socket 370 i815 pentium 3 1 ghz coppermine or Athlon Xp 1600 for windows 98 gaming system

Posted on 2023-06-26, 15:57

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My previous plans lead to nowhere unfortunately but now I found someone who could build me my first Windows 98 with some spare parts left and I need some help again from your guys. The main field of use is games from 97 to 2000. The individual in question could build me either a socket 370 pentium 3 …

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Re: How to store spare retro parts over longer time peroid?

Posted on 2023-06-13, 17:26

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I know this advice will seem odd but avoid the 128Mb Ti4200 cards, grab a 64Mb model which came with faster memory Ics and can be overclocked to Ti4600 speeds with little issue, if you do need 128Mb then I would suggest a Ti4400 right out of the gate. Technically that's correct, but depending on …

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Re: How to store spare retro parts over longer time peroid?

Posted on 2023-06-12, 20:56

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I want to buy a single part each month. Bad idea. If you're strapped for cash, save up for a couple of months, then buy everything together. The reason is, you want to test all of your retro components as soon as they arrive. That way, if something is faulty, you can immediately return it and/or …

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Re: How to store spare retro parts over longer time peroid?

Posted on 2023-06-12, 20:43

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@all thanks for the info The stuff is 20 years old and was probably stored under not ideal conditions for at least the last 10 years. Unless you plan to store them in a damp cellar I wouldn't waste any thought about that :) Why do you want to spread the next purchases over such a long time? A GF …

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How to store spare retro parts over longer time peroid?

Posted on 2023-06-12, 18:32

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Hello guys. Unfortunately, the hp extra deal falls flat and I have to back to my plan of building my rig from scratch. As originally planned I am going with Gigabyte K8VT800M and either amd sempron or amd athlon xp cpu. I ordered the Gigabyte K8VT800M already. Due to the high prices of the part I …

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Re: GeForce 4 vs. GeForce FX?

Posted on 2023-06-04, 18:11

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It was not my intention to be offensive. I am sorry. No worries, I didn't see your post as an insult. In the end, it depends how people want to play the games. :) That's right. And it is like that do not agree with the people that want more power to get out most of the game. I am fan of school of …

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Re: GeForce 4 vs. GeForce FX?

Posted on 2023-06-04, 17:35

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it was not my intention to insult anyone @Joseph_Joestar. My apologies if my post was seen as offensive Not only elitist it sounds crazy. Way to insult posters who have been helping you with your myriad of questions. Just because some people prefer to play with non-period correct hardware doesn't …

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Re: GeForce 4 vs. GeForce FX?

Posted on 2023-06-04, 16:30

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The range where PII/ PIII of range 233 MHz to 800MHz is too underpowered for made to run in windows 98 era games and too fast for DOS games. "Too fast for DOS games" is irrelevant for almost all mainstream DOS games released in the VGA/SVGA era (with the exception of a handful of Turbo Pascal based …

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Re: What are your thoughts about the Matrox G450 for Win 98 Gaming (97 to late 2000)

Posted on 2023-06-04, 14:30

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@AngyByDefault Thx for your detailed answer and the links. I will read everything very carefully. It makes a lot of sense that I might get many different suggestions on that matter. I am sure that there are many great options out there. I just need to find a good option that is compatible with my …

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Re: What are your thoughts about the Matrox G450 for Win 98 Gaming (97 to late 2000)

Posted on 2023-06-04, 07:19

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I’d say you should go with plan C. Spend less now so you can start experimenting. You might find you change your mind about what you want after you get your hands on something. I know I have done that myself. Plus, an upgrade to a GF2 MX would be cheap and easy later on. When thinking about it now …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-06-02, 14:07

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I am also going to purchase the original half life games plus add ons again as soon my retro rig is finished.I got the steam games in my collection as well but on my future retro gaming pc I want to play the originals uncensored. Unlike Half Life 1 where the blood was added back again after the …

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Re: What are your thoughts about the Matrox G450 for Win 98 Gaming (97 to late 2000)

Posted on 2023-06-02, 13:45

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Cranking up the resolution to the max with the highest possible framerate can be nice as well but looking for a set up that has a more contemporary look can also be interesting. So, Plan A is nice and Plan B is cheap ... ...just let us know once you get both at home :-P . Lol. Well it could really …

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Re: What are your thoughts about the Matrox G450 for Win 98 Gaming (97 to late 2000)

Posted on 2023-06-02, 11:27

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@all Thanks for the further replies. I will also check out the Gf2 mx cards. Speaking from experience, i used for win98 gaming a Compaq deskproEN with PIII at 1 ghz and Matrox G450 - PCI version (no AGP slot), slower then the AGP version. I played Diablo 2, Drakan, Unreal Gold, Starcraft, Red Alert, …

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Re: What are your thoughts about the Matrox G450 for Win 98 Gaming (97 to late 2000)

Posted on 2023-06-02, 08:34

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In terms of speed, the Matrox G450 is comparable to an Nvidia TNT2, albeit a bit slower. It's also slower than the older G400 model. You can see some period-correct benchmarks in this review . With regards to legacy features, the G450 does support table fog, but not paletted textures. On the plus …

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What are your thoughts about the Matrox G450 for Win 98 Gaming (97 to late 2000)

Posted on 2023-06-02, 06:59

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Hello there. I am still more incline towards plan A. Plan A means to build my rig from the start. The potential specs for the righ would be using Sempron3100+Gigabyte K8VT800M and a Gefore 3, 4 or one of the ATI Radeon 9000s card. A potential plan B came up unexpectedly. The potential plan b machine …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-05-31, 18:37

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xcomcmdr wrote on 2023-05-30, 11:26: It launched today, the 30th of May, on PC. I have already purchased it and played it a bit. I really like it so far. It still has the vibe of of the original just with better graphics and better controls.

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Re: Card recommendations for windows 98 gaming rig

Posted on 2023-05-30, 16:10

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You could also look in the Radeons 8500 and especially the 9000 series. They also seemed to be quite decent cards for the time frame you are interested in. Thanks for the advice. @all Which of he Radeon cards would you consider as the most appropriate card for win 98 gaming? The the 9800 pro could …

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Re: Card recommendations for windows 98 gaming rig

Posted on 2023-05-30, 08:30

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I need some specific card recommendations after finally getting the first part of the upcoming win 98 gaming pc. I decided to get myself a socket 754 Gigabyte K8VT800M. The "hunt" for the processor has not finished yet but I am getting either a sempron 3100 one of the athlon 64s. GPU wise I want a …

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Re: Card recommendations for windows 98 gaming rig

Posted on 2023-05-30, 07:18

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@All thanks for your reply. @danieljm I have already though of getting glide wrapper too but despite the hight price I want to own a Voodoo 2 card . Not only for gaming but also for collecting. The cards, depending on exact model, are comparable in performance id say. But i would go with the MX440 …

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Card recommendations for windows 98 gaming rig

Posted on 2023-05-29, 21:54

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After finally getting the first part of upcoming win 98 gaming pc I need some specific card recommendations. I decided to get myself a socket 754 Gigabyte K8VT800M. The "hunt" for the processor has not finished yet but i am getting either a sempron 3100 one of the athlon 64s. GPU wise I want a …

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