Unlocking Secrets: SGI O2 CPU Upgrade Reveals more than one Surprise (SGI O2 Restoration, Part 5)

So I have this SGI O2 with a 180 MHz CPU, and it&slow as hell! But what if I swap in a 200 MHz CPU? Is it a significant upgrade for your workstation to dramatically improve your performance? This video is brought to you by in collaboration with PCBWay, your source for PCBWay prototyping, production, assembly, CNC machining and 3D printing. Get your first PCB project for free when claiming the 5$ welcome voucher If you&struggling with your system or want to see what can be done to make it faster, then watch this video and see for yourself what a simple CPU Upgrade can do for the SGI O2! I didn&really expect what I got in the end. And after all, this workstation holds yet another very surprising secret. Don&forget to watch the entire series on the O2 restoration at 00:00 Intro 00:30 Some CPU tech insights 05:18 Quake II Benchmarks 07:31 SoftWindows95 Benchmarks 08:27 Video Conversion Benchmarks 09:10 Swapping in the new CPU 09:49 Reassessing Quake II 12:14 Reassessing SoftWindows95 12:36 Reassessing Video Conversion 12:42 Benchmark Results 13:03 Bonus: It&*my* SGI O2! 15:51 Conclusion CPU Options for the O2: Various Performance Comparisons: Specifics about the MIPS CPUs, and the R5000 in particular: CPU Tech information: Other CPU infos: Copyright @ 2023 THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR, Gianpaolo Del Matto. All rights reserved. Theme Music composed by Abdallah El-Ghannam.