First post, by rob8086
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Hi all,
I'm either retooling or rebuilding my retro build and I am totally stuck on GPUs. This machine is built to play anything designed for DOS or Win9x, released up to the time of Windows XP. So call it October 2001 with Return to Castle Wolfenstein being the highest-spec title I'd play on it. I'd want to be able to play that game fully maxed. I'd also want to play TIE Fighter and Shadows of the Empire fully maxed.
So. I'm decided on a CPU (1.4GHz Tualatin) and a motherboard (either an ASUS TUSL2 or TUV4X, or an Intel D815EEA2/U) since I've already got them. I've also got a Radeon 9800XT but it's come to my attention this choice was a mistake due to lacking in fog table and palettized texture support. If I'm trying to stay "period accurate", which I am, I'd want the best card you could find circa 2001-2002 with maximum Win9x and 90's game compatibility. Am I wrong in thinking the GeForce 3 Ti 500 or a GeForce 4 Ti 4800 would be my best bet? Assuming that's the case, where might I find one of those things? I don't see a B/S/T thread on this site, so just... keep a sharp eye on eBay?
Corruptor : ASUS TUV4X - Intel SL6BY @ 1.4GHz - 2x 256MB PC133 - ATI Radeon 8500 - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350
Aggressor : ASUS TUSL2 - Intel SL6BY @ 1.4GHz - 2x 256MB PC133 - NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti 4600 - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350