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--- blog:pentium_pc_compaq_armada_1750 [2025/03/13 20:41] – [Faults] john
+++ blog:pentium_pc_compaq_armada_1750 [2025/03/15 11:39] (current) – [Benchmarks] john
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 **Specs**
-   * Intel Pentium II: 400MHz - this is actually the best possible processor for the Armada 1750, so I see this as a win, and I'll likely leave it as-is, rather than upgrading to the PIII module.
+   * Intel Pentium II: 366MHz (shows as 400MHz in the diagnostic screen, but all other software identifies it as 366MHz... the MMC-2 module itself is marked as a 366)
    * ATI Rage LT 4MB (AGP) video
    * 14" TFT LCD @ 1024x768
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 __Fortunately none of the above issues are deal-breakers__; I only intended to use the motherboard from this machine, since the //second// laptop has by far the best case, plastics and screen.
-===== The Frankenstein =====
+====== The Frankenstein ======
+The Frankenstein is my combination of parts from all three machines to get the best working setup possible.
+It has:
+   * Case from the second machine
+   * Screen from the second machine
+   * Keyboard from the second machine
+   * Motherboard and CPU module from the third machine
+   * Floppy drive and CD-ROM from the first machine (since they were both tested working)
+   * Main battery from the third machine (since it at least partially holds a charge)
+This leaves me with the following parts:
+   * 1x Armada 1750 with:
+      * PII-333
+      * 64MB RAM
+      * Won't power on
+      * Stuck pixel vertical line on screen
+   * 1x Armada 1750 with:
+      * PII-366
+      * 64MB RAM
+      * Error 102 System Board Failure
+Plus the following spares:
+   * 2x Floppy drives
+   * 2x CD-ROM drives (1 with cracked mounting bracket)
+   * 1x Spare main battery
+   * 2x HDD caddy trays
+=== Frankenstein Pictures ===
+{{:blog:pentium:armada1750:img20250315102843.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:pentium:armada1750:img20250315102912.jpg?225|}}
+{{:blog:pentium:armada1750:img20250315102925.jpg?200|}}
+PC Player benchmarks:
+{{:blog:pentium:armada1750:img20250315103119.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:pentium:armada1750:img20250315103159.jpg?400|}}
+Quake; 320x240 and 640x480 benchmarks:
+{{:blog:pentium:armada1750:img20250315103232.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:pentium:armada1750:img20250315103327.jpg?400|}}
+Doom; low details and high details benchmarks:
+{{:blog:pentium:armada1750:img20250315103353.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:pentium:armada1750:img20250315103428.jpg?400|}}
+Landmark and Speedsys benchmarks:
+{{:blog:pentium:armada1750:img20250315103440.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:pentium:armada1750:img20250315104024.jpg?400|}}
+==== Benchmarks ====
+^ Test                 ^ Base Config   ^ +FASTVID      ^
+| 3DBench 1.0c         | 233 fps       | 276 fps       |
+| Chris 3D Bench       | 180 fps       | 180 fps       |
+| Chris 3D Bench SVGA  | 102 fps       | 102 fps       |
+| PC Player VGA        | 90.1 fps      | 89.9 fps      |
+| PC Player SVGA       | 47.2 fps      | 47.2 fps      |
+| Doom (low detail)    | 211 realtics  | 191 realtics  |
+| Doom (high detail)   | 896 realtics  | 658 realtics  |
+| Quake (320x200)      | 73.8 fps      | 73.6 fps      |
+| Quake (360x480)      | 33.2 fps      | 32.9 fps      |
+| Quake (640x480)      | 26.8 fps      | 26.8 fps      |
+| Norton SI            | 915.3         | 915.3         |
+| Landmark CPU         | 4563 MHz      | 4563 MHz      |
+| Landmark FPU         | 5956 MHz      | 5956 MHz      |
+| Landmark Video       | 21845         | 21845         |
+<code>
+Fastvid: FASTVID.EXE 111 4 40000000
+</code>
+Oddly on this system enabling FASTVID / write combining makes almost no difference what so ever.