First post, by Bancho
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Hi Guys,
I'm currently planning my next build and I am stuck between which of the two platforms to use so would like the advice and opinions of the forum. I want to use this mainly for DOS games and earlier Windows games etc. I have these two systems available.
AMD will be built around a K6-2 500mhz on an Asus P5A V1.06 board (Compatibility issues with the + cpu's)
Celeron will be built around a Mendocino 466mhz Celeron on a Shuttle Hot 687z 440ZX motherboard.
To complement the system i have 128mb Ram, 3DFX Voodoo 3 3000 AGP, Labway YMF724-V PCI card with SB-Link herader.
The 687z has a SB-Link header while the P5A does not, so sound comparability in DOS should be better on the Celeron system.
If i get the time i will try and assemble both systems and run some benchmarks, but interested to hear which one you would build and why.
On another note, what are peoples thoughts on running a K6-2/3+ CPU on the Ali Aladdin V chipset. I understand that on the P5A V1.06 there is a performance deficit due to problems with this particular board, But what would be the opinion on using a + CPU for flexibility regarding down-clocking and cache disabling through setmul. Would the performance hit be enough to effect the dos range of games?