November 1999: Its been a year since GPL has come out, and theres a lot of new hardware available now. What CPU would you now consider to be optimal for GPL?
I feel GPL runs best on processors running at 450 mhz or better. This allows you to take full advantage of the Voodoo 3 boards. GPL runs and looks terrific on Voodoo 3’s, but you need more CPU power to run GPL well on them than on the Rendition 2×00 cards. Pentiums and Celerons at 450 and above seem to run GPL superbly on V3’s. I recently upgraded to a Celeron 366 with a high-performance fan bonded to it by Step Thermodynamics. Because of the efficiency of the fan’s heat transfer, Step guarantees this processor will be stable at 100 mhz Front Side Bus, or 550 mhz CPU speed. The price I paid was an amazing $131 for CPU and fan, not including shipping. This Celeron is packaged in the new Slot 370 configuration. You can either buy a Slot 370 motherboard, or, if you already have a Slot 1 motherboard, you can buy a Slot 370 adapter. Step recommends that you get an adapter made by the manufacturer of your motherboard, if possible. I have an ASUS P2B, and got an ASUS Slot 370 adapter for abou
