The 150 MHz Project, Part 2

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The Test System

Besides the motherboard, the test setup has not changed since part one of this article.

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Test System
CPUIntel Pentium III
MotherboardAbit BE6-II, Intel 440BX chipset
RAM128 MB PC133 SDRAM, 7ns (Crucial/Micron) CL2
Hard DiskSeagate Barracuda ATA ST320430A20 GBytes, 7200 rpm
Graphics CardAsus V6600, nVIDIA GeForce 25632 MByte SDRAMnVIDIA Drivers 5.08 for Windows 98
Operating SystemWindows 98 SE 4.10.2222 A
Benchmarks and Setup
Office Applications BenchmarkBAPCo SYSmark2000
OpenGL Game BenchmarkQuake III ArenaRetail Versioncommand line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0Graphics detail set to 'Normal', 640x480x16Benchmark using 'Q3DEMO1'
Direct3D Game BenchmarkExpendableDownloadable Demo Versioncommand line = -timedemo640x480x16
Screen Resolution1024x768x85, 16 Bit
DirectX Version7.0
Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.