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From: pjgtech@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Peter Gagg")
Subject: Re: Hey, What are you all running?!
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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 18:30:51 GMT
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In article <3655D62E.51979E26@ix.netcom.com>, tgaylor2@ix.netcom.com 
(pts(.com)) wrote:

> Hello again everyone,
> 
> If you don't remember me, I brought you the original 3dfx patch for 
> Cart
> Precision Racing from respectable :Source" so if ya remember me, 
> Hello
> again. If not, well now you know me ;)
> 
> Any ways, I sold my 12mg Voodoo2 card a while ago when I was 
getting
> burned out on gaming but I'm getting the itch again and I want you 
> guys
> to tell me what your running for your systems for stellar game 
play.
> 
> I have been hearing that the most affordable "game" setup is the 
> Albit
> BH6 board with a Intel Celeron 333, is there any truth to this? Are 
> the
> Celerons still over clocking in the mid 400hz range? With the board 
> and
> chip your only in the mid $200.00 range which is perfect for what 
> I'm
> wanting to do, build a faster game machine.
> 
> Thanks for your input and look forward to hearing from you all.
> Best Regards,

I run an Abit bx6 (basically the same as a bh6 m/b) and a 333A 
Celeron cpu, but this cpu only o/clocks to 375!    8-(

I've heard the 300A is *much* better at o/clocking, 450 is almost 
guarenteed? (The 300A is multiplier locked at 4.5 so 4.5 x 100 is 
easy, however, the 333A is multiplier locked at 5, and 5 x 100 is 
pushing it a bit too far!)

Make sure you do get a 300A or 333A as these cpu's have the 128kb 
cache, the plain 266 & 300 Celerons do *NOT* have the 128kb cache, 
and beleive me, the cache makes all the difference.

Also invest in some pc100 (100 MHz) SDRam memory as this will help 
your system fly using the 100MHz front side bus on your new m/b.

Even using my bx6 with the cpu at a *measly* 375Mhz, and 128Mb ram 
and Voodoo2, it still really kicks ass......

8-)

*Peter*   #:-)
