Building my new Windows 98 / DirectX 7.0 Rig

Reply 20 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-18, 16:54

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Ummmmm RAM....

I found a NOS HP stick of ECC RAM and this is a major change because I always use Crucial/Micron. It's like taking a first step into a brave new world 😉 Hopefully I don't hyperventilate when I plug it into the motherboard.

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 21 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-18, 18:41

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There will be several sound cards fighting to go see which one will go into the system, here is one.

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 22 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-18, 18:42

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Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 23 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-18, 18:51

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and another contender

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 24 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-18, 21:44

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Now this is truly exciting stuff.... a floppy drive... oh and some of his friends.

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Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 25 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-18, 21:45

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Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 26 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-19, 14:42

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Here is a horrible picture of the case I am planning to use. Once it arrives I will post some good pictures. I hope it's in great shape. It is coming with all the drive bay blanks, just not installed in picture.

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 27 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-23, 02:01

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The case came in and I didn't have time to get any pics. It's pretty flimsy metal, now I remember why I love the old OEM cases. Not sure what I'll do there.

I tested various games and it smokes Quake 3 and Serious Sam First Encounter. Thief did very well of course. I gotta get some headphones to my shop so I can test out Sensaura properly.

32-bit color with no performance penalty is nice and required for Delta Force 2, sorry Voodoo3.

I am even contemplating installing Windows ME ?!?!?!? Whaaaa???

Just need to finalize which case and sound card I will use and get it assembled.

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 28 of 48, by ODwilly

Posted on 2017-08-23, 07:43

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Love this build so far. All the usage of new and beautiful retro parts somehow just makes it that much more special. Hope ya end up using that case you ordered and pictured! Flimsy metal or not I love the style and size of it. Like a knock of G3 of the appropriate color.

Main pc: Asus ROG 17. R9 5900HX, RTX 3070m, 16gb ddr4 3200, 1tb NVME.
Retro PC: Soyo P4S Dragon, 3gb ddr 266, 120gb Maxtor, Geforce Fx 5950 Ultra, SB Live! 5.1

Reply 29 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-24, 01:34

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ODwilly,

Thanks a bunch. I am going to try and clean the case in the next few days and make a final decision. It has a few scuffs and slight dents.

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 30 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-24, 01:37

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I think I am going to use this cooler instead. It seems a lot more authentic and it's NOS.

I will get some better pics.

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 31 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-24, 20:45

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I decided to use the NOS heatsink. It's what someone would have used building their own PC back in the day.

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 32 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-24, 20:48

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Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 33 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-25, 21:17

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Although NOS (New Old Stock) the CPU cooler fans are loud. I think they were made before the invention of round ball bearings. They have a pleasant sound like 10 penny nails in a blender on medium speed. Luckily I have some 50mm Delta fans that actually have ball bearings that are in fact round. Much, much better, silent actually.

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 34 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-26, 14:01

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I got a hold of the P13 BIOS and am currently looking for a VIA C3 Ezra-T CPU to test, also looking for a MSI 6905 Master Socket 370 to Slot 1 adapter.

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 35 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-26, 16:45

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Is this a Ezra-T?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Socket-370-CPU-VIA-C3 … d-/253086996607

and this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Socket-370-CPU-VIA-C3 … d-/253086999153

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 36 of 48, by gdjacobs

Posted on 2017-08-27, 02:00

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Those look like my Ezra (not a -T). Also a similar stepping code.

All hail the Great Capacitor Brand Finder

Reply 37 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-27, 17:39

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Thanks gdjacobs.

I have been searching pretty hard and I think I might start a new thread soon to maybe get all the info together to try and identify these things. VIA made it pretty complicated to pin down.

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 38 of 48, by squareguy

Posted on 2017-08-31, 02:53

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Got a little done today.

Gateway 2000 Case and 200-Watt PSU
Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard
Intel Pentium III 450 CPU
Micron 384MB SDRAM (3x128)
Compaq Voodoo3 3500 TV Graphics Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Western Digital 7200-RPM, 8MB-Cache, 160GB Hard Drive
Windows 98 SE

Reply 39 of 48, by Jade Falcon

Posted on 2017-08-31, 02:59

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The cpu fans could be due for a repack. The greas in the bearings could be dried up. Or they could just be loud fans in with case you could run them at 5v.

Anyway this system is looking good.

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