First post, by appiah4
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I have tried to do 1997/98 Pentium II builds twice now and I always end up going for a Pentium III build in the end. The PII is kind of underwhelming compared to a 233 MMX or SS7 options, 97/98 3d hardware is pretty damn bad (Savage3d, i740, Riva128 which suck, G200 and TNT are passable but underwhelming, a banshee eludes me) so I almost always skip to the idea of a Katmai Pentium III with a Vooodoo 3 or a slotket early Coppermine with a GF256 and a Voodoo 2 (no SLI for me for now as the other Voodoo 2 is in a Socket7 build).
And this is despite the PII being my most memorable historic upgrade going from a P120 software rendering to a PII 300 i740 and Voodoo 2. This setup really doesnt excite me today though. Does anyone else feel this way? Is there merit to a PII build that a PIII would be too fast for? And what 3d hardware do you usually use for PII builds?
And finally I have come in possession og a Via Apollo Pro Socket 370 motherboard with ISA slots but its an AT board with ATX power options. Is this a common PIII board type? Is it likely an early PIII board? What kind of build would be authentic with it?
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