I'm done with this forum...

So I just ordered parts to upgrade that Dell Dimension 4100. I bought a slot 1 Pentium III clocked at 1 GHz and I've ordered a 3DFX Voodoo 3 3000. I also upgraded the ram from 256 MBs to 512 MBs. I just want to be able to play some old PC games I had laying around and did not want to repurchase them …

There's just something about building a machine like this that emulation just can't replicate.

I would like to be able to play games like Half-Life, Grim Fandango, Quake III Arena, Doom as well as other popular games from the late 90's.

Since the computer I listed did not turn out, I have a backup. I will be using a Dell Dimension 4100 I got for free from a friend. This PC features an Intel Pentium III clocked at 800 MHz and has 256 MBs of ram. It also has a Nvidia Riva TNT2 graphics card. The unit works just fine and I've just got …

Since my old Windows 98 machine didn't turn out right, I decided to start fresh. I'm building this to play some old PC games I had laying around. I'm mainly going to be playing early Windows games and late DOS games although DOS games are not required. The computer I am using for this build is an …

I also have a spare Slot 1 Pentium III clocked at 800 MHz but I have no motherboard for it. Would a Pentium III be a better processor for the build?

I'm mainly focusing on late DOS games and early Windows games. I'm using the PCCHIPS MOBO mainly because I got it for free from another PC build.

So I'm currently in the process of building the ultimate Windows 98 gaming PC to play some retro PC and DOS games at their fullest potential. I know many people will just say "why not use emulation" because similar to consoles, its better to play on the real hardware. So below I will list off my …