Diamond Micronics C300 i440LX Slot-1
by Mike Andrawes on March 2, 1999 7:47 PM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
The Test
In recent times, choosing a motherboard cannot be completely determined by a Winstone score. Now, many boards come within one Winstone point of each other and therefore the need to benchmark boards against each other falls. Therefore you shouldn't base your decision entirely on the benchmarks you see here, but also on the technical features and advantages of this particular board, seeing as that will probably make the greatest difference in your overall experience.
AnandTech Motherboard Testing Methodology
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Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): |
Intel Pentium II 266 OEM |
| RAM: | 1 - 64MB Memory Man SEC PC100 SDRAM DIMM |
| Hard Drive(s): | Western Digital Caviar AC28400 - UltraATA |
| Video Card(s): | Matrox Millennium G200 (8MB SGRAM - AGP) |
| Bus Master Drivers: | Microsoft Win98 DMA Drivers |
| Video Drivers: | Matrox Millennium G200 Release 1677-411 |
| Operation System(s): | Windows 98 |
| Motherboard Revision: | Diamond Micronics C300 Revision B01 |
Windows 98 Performance |
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| Winstone | Quake 2 | ||
| Business 99 | Quake 2 demo1.dm2 | crusher.dm2 | |
| Intel Pentium II 266 (66MHz x 4.5) | 16.5 | 11.4 | 7.5 |
| Intel Celeron 366 (66MHz x 5.5) | 17.8 | 13.6 | 9.8 |
The Final Decision
With a price dipping near $60, the Diamond C300 is one of the least expensive Slot-1 motherboards available on the market today. While it is not the best board for tweakers (due to the lack of overclocked bus speeds) and is only an i440LX solution (and thus no upgrades to CPU's that require the 100MHz FSB), it certainly is a very stable and reliable motherboard that would be great as a very low cost Celeron solution.
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AnandTech Motherboard Rating |
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| Business | |
| Performance | 75% |
| Price | 92% |
| Ease of Use | 90% |
| Overclocked Stability | N/A |
| General Stability | 92% |
| Quality | 86% |
| Documentation | 75% |
| Reliability | 88% |
| Overall Rating | 85% |
Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology
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