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== Best retro purpose == | == Best retro purpose == | ||
Mid Windows 98 era gaming, for DirectX 7 titles released before 2000 or as office computer. The best model is 900B, offering a good compromise between speed and compatibility. While the Ati Rage Mobility chipset does not have any Windows 3.1 support, the ESS Audio chipset offers great dos compatibility and the video chipset is very fast on VESA modes. The only relative drawback is that there is only 4MB of VRAM, too little for games such as Quake 3, despite the potential. The 800x600 resolution 12-inch display is the best choice since VRAM is less than 8MB, already limiting some games at 640x480 resolutions. All MS-DOS games run fast even on 640x480 resolutions. Good RAM expansion capabilities ensure that most games will be limited by the video chipset or the CPU more than the RAM size. | Mid Windows 98 era gaming, for DirectX 7 and OpenGL 1.1 titles released before 2000 or as office computer. The best model is 900B, offering a good compromise between speed and compatibility. While the Ati Rage Mobility chipset does not have any Windows 3.1 support, the ESS Audio chipset offers great dos compatibility and the video chipset is very fast on VESA modes. The only relative drawback is that there is only 4MB of VRAM, too little for games such as Quake 3, despite the potential. The 800x600 resolution 12-inch display is the best choice since VRAM is less than 8MB, already limiting some games at 640x480 resolutions. All MS-DOS games run fast even on 640x480 resolutions. Good RAM expansion capabilities ensure that most games will be limited by the video chipset or the CPU more than the RAM size. | ||
== Benchmarks == | == Benchmarks == | ||