Looks like you got some good prices.

Ampera wrote:

Thinking Win98, but I am having trouble not installing Windows 2000 because I love it so much (I would use it today if it supported, you know, drivers, and x64?

Why not make a dual boot and have both Windows 98 and Windows 2000?

Absolutely, I have a P3 system with a 160GB drive, 60GB for Win98 and the rest going to Win2000. 2000 runs great!

Have fun 😀

Do you use windows mode games only? Then PCI sound is OK.

If you also want running games in DOS mode, then why not use an ISA sound card?

I have a 486 for DOS games, that has my ISA soundcard and VLB graphics card.

And yea, I paid 150 USD for my 486, but that's because I had to pay for the GPU, Sound card, Mouse, Mobo/CPU/Memory (Which was 100$, but a steal for the combo), M/I/O card, etc.

And the reason I do not use an ISA sound card: I don't have on freely available to me. I was thinking of throwing an AWE64 on there, but the Sound Blaster Live! is SO much better of a card, and memory is system memory for PCI sound cards, of which I have tons (384mb)

And yea I am surprised at how inexpensive this all was. The case was probably the best deal. It's 40 bucks including a 20 pin compatible 480w Logisys PSU. And while Logisys isn't a name brand, I trust them as I have had their PSUs (Possibly even the same one) in use on my main rig, back when I was running an A10-6800k and a GTX 970 (That was painful though, I had 0 molex connectors after the GPU)

Here it is: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?It … N82E16811148046

I once got a case right off Freecycle for the price of a 5 minute drive both ways, but I didn't feel like waiting for that.

But no, my system isn't for DOS gaming it's target game is Half Life 1 (Which I need to find a retail copy, until then I need to use my steam copy if possible) among other games (I seriously don't know what else to put on there, but I'll figure something out)

Just got the Pentium 3. Waiting for the board, RAM, and case.

There are lots of good deals on eBay, sometimes people are quick to dismiss it, but you just got to look around a little bit, be a bit patient.

Should be a good system with lots of options.

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

There are lots of good deals on eBay, sometimes people are quick to dismiss it, but you just got to look around a little bit, be a bit patient.

Should be a good system with lots of options.

ye.

486 systems are killer rn tho. VLB cards are expensive, the boards are ripoffs, and the chips are going for mad prices.

150 dollars on mine was a steal.

Yea, most of us "old dogs" got 486 gear back in 2010 😁

Get in early, there is always something that flies under the radar.

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

Yea, most of us "old dogs" got 486 gear back in 2010 😁

Even better was 2005. Literally for free on the streets 🤣, they were actually asking me to come pick em up for free. Almost standing in line and it would make you feel like not even ever want to get bothered.

IT'S ALIVE! Time for Win98 SE

Ampera wrote:

IT'S ALIVE! Time for Win98 SE

Sweet! Show us pictures.

kikenovic wrote:

Ampera wrote:

IT'S ALIVE! Time for Win98 SE

Sweet! Show us pictures.

It's currently on a wooden board. I will on Saturday when the case comes.

I have nearly that exact spec, wich you are running now. Same motherboard.
Running it with an P-III 500, 512mb Ram, G400-Max, V2-SLI And AWE64-Gold.
The case is an A-Open HX-45 and an A-Open 300 watt PSU.

The picture is an older one, before the finished selection of hardware.
I even think that the main-GFX is not the MAX on that picture (do not remember)
Notice that I have not yet installed the second V2.

brostenen wrote:

I have nearly that exact spec, wich you are running now. Same motherboard. Running it with an P-III 500, 512mb Ram, G400-Max, V2 […]
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I have nearly that exact spec, wich you are running now. Same motherboard.
Running it with an P-III 500, 512mb Ram, G400-Max, V2-SLI And AWE64-Gold.
The case is an A-Open HX-45 and an A-Open 300 watt PSU.

The picture is an older one, before the finished selection of hardware.
I even think that the main-GFX is not the MAX on that picture (do not remember)
Notice that I have not yet installed the second V2.

SAM_0440.JPG

uh, the board is limited to 384 MB of RAM tops.

if it could take 512MB I would have used it. 🤣

The intel seattle ii could take up to 768 mb of ram.

My se440bx-2 takes 512mb without issues.

Ampera wrote:

brostenen wrote:

I have nearly that exact spec, wich you are running now. Same motherboard. Running it with an P-III 500, 512mb Ram, G400-Max, V2 […]
Show full quote

I have nearly that exact spec, wich you are running now. Same motherboard.
Running it with an P-III 500, 512mb Ram, G400-Max, V2-SLI And AWE64-Gold.
The case is an A-Open HX-45 and an A-Open 300 watt PSU.

The picture is an older one, before the finished selection of hardware.
I even think that the main-GFX is not the MAX on that picture (do not remember)
Notice that I have not yet installed the second V2.

SAM_0440.JPG

uh, the board is limited to 384 MB of RAM tops.

if it could take 512MB I would have used it. 🤣

BX should theoretically even be able to use 4x256MB SDRAM, provided the board has 4 memory slots and all SDRAM is of the right density and the board isn't of too poor manufacture.

I've run my P2B (440BX) with 512MB SDRAM for years (2x 256MB PC-133@100MHz). Iirc even LX can take 256MB modules even though officially it shouldn't be able to (iirc I actually just went and tried it, it's more a density issue with the chipset).

Tetrium wrote:

Ampera wrote:

brostenen wrote:

I have nearly that exact spec, wich you are running now. Same motherboard. Running it with an P-III 500, 512mb Ram, G400-Max, V2 […]
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I have nearly that exact spec, wich you are running now. Same motherboard.
Running it with an P-III 500, 512mb Ram, G400-Max, V2-SLI And AWE64-Gold.
The case is an A-Open HX-45 and an A-Open 300 watt PSU.

The picture is an older one, before the finished selection of hardware.
I even think that the main-GFX is not the MAX on that picture (do not remember)
Notice that I have not yet installed the second V2.

SAM_0440.JPG

uh, the board is limited to 384 MB of RAM tops.

if it could take 512MB I would have used it. 🤣

BX should theoretically even be able to use 4x256MB SDRAM, provided the board has 4 memory slots and all SDRAM is of the right density and the board isn't of too poor manufacture.

I've run my P2B (440BX) with 512MB SDRAM for years (2x 256MB PC-133@100MHz). Iirc even LX can take 256MB modules even though officially it shouldn't be able to (iirc I actually just went and tried it, it's more a density issue with the chipset).

Strange, my BX has 3 slots, so does the one in the picture above. And on the Ebay listing, they said that the max supported memory was 384MB.

Ampera wrote:

Tetrium wrote:

Ampera wrote:

uh, the board is limited to 384 MB of RAM tops.

if it could take 512MB I would have used it. 🤣

BX should theoretically even be able to use 4x256MB SDRAM, provided the board has 4 memory slots and all SDRAM is of the right density and the board isn't of too poor manufacture.

I've run my P2B (440BX) with 512MB SDRAM for years (2x 256MB PC-133@100MHz). Iirc even LX can take 256MB modules even though officially it shouldn't be able to (iirc I actually just went and tried it, it's more a density issue with the chipset).

Strange, my BX has 3 slots, so does the one in the picture above. And on the Ebay listing, they said that the max supported memory was 384MB.

Don't put too much trust in the descriptions of Ebay listings. They aren't always very accurate (try to use that to your advantage 😜)