First post, by squareguy
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Hello all, I lay down this CPU challenge for all Windows 98 builds. Let's face it, nobody ran games in software mode at high resolutions when Windows 98 reigned supreme because nothing was capable of doing so. Now we are building monstrous machines capable of running Windows 98 and I would like to see a benchmark to judge them by. I am currently building the fastest Windows 98 machine I have ever owned and I would love to see some comparisons. I do not expect to come out on top since I will not be overclocking any CPU's or FSB's on my box. It will be running 100% within designers specifications. At least we can see some real world CPU measure under Windows 98 and I think this may be a lot of fun! So, who is in?
Rules:
1. Use any computer hardware you want, overclock it as much as you want, use liquid nitrogen cooling... the sky is the limit.
2. The computer MUST be running Windows 98 and with official driver support.
3. Have fun and post results!
Download Quake 2 demo if you do not own the game here.
ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake2/q2-314-demo-x86.exe
Update Quake 2 to version 3.20 here.
ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake2/q2-3.20-x86.exe
You can check your version of Quake 2 by typing 'version' in the console and hitting enter
Running the Time Demo
EDIT: I would like to see submissions running at 1280x960 where possible.
Start Quake 2
Hit ~ key to bring down console
Type 'timedemo 1' and hit enter key
Type 'map demo1.dm2' and hit enter key
Hit ~ key to leave console
Look at results and post them
P.S. I would love to see some challenges from other users and I would like to participate in them too!
Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE
