up with a new idea as to how to do the Voodoo5 the justice that it deserves!

So I've gone ahead and purchased a Supermicro "SUPER 370DE6 REV 1.2 Motherboard"!!!

JUST LOOK AT THIS MONSTER!!!

Here are its specifications according to its PDF user manual:

Here's its general block diagram:

Here's its info according to the Supermicro website: (notice the difference in max CPU MHz)

It will be installed in the Corsair CC-9011227-WW iCUE 7000X RGB Tempered Glass White Steel Full Tower Desktop Chassis that I originally purchased for my EPIC Dual Pentium Pro build!

And this gives you an idea as to how it will look, or how much of the case it will fill:

I have prepared the case so long by removing the parts that I won't need!

JUST LOOK AT THIS PILE OF SCRAP METAL THAT I"VE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR!!

I've also fitted the standoffs required to mount the E-ATX board and installed my seemingly small 750W Power Supply

Because the case is so large and doesn't have a drive bay to accommodate my SCSI optical drive, I plan to velcro it into position as you see it in the above picture, as it will be easy to wire up neatly in this position (The ribbon cable will be well hidden!) and there's plenty of space for the drive tray to extend towards the rear of the case!

So it's ready to receive this monster of a motherboard once it arrives from the US!

 

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These are the cards that I intend installing:

Voodoo5 5500 PCI Mac Version

Belkin F5U220 PCI 4 Port Internal PC USB Expansion Card (Any suggestions regarding a better card are welcome!)

ARECA 1130ML PCI-X RAID Card 256MB ECC Cache

Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS

 

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Less is More, so I've started to remove what I can to make it look better!

Ive removed the top radiator mount along with its dust filter and I've also removed the front dust filter to give the case a cleaner look! (I won't be using this system often, so the lack of dust filters doesn't really bother me!)

The removal of the top radiator mount along with its associated dust filter allows allot more light into the case and cleans up its look!

Because the front dust filter sits in-front of the front case fans, it seems to add a "blurriness", which I don't like! So its removal also makes the case look cleaner and sharper from the front!

Once the build's complete, I'll contact my supplier to see if I can't purchase another tempered glass door to replace the steel back door, as this should further improve its looks and feel! (And allow even more light in!)

As a matter of interest, I've been pricing Coppermine T's and the extra 133MHz on the 1.13GHz variant seems to cost $100 more on average! AND THAT'S PER CHIP!!! (Just crazy!!!)

It's crazy how a 1.13GHz Coppermine T can be ALLOT more expensive than a 1.4GHz Tualatin!!!

 

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Today I quickly took a first look at the nest of cables at the back of the motherboard tray!

I've removed both 3.5 inch hard drive racks and the included fan hub (as I wont be needing them and the fan hub added extra wires to the mess which aren't removable!)

The wiring for the USB 3.0 and USB-C ports are incompatible with this board (obviously), so they've been neatly folded away within the neat "wiring channel", that Corsair's included within this case!

I'll be making use of the Power Button, Reset Button, Power LED and audio connector in the case's IO Panel

All of this will be neatened up further once the Motherboard's fitted!

I've decided that I'll mount the SSD's within the Motherboard cavity, as I don't like the look of the ventilation on the top surface of the Power Supply cover, and the SSD's will do a good job of covering them!

I'll install 3 SSD's (Two in RAID 0 and the third as a storage disk!)

 

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The Motherboard's on the way from the US, so I've pretty much prepped the case so that I can drop it in to test it!

I have power running to the fan controller and thus I've been able to test all the fans.

I've also installed a SCSI hard drive with power, so I just need to plug it into the Motherboard and then it's good to go.

I've also installed the ATX power cable for the Motherboard, together with peripheral power to supply the Voodoo5 with power once it's slotted.

The default RGB setting is that of a rainbow, hence for now I've unplugged the RGB wires from the controller and will hopefully plug them in again once I have an appropriate PCI USB 2 card installed together with the software required to setup the RGB controller. (like I said before, NO RAINBOWS, as they're definitely not appropriate here!!!)

Once I complete this build, I'll ditch the MSI Power Supply and install one of these, as it'll be more appropriate: (In the mean time I just need to get everything up and running!)

 

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I've decided that I wont employ any RGB lighting in this build, so Ive removed the RGB wiring accordingly and the wiring now has the following layout, which neatens things up greatly:

 

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I may consider the cold cathode lighting, in which case I'd opt for the white light.

Here are some more pics of the motherboard: (It will more than likely arrive fitted with two low spec PIII's and just enough RAM to allow me to install and run XP in order to test it)