First post, by FrostyTheSnowman
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Retro P24T/5x86/486 ISA/VLB Rig
I have been on an ISA-compatible kick for a while now with some of my other builds (see signature) in order to maintain full DOS sound support, and somewhere along the way I decided that I should build a full ISA/VLB 486 system for my retro collection too. 😎
Specs:
Motherboard: MV35F ISA/VLB AT w/OPTi chipset, 30/72-pin SIMM support, 128MB RAM support, 512k Cache support and P24T support (was new-old-stock per the seller - it certainly looks like it too!)
L2 Cache: 256k (upgradable to 512k)
CPU 1: Intel Pentium Overdrive (P24T) @ 83Mhz (overclockable to 100Mhz stable)
CPU 2: Evergreen 586/AMD 5x86-133 @ 133Mhz
CPU 3: Intel 486 DX2/66 @ 66Mhz
Hard Drive: Seagate PATA 40GB (not even close to period correct 🤣 )
Disc Drive: Sony PATA CD-RW (also not even close to period correct 🤣 )
Floppy Drive A: Mitsumi 3.5"
Floppy Drive B: TEAC 5.25"
I/O Board: DTC 2280 Super I/O ISA
Video: Cirrus Logic GD5429 VLB 1MB (upgradeable to 2MB)
Audio: Yamaha OPL3-SAx ISA (YMF719E-S w/6.8nf Low-Pass Filter mod and Reversed-Wavetable fix) w/PC Speaker Passthrough Cable
Modem: Wisecom WS-3314JS3 56K ISA (somewhat period correct)
PSU: Unknown brand, AT, has AC passthrough port for monitor, seems solid - no leaking caps but needed to replace 80mm fan (was making a lot of noise on startup)
Case: Unknown brand, AT, has a 3-digit LCD screen with turbo button support (LCD screen's output changes in to 'SLO' when turbo is off)
Peripherals:
Monitor: HITACHI SuperScan Elite 611 (CM611U-511) 17" VGA Monitor w/.22mm Dot Pitch, 15Hz support, Sync-on-Green support and Geometry/Convergence menus
Speakers: Advent Desktop Speakers (w/low-level 3.5mm subwoofer output)
Keyboard: Keytronic AT Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech TrackMan (3-button) Serial
Gamepad: Gravis Gamepad (4-button)
Pending upgrades (in order of priority):
3Com 3C509B-C Etherlink III ISA (should be arriving soon)
512k L2 Cache (should be arriving soon)
Additional 1MB RAM for GD5429 for a total of 2MB (need to research the correct chip, once known it will be ordered)
VLB-based Super I/O card (would be nice to have)
Additional 64MB RAM for a total of 128MB RAM (completely pointless, but would also be nice to have)
NOTE: Part 1 ZIP file contains pictures of the computer and it's peripherals, Part 2 ZIP file contains pictures of the monitor's image quality/features.