First post, by DeadnightWarrior
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Hi all,
my ever ongoing retro project has led to me have 2 mainboards, 3 video cards, 2 (soon to be 3) CPUs and 3 sound cards.
Now, based on what I have available, which of the following parts would you choose for a system heavily focused on Windows 98SE but also dual booting Windows XP and keeping an eye on late DOS games (that means basically mid 90s onwards)?
Mainboards:
- Gigabyte K8VM800M v1.0 (Via Km800 socket 754)
- AsRock 775i65G v2.12 (Intel 865 socket 775)
CPUs:
- AMD Athlon 64 2800+
- Intel Core2Duo E6550 (to be tested)
- Intel Core2Quad 6600 (arriving soon)
VIDEO CARDS (all AGP):
- nVidia Geforce FX5600 256Mb
- nVidia Geforce 6600GT 256 Mb (arriving soon)
- Ati Radeon 9600 Pro 128Mb
SOUND CARDS (all PCI):
- SoundBlaster Live SB100
- ESS Solo-1
- Yamaha YMF724F
The rest of my system consists of 2x1 Gb of DDR RAM, a Crucial BX500 128Gb SSD (which I've been using with a SATA to IDE converter but I'd love to use native SATA) and an IDE LG DVD burner.
What I'm aiming at is the highest possible compatibility for Win98SE and DOS. I know it's impossible to have 100% success but I'd like to find the right balance.
Thank you for your suggestions!