First post, by pete8475
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Update Sep 9th 2023:
I've completely scrapped the AT case/motherboard. Various little things were annoying me, no working front USB/USB 2.0 speed, no airflow, no room for TI4200 or FX5700, etc. So I've started over with the same CPU and RAM in an ATX case with a Tyan Slot 1 motherboard. I'll post some details and pics later tonight.
Previously this was titled:
K6-3+ 600 Socket 7 System - DISASTER
Aug 29th 3:21AM Update:
So after playing a long session of Quake 3 tonight the machine locked up solid. I powered it off and back on and got nothing, no post, no beeps. I've narrowed it down to either the motherboard or CPU. So I've set everything to the side for now and to fill my Win 98 gaming needs I've pulled out my long ignored Pentium 3 600 machine and swapped all the other bits into it (CF card, sound, video, etc.) and I have to say the P3 is considerably faster than the K6 was. This has also fixed an issue I noticed on the K6 where 3dmark 2001 would bluescreen on the second test every single time. I really wasn't concerned because it's 3dmark and games were working but it does run that test every time now without fail.
Original post:
I've been playing around with some socket 7 stuff for a long time now and got side-tracked and honestly kind of forgot about it for most of this year.
Anyway I've finally got my SS7 system to a point I'm happy with and have been using it regularly to play old Win98 and DOS games lately.
Specs:
ACorp 5ali61 rev D
K6-3+ 600 (modded K6-2+ purchased on ebay)
256MB PC100 CL2 RAM
Radeon 9200 AGP 128MB
LG 52X CD-ROM
Kingston 128GB SD Card
Promise Ultra 133X2
Soundblaster AWE 64
Linksys LNE100 NIC
Techmedia AT case
Coolermaster 460 ATX powersupply with AT adaptor
Win 98SE
Benchmarks:
Quake 3 (1024x768, max detail) - 30.1fps
3dmark 99max - 3301
3dmark 2000 - 3448
EDIT - pics of machine and more benchmark results on the way shortly.