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Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-07-16, 08:30

In what way exactly did WinME not feel good? Just curious. It's hard to explain, but I have mostly subjective reasons. System was acting a little bit strangely, but nothing major. Main reason was simply a lack of nostalgia because my first PC was 98 based and I spent several years with it. Main …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-07-15, 21:41

The build is finally finished. I was waiting for Audigy front panel adapter. I also made a few changes. I replaced SSD which I'm keeping for an XP build with 2.5 inch 120 GB Fujitsu drive taken from my Xbox 360. It's slow but perfectly quiet. I also replaced Asus CD drive which was unbelievable loud …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-06-09, 17:19

Bulding time! It seems that board survived water cleaning well (it was fully submerged in water). Everything is shiny and looks (and smells!) brand new. I'm very happy with that cooler, it's really quiet and thermal control works really well. Probably much better than BIOS thermal control which this …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-06-02, 11:11

Quick update to prove that this project isn't dead. :) I have all components ready. Case mentioned earlier arrived. (No photo yet.) And I'm currently in the process of cleaning all components. I'm trying to clean everything in water! So currently I'm doing tests with my old Asus MEL-M 440LX …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-22, 11:25

All numbers I could find on the GeForce 5900 suggest that the card's maximum power draw is somewhere between 55 and 60 watts. Considering it is likely to get about half of that from the slot, I don't think it would ever realistically draw anything over the 4.5A that the SATA connectors are rated …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-21, 20:51

Reason is simple. My PSU has 2 molex and 1 FDD connector on one cable and 3 SATA connectors on another. I have plan to use both molex connectors and FDD connector. HDD will use SATA connector so I have 2 SATA connectors left and they are near graphics card. That seems like an elegant solution to me …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-21, 18:33

Yes, I'm a big fan of PhilsComputerLab. As I said in the first post, this isn't my first Win98 build based on a "new" hardware. I already have Athlon XP one. But I much prefer Intel because of the overall stability. Thank you for the adapter confirmation. I'm still not entirely sure. I would be …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-17, 08:22

Guys, I have an important question. Do you think that I can use this SATA to molex adapter to power FX5900? My PSU does not have enough molex connectors and this seems to be an elegant solution. But from my research SATA connectors can only transfer 4.5A but molex can handle 11A. What do you think? …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-16, 16:51

I always love getting old stuff new in an original packaging. Here are round floppy and IDE cables. They are kind of pink and UV reactive :cool: but who cares. These are the only matching pair I was able to find. I know that I could use any flat cable which I already have but always wanted round …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-16, 14:50

I know I had a pack of different BIOS for P4P800-VM. Gotta find it though. They were BIOSes collected from various motherboards (SuperMicro and a iWill as well) and some of them might work in OC-ing. Most likely I do not plan any overclocking. Maybe underclocking if anything. I would rather keep …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-15, 08:51

Package from Arctic Cooling just arrived. I'm very happy that I was able to get brand new NV Silencer 4 Rev 2 for $2!!! Local Arctic Cooling distributor still has hundreds of them in stock for some reason :) They also had one last brand new Super Silent 4 Ultra for $7. But because my board does not …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-11, 10:26

What do you guys think about this case? http://www.chieftec.eu/en/chassis/matx/mesh-series/ct-01b.html Version without PSU. I have trouble to find something old school looking and practical at the same time. I hate how cases looks today. But in the same time I would prefer to buy a new case to look …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-10, 13:42

Looks to be a good build. I have 3 Audigy 2 ZS cards. Fairly common, last card to support WIn98 but great WinXP compatibility as well. Drivers are pretty straight forward, accept for the WDM/VXD side of things for Win98, but this doesn't affect WinME CPU is plenty fast for WinME, I doubt anything …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-08, 14:30

Hearth of the system arrived. ASUS P4P800-VM with Pentium 4 HT 2.4Ghz 800Mhz FSB. I'm quite dissapointed with the motherboard because it does not support overclocking and even CPU fan regulation. My bad on not doing proper research. I simply thought that it was mATX version of the P4P800. But …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-06, 17:39

Another 2 parts. First is the PSU. I wanted something new and reliable so I went for a brand new Seasonic SSR-430ST T3 430W for $32. So far the most expensive part but the cheapest Seasonic PSU I was able to find. Second part is the SSD. I was hunting for 120GB 2.5 inch drive to keep system quiet …

Re: Yet Another P4 Win98/ME Build

Posted on 2018-05-05, 10:32

Another piece of the puzzle. Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS (SB0350). Version with gold connectors and expansion headers. Hopefully it will be compatible with Drivers CD from Vogons Drivers. Does anyone have expirence with it? It cost me $10. Back then I could only afford LS version of Audigy 1 and I was …

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