First post, by retro games 100
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Head to head to head details:
Mobo A: Intel 440 BX slot 1 board (Asus P2B, 3 ISA slots), with a Powerleap adapter and a Celeron 1.4 Ghz CPU. 100 FSB, then some FSB OC'ing to 112 mhz.
Mobo B: AMD 751/756 chipset socket 462 board (Gigabyte GA-7IXE4, 2 ISA slots), with a 1.3 Ghz Palomino CPU (which has a 1500 "t-bird" rated value). 100 FSB, then some OC'ing to 110 FSB.
Mobo C: VIA KT133A board (QDI Kinetiz, 1 ISA slot to ensure that retro flavour is not lost), 133 FSB on the mobo by default, with a t-bird 1400 mhz CPU, 133 FSB version. Some fairly basic OC'ing will be done (7 mhz extra) to 140 FSB. Afterwards, for some extra testing, the t-bird 1400 mhz CPU will be upgraded to a t-bred 2400+ (2000 mhz) CPU. Finally, for the last test, this t-bred CPU will be replaced by a specially "unlocked" mobile barton CPU. (This "Mobo C" paragraph has been edited.)
Hardware: MSI nVidia Ti4200 graphics card (64 MB, 128-bit, NV25, 4x AGP). 1 stick of Infineon 256 MB PC-133 CL3 SDRAM.
Software: Windows 98 SE. "Sandra" means "Sandra 2002 Pro". "3Dmark '99" means "3Dmark 99 max" shareware version. 3Dmark "fe & se" means "first edition" and "second edition". Every 3Dmark test set to their "default" settings. V-sync always "off".
Mobo A tests
• Test 1 - No FSB overclocking:
Sandra CPU = 3850, 1879
Sandra Multimedia = 7440, 9026
3Dmark '99 = 9225, 18726
3Dmark 2000 = 8039
3Dmark 2001 fe = 7483
3Dmark 2001 se = 7541
Pcpbench LFB modes 130, 100, 103, 105 = 301.8, 137.2, 92.2, 66.3
Pcpbench non LFB modes 114, 118 = 26.6, 9.4
• Test 2 - FSB OC'd to 112:
Sandra CPU = 4307, 2102
Sandra Multimedia = 8310, 10082
3Dmark '99 = 10185, 20856
3Dmark 2000 = 9078
3Dmark 2001 fe = 8158
3Dmark 2001 se = 8229
Pcpbench LFB modes 130, 100, 103, 105 = 334.9, 152.7, 102.8, 73.7
Pcpbench non LFB modes 114, 118 = 29.6, 10.5
• Test 3 - FSB OC'd greater than 112 does not seem entirely stable, using the nVidia Ti4200. Some of the "demanding" 3Dmark tests did not complete successfully.
• Test 4 - FSB OC'd to 120. Please note that the Powerleap's voltage adapter was increased by just 1 "notch" to 1.6v.
Sandra CPU = 4612, 2254
Sandra Multimedia = 8909, 10808
3Dmark '99 = Failed.
Pcpbench LFB modes 130, 100, 103, 105 = 339.8, 157.8, 107.0, 77.6
Pcpbench non LFB modes 114, 118 = 30.6, 10.7
Mobo B tests
• Test 1 - No FSB overclocking:
Sandra CPU = 3592, 1802
Sandra Multimedia = 7139, 7782
3Dmark '99 = 8970, 20532
3Dmark 2000 = 8011
3Dmark 2001 fe = 6780
3Dmark 2001 se = 6826
Pcpbench LFB modes 130, 100, 103, 105 = 360.4, 160.0, 107.4, 76.4
Pcpbench non LFB modes 114, 118 = 22.3, 7.4
• Test 2 - FSB OC'd to 110:
Sandra CPU = 3878, 1964
Sandra Multimedia = 7779, 8474
3Dmark '99 = 9762, 22440
3Dmark 2000 = 8656
3Dmark 2001 fe = 7260
3Dmark 2001 se = 7344
Pcpbench LFB modes 130, 100, 103, 105 = 393.4, 175.1, 117.4, 83.5
Pcpbench non LFB modes 114, 118 = 24.3, 8.0
• Test 3 - FSB OC'd to 115. Windows 98 desktop froze at boot up time. Tests cannot be done.
Mobo C tests
• Test 1 - No FSB overclocking: (edited)
Sandra CPU = 3821, 1903
Sandra Multimedia = 7595, 8279
3Dmark '99 = 9959, 20319
3Dmark 2000 = 8930
3Dmark 2001 fe = 7559
3Dmark 2001 se = 7671
Pcpbench LFB modes 130, 100, 103, 105 = 409.1, 194.0, 133.8, 96.6
Pcpbench non LFB modes 114, 118 = 40.3, 14.3
• Test 2 - FSB OC'd by 7 Mhz to 140, from 133:
Sandra CPU = 4066, 2015
Sandra Multimedia = 8017, 8718
3Dmark '99 = 10208, 20902
3Dmark 2000 = 9309
3Dmark 2001 fe = 7804
3Dmark 2001 se = 7980
Pcpbench LFB modes 130, 100, 103, 105 = 428.7, 205.0, 141.3, 101.8
Pcpbench non LFB modes 114, 118 = 42.4, 15.1
• Test 3 - Upgrade CPU to a "t-bred" 2400+ (2000 Mhz). FSB not OC'd:
Sandra CPU = 5522, 2698
Sandra Multimedia = 10868, 12041
3Dmark '99 = 12237, 28742
3Dmark 2000 = 10325
3Dmark 2001 fe = 8168
3Dmark 2001 se = 8297
Pcpbench LFB modes 130, 100, 103, 105 = 532.9, 236.3, 155.5, 108.2
Pcpbench non LFB modes 114, 118 = 44.3, 14.9
• Test 4 - Upgrade CPU to an "unlocked" (16x multiplier) mobile barton, running at 2176 Mhz. FSB also OC'd to 136 FSB, from 133 FSB.
Sandra CPU = 6033, 2993
Sandra Multimedia = 11868, 13157
3Dmark '99 = 13650, 32476
3Dmark 2000 = 11757
3Dmark 2001 fe = 8765
3Dmark 2001 se = 8867
Pcpbench LFB modes 130, 100, 103, 105 = 707.9, 279.3, 173.6, 117.8
Pcpbench non LFB modes 114, 118 = 47.6, 15.9