But, what if the L3 was bad, and I'm using a 256MB ram stick? Still waiting on the 128MB stick to arrive. I tested with the external cache on and off on bios, difference was negligible.

Decided to run memtest86... Why does it say I don't have any L3 cache?! Shouldn't that be the motherboard cache? Could it be bad/dead and thus explain the slowdown? Please, anyone with a k6-2+... If you could share your results from memtest86 that would really help. (I'm using memtest86+ 5.01 floppy …

I guess the only next step I have is to wait for the ram (doubt it will help, wouldn't explain the big performance drop) then strip it down to the basics and build up, testing as I go. And after that, if it still doesn't change then I've no idea.... Would be interested to try with a non + CPU, but …

I ran the memory benchmarks in aida32 The attachments are at 600mhz, but when I set the multiplier to 5.5 the write speed actually went up to 115MBS. Due to this, I ran 3dmark99 at 550mhz, and got 2400/7369, a bit lower than previously, so I'm not sure why that write speed was higher when I slowed I …

Could this be related? K6-2+/III+ slowdown issues on ALi Aladdin V Unfortunately I don't see if they ever resolved that...

DRAM Timing options are just Normal or Fast DRAM Integrity options are just ECC or Parity

Right, I'm going to get to the bottom of this *raises fist to the sky* I don't have a 128MB stick, but I just ordered one, and should get that in a few days, then I'm going to strip the system down, to just what you suggested... and see what happens. Would it help at all, while waiting for that ram, …

I disabled USB in the bios, and disconnected the keyboard. 2478 3dmarks 7768 CPU 3dmarks So a very slight bump.

Thanks for the advice, I'll report back with my findings.

Yes, the pc has an onboard usb header, which I have a keyboard connected to, I need that because it only has one PS2 port for a mouse, and has an AT keyboard connector (I don't have an AT keyboard). So, if I disable that, then it's going to be hard to type.

17.7 FPS So.... What do I do about that 😅 I have an Aureal Vortex2 in a PCI slot.

Well.... I spent a good while reinstalling stuff, and it didn't help a bit 😣 Here's what I did, in order: Windows 98 SE (no SP or anything else) USB Driver ALi intergrated driver 2.13 Voodoo3 1.07.00 driver DirectX 7 Aureal SQ2500 driver Used ALi AGP tool to configure the AGP settings to what I had …

Thanks for the replies, I think I'll try reinstalling without the sp3 stuff, then try that update package cyclone3d recommended. Might take a while, but I'll report back with my findings.

Does anyone have a V3 3000 with an equivalent CPU, and can tell me what scores they get in 3dmark 99?

I've recently built a Retro PC, and i'm trying to identify if my Voodoo 3 is under performing. Basic specs: Gigabyte GA-5AA motherboard, Revision 3.2 with F6 bios. AMD K6-2+ @600mhz 256MB PC100 3DFX Voodoo 3 3000 AGP Windows 98 SE with SP3, Direct X 8.1 In 3dmark 99 i'm getting:- 3DMark Result 2428. …

After posting the question, I found some more threads here that basically confirm SoftMPU only works with real mode software. I actually have an MPU-401 intelligent clone isa card I could use, but don't have any way to connect it to this little PC I got without using a PC/104 ISA adapter (e.g. …

Question: Is it the case that games using Dos Extenders (e.g. DOS4GW) such as Doom & Duke 3D will not work with SoftMPU in Serial Midi mode? Background: So I got hold of a little industrial all-in-one pc board, and have been experimenting with setting it up as a Dos machine for classic gaming. I …