Optimum A600 configuration for gaming?

[x56h34]

You definitely need an accelerator if you want to run WHDLoad on A600. I have a similar A600 setup (check my sig file for details) and I find that very little installers work with 68000 CPU as it is missing some features which were only implemented with 68010 CPU (it says so in WHDLoad docs too, so I'm not suprised). Furthermore, I have 4MB of fast ram in my PCMCIA slot, and that doesn't help either. So with 4MB fast and 2MB chip ram, my memory requirements for WHDLoad are fine, however the stock 68000 CPU simply doesn't cut it, as the majority of stuff out there coded for WHDLoad requires at least 68010 CPU in order to work properly. For more info check out WHDLoad docs.

[x56h34]

PCMCIA memory must be 16bit S-ram type. Sizes from 1 to 4 Mbs are appropriate.

As for games working better with WHDLoad on A600, the only way would be to hack the installers and take out the parts of the code which instruct the use of 68000 incompatible registers. For example the exit key (takes you back to the OS from the game) needs at least 68010 to work, and every WHDLoad installer (or most of them) carries the exit key function in it. In my experience, some games work but you can't exit to the OS due to this, and others simply won't run and will give error requesters.

[x56h34]

And I forgot to mention that some A600 accelerators have pins which can be used for external switch installation, which can enable/disable the entire accelerator + memory. Pretty neat if you want to use the existing 68000 CPU sometimes.

[x56h34]

That's what sucks about the A600. The only way of CPU upgrades is through the clip-on method. Every single accelerator was made very poorly, and I'm not sure if this is due to the nature of the connection method or not.

I owned two A600 accelerators so far (one brand new M-tec and one used Apollo 630) and they were both dead on arrival. I've yet to stumble upon a working one. :-(