First post, by Irinikus
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The main board has the following specs: (Disregard the CPU specs given, as I got these specs off another site)
The machine features integrated graphics with 1MB of video ram, and only has 2x 16-bit ISA and 1x 32-bit VESA expansion slots available.
So the question is: Do I disable the onboard graphics and slot a DIAMOND STEALTH 64 DRAM VLB and slot one of these ISA SCSI cards (Perceptive Solutions Easycache SCSI B1 1200 ISA Card):
Or do I slot one of these: (Adaptec AHA-2842A VL SCSI Master VLB SCSI Floppy Controller)
And use the onboard graphics (I can maybe look at swapping out the 1MB chip for a 2MB, which would require solder work, as the chip isn't socketed.)
In your opinion which setup would offer better all round performance as far as drive and video performance go? (This machine will remain a 486 DX4 100, even though the board can accept a Pentium Overdrive chip)
The system currently doesn't have any external cache chips fitted, so I'll have to fit some!