Tomb Raider (1996) better with write-back cache and why is my CMOS battery discharging? (Part 2)

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Published on January 5, 2024 10:17:36 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29OroUrmCbg

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Part 2 of a quest to assemble a socket 3 system that will be able to run Tomb Raider at an acceptable frame rate. Today, we are looking at another 486 DX2-66, but this time, the level 1 cache is capable to operate in write-back mode. This cache strategy is supposed to be superior compared to write-through cache, but in some of my tests, I got results I did not expect...
Oh, and I am fixing an issue on my Soyo motherboard: The CMOS battery is flat after a few weeks - let's fix this along the way too!

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▬▬▬▬ *Timestamps* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 Intro
00:49 Intel 486 DX2-66 WB
01:46 Disaster strikes
02:19 PCBWay
02:53 Undo disaster
04:46 Drop-in-socket test
05:00 Configure CPU and initial tests
05:51 Soyo's discharging battery
07:12 Diagnosis
11:06 Tomb Raider
11:56 Benchmarks
14:06 Conclusion