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  • General Settings
    Desktop
    Resolution: 1024x768
    Color Depth: 16-bit
    V-Sync: Disabled

    ASUS A7M266 (1.2GHz Athlon / PC2100)
    Motherboard part number: A7M266
    Processor: AMD Athlon 1.2GHz (133/266 MHz External)
    Memory: 256 MB Micron PC2100 CAS 2.5 DDR SDRAM
    Motherboard: ASUS A7M266
    Motherboard north bridge chip set: AMD 761 DDR
    Motherboard south bridge chip set: VIA 686B
    AMD/VIA specific drivers:
    INF: 1.02b
    AGP: 4.05
    IDE: 3.011
    IRQ: 1.3a
    Video Card: Creative Labs 3D Blaster Annihilator2 ULTRA (6.31)
    Hard-Drive: IBM 30GB Deskstar 7200RPM DMA/100
    IDE Interface: Ultra ATA/100
    Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
    CD/DVD: Toshiba 48x CD-ROM
    Power Supply: Sparkle 350 watt
    Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows 2000 Professional

    Iwill KA266-R DDR (1.2GHz Athlon / PC2100)
    Motherboard part number: KA266-R
    Processor: AMD Athlon 1.2GHz (133/266 MHz External)
    Memory: 256 MB Micron PC2100 CAS 2.5 DDR SDRAM
    Motherboard: Iwill KA266-R DDR
    Motherboard north bridge chip set: Ali MAGik1
    Motherboard south bridge chip set: Ali M1535D+A1
    Video Card: Creative Labs 3D Blaster Annihilator2 ULTRA (6.31)
    Hard-Drive: IBM 30GB Deskstar 7200RPM DMA/100
    IDE Interface: Ultra ATA/100
    Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
    CD/DVD: Toshiba 48x CD-ROM
    Power Supply: Sparkle 350 watt
    Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows 2000 Professional

    AMD 760 DDR (1.2GHz Athlon / PC2100)
    Motherboard part number: Corona EVT8
    Processor: AMD Athlon 1.2GHz (133/266 MHz External)
    Memory: 256 MB Micron PC2100 CAS 2.5 DDR SDRAM
    "Motherboard: AMD ""Corona"" EVT8 Reference Platform"
    Motherboard north bridge chip set: AMD 760 DDR
    Motherboard south bridge chip set: AMD 766
    AMD/VIA specific drivers:
    INF: 1.02b
    AGP: 4.05
    IDE: 3.011
    IRQ: 1.3a
    Video Card: Creative Labs 3D Blaster Annihilator2 ULTRA (6.31)
    Hard-Drive: IBM 30GB Deskstar 7200RPM DMA/100
    IDE Interface: Ultra ATA/100
    Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
    CD/DVD: Toshiba 48x CD-ROM
    Power Supply: Sparkle 350 watt
    Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows 2000 Professional

    Asus A7V SDR (1.2GHz Athlon / PC133)
    Motherboard part number: ASUS A7V
    Processor: AMD Athlon 1.2GHz (100/200 MHz External)
    Memory: 256 MB Micron PC2100 CAS 2.5 DDR SDRAM
    Motherboard: ASUS A7V
    Motherboard north bridge chip set: KT133
    Motherboard south bridge chip set: VIA 686A
    AMD/VIA specific drivers:
    INF: 1.02b
    AGP: 4.05
    IDE: 3.011
    IRQ: 1.3a
    Video Card: NVIDIA reference GeForce2 ULTRA (6.31 Reference Drivers)
    Hard-Drive: IBM 30GB Deskstar 7200RPM DMA/100
    IDE Interface: Ultra ATA/100
    Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
    CD/DVD: Toshiba 48x CD-ROM
    Power Supply: Sparkle 350 watt
    Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows 2000 Professional

    Evolva Test Specifics
    Version: 1.2 Build944 (04-07-2000 15:18)
    Resolution: 1024x768
    Color Depth: 32-bit
    "DirectX: 8.0 (4.08.00.0400, released version)"
    "D3D Device: 1024x768x21, Direct3D T&L HAL"
    "Caps: T&L, DOT3, SSE, MMX"
    Bump-mapping: disabled

    Quake III Arena Test Specifics
    Version: 1.1 (retail)
    V-Sync: Disabled
    Version: Retail
    Video Modes Tested:
    "Normal: Defaults, 640x460x16"
    "Max: High Quality, Geometric Detail: Maximum, Texture Detail: Maximum"
    "Torture: High Quality, Geometric Detail: Maximum, Texture Detail: Maximum"

    SiSoft Sandra 2001 Test Specifics
    Version: 2001.0.7.10

    Content Creation: Winstone 2001 Test Specifics
    Version: 1.0

    SYSmark 2000 Test Specifics
    Version: 1.0





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