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First post, by PcBytes

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Got another rig for free. This one seems to be a Pentium 4 of the EM64T variety,of unknown model (CPU-Z will do). Here are its specs - also,the case resembles some weird Alienware design (older) but made to look like a normal PC

CPU:Pentium 4 HT 2.66GHz LGA775 - the speed of this chip is the default MB setting,not the CPU's setting.
RAM:512MB - need some more sticks 🤣
MB:Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G
GPU:Radeon HD 3450 512MB AGP8X - replaces the old Palit Geforce FX5500 (which has a nice heatsink,btw) 256MB card (which works as well)
NIC:Marvell Yukon GbE + RTL8139
PSU:Delux ATX-450W P4 - rebuilt from parts - originally a Sun Pro,now a KeyMouse PSU resides in it (recapped),along with a nice Sunon fan,which albeit noisy it's good for a Prescott.
HDD:WDC Protege WD80EB-28CGH1 8GB - spare HDD I had,will go as soon as I get hold of something w/ SATA
Case: nice Alienware-like case w/ Pentium 4 sticker under power button

"Enter at your own peril, past the bolted door..."
Main PC: i5 3470, GB B75M-D3H, 16GB RAM, 2x1TB
98SE : P3 650, Soyo SY-6BA+IV, 384MB RAM, 80GB

Reply 2 of 5, by clueless1

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I expected the case to look like...

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Reply 3 of 5, by PcBytes

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PhilsComputerLab wrote:

Nice machine, especially when you got it for free!

It will run Windows 98 too 😀

Actually,since it's LGA775,I'll go with Vista SP2. I remember a lot of DDR1 machines over here ran either XP or Vista. That,and the GPU doesn't work under 98 if memory serves right,since it's a DX10 card.

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I expected the case to look like...

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Betcha' weren't expecting this... 🤣

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"Enter at your own peril, past the bolted door..."
Main PC: i5 3470, GB B75M-D3H, 16GB RAM, 2x1TB
98SE : P3 650, Soyo SY-6BA+IV, 384MB RAM, 80GB

Reply 4 of 5, by matze79

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Has the HD3450 98 drivers ?

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Reply 5 of 5, by PcBytes

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matze79 wrote:

Has the HD3450 98 drivers ?

No,it doesn't. Only XP (don't know about 2k),Vista x86/x64 and 7 x86/x64 have drivers.

"Enter at your own peril, past the bolted door..."
Main PC: i5 3470, GB B75M-D3H, 16GB RAM, 2x1TB
98SE : P3 650, Soyo SY-6BA+IV, 384MB RAM, 80GB

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