Hope no-body minds me posting here, but I'm in the process of upgrading my
lowly P60 system to something a bit faster, and it's come to my attention
that many off you know more than a thing or two about PC's!
So which board do you recommend for speed/expandability etc.
I currently use F1GP2 and Indycar 2, and as you all know, F1 is a tad
processor hungry.
Thanks in advance.
> Hope no-body minds me posting here, but I'm in the process of upgrading my
> lowly P60 system to something a bit faster, and it's come to my attention
> that many off you know more than a thing or two about PC's!
> So which board do you recommend for speed/expandability etc.
> I currently use F1GP2 and Indycar 2, and as you all know, F1 is a tad
> processor hungry.
> Thanks in advance.
> >I was running a p90 and had to upgrade my M Board to get a faster chip .
> >I puchased a G586IPC 512k cache board for like $140 and the change from
> >a 256k board was "Drastic" to say the least .I would say to make sure
> >you get a 512k with pipeline burst anything less will strange your
> >performance .
> Everything else I've read has lead me to believe that the difference in
> performance in going from 256K to 512K cache is minimal, at least in the
> typical Pentium systems when I was researching (P133). Around 5%. Are you
> sure the change wasn't due from going from perhaps a substandard MB
> (Neptune?) to a good performer?
BTW, on my old 486 system, everyone agreed it would do me little good,
but I gained something like 20% frame rate. Never compared any of my
Pentium systems, because I have never bought a MB with anything but 512K
since!!
The typical 486 has a 33 MHz, 32-bit path to main memory. The typical
Pentium has a 66 mHz, 64-bit path to main memory. More cache helps more
on a 486 because cache misses are more painful.
To answer the original poster's off-topic question, the best Pentium
motherboard right now is probably the Abit IT5H version 1.5. About
$140. Check out http://sysdoc.pair.com for a review. 512K cache
is standard. :->
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>It's not a big gain. But 5% for $20 is quite a deal. Upgrading a
>Pentium 166 to a Pentium 200, for example, is also worth about 5%,
>but costs ten times as much.
>>BTW, on my old 486 system, everyone agreed it would do me little good,
>>but I gained something like 20% frame rate.
>The typical 486 has a 33 MHz, 32-bit path to main memory. The typical
>Pentium has a 66 mHz, 64-bit path to main memory. More cache helps more
>on a 486 because cache misses are more painful.
>> Never compared any of my
>>Pentium systems, because I have never bought a MB with anything but 512K
>>since!!
>To answer the original poster's off-topic question, the best Pentium
>motherboard right now is probably the Abit IT5H version 1.5. About
>$140. Check out http://sysdoc.pair.com for a review. 512K cache
>is standard. :->
>--
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> Whatever you buy, don't buy VX chipset MB. If you want to use SDRAM,
> go with TX MB. HX chipset performs very well if you want to stick with
> EDORAM. There are other chipsets that seem to perform very well.
> My system is Intel P150 running at 166 (83*2), Asus P/I-P2T4 rev. 3.1,
> 32 MB EDORAM, Intergraph Reactor (Intense 3D).
> I tried IBM/Cyrix 686 P166+ running at 150 MHz (75*2). I couldn't run
> Indyfast with IBM, so the maximum frame rate I got was 18. I usually get
> close to 30 fps with Intel.
> Hope this helps.
> --
> "At the beginning of any project, a high level of e***ment
> can be found with a low level of execution." - Trevor Harris
Tim
It's slower than both the HX and TX. Also it can only cache up to 64MB of
RAM (some HX boards go up to 512MB). The TX is limited in this respect as
well, but it adds onboard UltraATA/33 (double the peak speed of regular IDE
controllers), some pretty cool power features, onboard USB ports, etc.
Unlike the HX, both the VX and TX can use SDRAM. Basically the VX is not
worth getting anymore. If you want/need more than 64MB of EDO RAM, get an
HX. If you'd rather have the ease of use (expecially when over-clocking to
higher bus speeds) of SDRAM go for the TX.
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Whatever you buy, don't buy VX chipset MB. If you want to use SDRAM,
go with TX MB. HX chipset performs very well if you want to stick with
EDORAM. There are other chipsets that seem to perform very well.
My system is Intel P150 running at 166 (83*2), Asus P/I-P2T4 rev. 3.1,
32 MB EDORAM, Intergraph Reactor (Intense 3D).
I tried IBM/Cyrix 686 P166+ running at 150 MHz (75*2). I couldn't run
Indyfast with IBM, so the maximum frame rate I got was 18. I usually get
close to 30 fps with Intel.
Hope this helps.
--
"At the beginning of any project, a high level of e***ment
can be found with a low level of execution." - Trevor Harris
You might want to check out this excellent web page on this
very subject:
Tom's Hardware Page http://sysdoc.pair.com/
-Eric
recently upgraded, P5-90 to P5-150 w/ new Tyan motherboard
Thanks Dave. I went to the site as you suggested and this definately looks
like the board to buy. Trouble is I can't find a stockist in the UK who
sells them! (yet). Any Ideas?
Thanks again.
> To answer the original poster's off-topic question, the best Pentium
> motherboard right now is probably the Abit IT5H version 1.5. About
> $140. Check out http://sysdoc.pair.com for a review. 512K cache
> is standard. :->
> --
