Hi everyone, TLDR is pretty much in the title. The not so TLDR: I'm working on starting my own little personal archive of software and in the interest of generally having a good time, I'd really like to avoid shady stuff, viruses, malware, spyware, adware, etc. Just doing a quick search for any …

Yes 5:4 1280x1024 appeared squished to 4:3 on most CRTs. For many, this was the only 1280 resolution available (not a lot of drivers provided 1280x960 early on) Back then i've used 1152x864 when aspect was important as well as not having a 60hz eyestrain, but maining a 4:3 1280x1024 was a thing …

Hi guys, So I've recently (and finally) got 1 of 2 retro gaming PCs built and I also got a hold of a 19" Dell M992 and having not used a standard aspect ratio in such a long time, I am slightly confused about things. So, here's the deal. My Dell M992 has a screen aspect ratio of 4:3. Now, standard …

Hi all, I wish I could give a TLDR, but if you really want one, check title. Here's my adventure. I've been trying to get a Windows 98 SE gaming PC up and running since January and this week I FINALLY got enough parts to get something working. Thus far, I have semi-successfully installed Windows 98 …

Exactly what RAM has been tried in it? I'm a bit doubtful a 512MB stick is gonna work, 128MB is probably safe, 256MB can be hit or miss. Also is the CMOS battery fresh? There's a good number of boards that play dead with a weak or flat battery, annoying as hell. On the ECS board, I first tried a …

It's not that the FX is too new, it's just that the most common FX5200 and 5500 series cards are trash and slower than the Ti4200. Theoretically they have the advantage of DX9 and nGlide support, but they are just too weak. The ones that are strong enough are the FX5600 Ultra and 5700 that can be …

Thanks guys, I thought that might be the case, I would feel a lot better replacing all the caps anyways, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't wasting my time and money. Gone ahead and ordered replacement Panasonic caps (FR series) and FS series for the larger cap and will be replacing all of them …

Hi all, Gonna make this one super quick. This one cap on my newly acquired GeForce Ti 4200 is bulging ever so slightly. Is it worth replacing? Or am I best of just leaving it alone? Images on Imgur: https://imgur.com/a/vgxvRrs (3rd picture of other caps for reference)

1) CPU is required for BIOS update flash here 2) Flash utilities are for DOS and Windows systems - I personally always use DOS and floppy disc, but if You can flash from Windows, You do not need floppy drive. But I dont know, if this is possible in this case... First of all, before starting to …

Hi all, So my parts for my Win98 gaming build have started arriving. Today the motherboard, an ECS/Elitegroup P6BAP-A+ has arrived. After giving it a quick visual inspection something just dawned on me...depending on what BIOS was installed from factory (supposedly its never been used and does look …

1. Which GPU or what GPU range would be a best fit? So far I've mostly looked at GeForce3 and GeForce4 options. Naturally, I considered VooDoo cards but not only are they like water in the desert, the few that are out there are VERY, VERY expensive for my taste. I've also considered the GeForce2 …

Hey guys, I appreciate all the replies and the brief storage debate there, I'm sure I will be fine with the SSD, I hope, will let you know otherwise. As for the GPU, I ended up acquiring the GeForce4 TI 4200 in the end, so that will be the card for this build, unless something goes wrong of course. …

1. Which GPU or what GPU range would be a best fit? So far I've mostly looked at GeForce3 and GeForce4 options. Naturally, I considered VooDoo cards but not only are they like water in the desert, the few that are out there are VERY, VERY expensive for my taste. I've also considered the GeForce2 …

Hi guys, So, I'm kind of in the process of getting together parts for my first ever Windows 98 (SE) Gaming PC. I am by no means new to PC building, or tech in general (i.e. I'm your average classic nerd/software developer, before it was cool), this is however my first build with parts of this era. …