First post, by j^aws
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Okay, I've come to the conclusion that I'll never finish a build unless I start a thread documenting it. And even then, I may never finish it!
I thought I knew all the components for this build, but over the years, it has changed many times. I have two different boards in mind using VIA C3 Ezra-T CPUs - this is the first build. Specs:
Board: DFI ITOX3
Chipset: Intel 440BX
CPU: VIA Cyrix III, 1Ghz Ezra-T
Memory: 256MB SDRAM, CL2
On-board VGA: Chips & Technologies F69000, 2MB
The rest is subject to change...
So, this is the starting point, and some pics:
You can see the board has a SB-Link connection, so even though there are 6 ISA slots, I won't be able to resist chucking in a sound card like a YMF724...
I don't know much about the F69000 VGA, I believe Intel bought out Chips & Technologies. It's only 2MB, and probably slow. It does have a BIOS option forcing 60Hz, which I've noticed fixing aspect ratio in ZOOL. It has BIOS options for CRT/ LCD which seems unusual. I'll probably change to another VGA card...
That heatsink fan looks quiet being 80mm, but it's noisier than some 40mm fans I have ; it's gonna go. The VIA runs cool, so I could probably get away without a fan. I can overclock the Ezra-T to 1200 Mhz easily, so may keep the fan for that.
Some temps with the CPU running at 1125Mhz:
That's it for now. I'm not sure where I'm going with this build, but I'll try to get some benchmarks later (time permitting). And any requests, please feel free to ask.