Retromachine: RHR Benchmarking System Slot 1
This system comes to use when it fits the hardware being tested and represents (in its "default" configuration) a capable 3D retrogaming PC, without being top tier. It doesn't bottleneck most DX6.1 GPUs (as long as the resolution ist 1024x768 or higher) and is also still suitable for DX7 graphics...
Review: IWill XP333-R
Introduction The XP333-R is IWill's second mainboard using the ALi MAGiK 1 chipset. The big difference to the older KA266-R is, that IWill's XP333-R already uses the revised C1 stepping of the ALi MAGiK 1 chipset. The PCB was completely redesigned and faster DDR333 memory is now officially supported -...
ATI Rage Fury SGR (Rage 128 GL) (109-61300-00)
Overview / Specs Chip Type: Chip Clock: Memory Clock: Memory Size: Memory Type: Memory Interface: ATI Rage 128 GL 90 MHz 90 MHz 32 MB SGRAM 128 Bit Performance CARD ATI Rage 128 Ultra 16MB 64-bit ATI Rage Fury SGRAM Asus V3400TNT (TNT1) PERFORMANCE 1024x768 16Bit 39,00 FPS 34,14 FPS...
ATI Rage Fury Pro SDR (Rage 128 Pro) (109-63100-10)
Overview / Specs Chip Type: Chip Clock: Memory Clock: Memory Size: Memory Type: Memory Interface: ATI Rage 128 Pro 118 MHz 140 MHz 16/32 MB SDRAM 128 Bit There are also 32 MB models of this card with the same P/N around. Both 16 and 32 MB cards have a...
Review: EpoX EP-8KHA+
Introduction With the first BIOS version dated to late September 2001 and the first reviews dated to early October 2001, the EpoX 8KHA+ was one of the very first KT266A boards available on the market. The PCB Layout remained unchanged compared to its predecessor 8KHA with the KT266 chipset. Only...
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REVIEWS: Classic hardware revisited, reviewed and evaluated with today's knowledge of things.
Welcome to RETROHARDWARE-REVIEWS!
I spent the past ten months creating this place as well as enough content for the launch and decided to go live now, even though the content is only at ~95% of what I planned it to be for the start. But my promised, extended launch date was January of 2023, and I don't want to wait any longer.
For now, the reviews found here are limited to Socket A motherboards. For the future, you can expect a neverending stream of hardware (primarily graphics cards) that I collected in over 20 years. The main focus will be hardware from ~1997 to ~2007 and I can promise reviews of rare and interesting stuff and excessive comparisons and benchmarks, which weren't done in this kind of way yet.