First post, by viper32cm
This is a question that I've been thinking about for a few days. What was the "ultimate" Windows 95 system specification at the time Windows 98 became available to manufacturers (May 15, 1998)?
My memory and research shows that the PII-400 debuted in April 1998.
As for video, the Voodoo2 released in February 1998, but the TNT was not released until summer 1998, so the an "ultimate" period correct video configuration would probably be Voodoo2s in SLI with a RIVA 128 APG? However, I'm a little biased towards 3dfx and Nvidia in my memory.
Likewise, the SBLive! didn't come out until late summer 1998, but the original Vortex chip had been out since sometime in 1997.
Combined, that's a beastly system for an OS that debuted when most folks were running 486s.
I'm currently running a P233MMX for Win95. I've got most all the parts for the above "beastly" system, and I'm wondering why I don't just build it. My concern is speed sensitivity for the earlier Win95 titles , but I'm not sure if that's a real concern.