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Test Setup
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System Information
CPU
Intel Pentium III 866 MHz
Motherboard
Asus CUSL2, BIOS 1006a
Memory
Crucial PC133 CAS2setting 2-2-2-5/7
Network
3Com Etherlink 3C905TX
Hard Drive
IBM DTLA 307030, 7200 rpm, 30 GB
Software
Operating System
Windows 98 SE 4.10.2222 A
DirectX Version
8.0a
Quake 3 Arena
Retail versioncommand line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0
Mercedes Benz Truck Racing
Default Features
3DMark 2001
Downloadable Version
Aquamark 2.1
FSAA Disabled24 MB TexturesPixelshader: Off
BAPCo SYSmark 2000
Patch 5
Benchmarks - SYSmark 2000
As the benchmark results do not differ, I decided to drop the SYSmark chart. For all who want to know: Using the test setup described one the previous page, the system scores 175 SYSmark points in Windows 98 and 195 points in Windows 2000 Professional.
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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.