First post, by theiceman085
As mentioned in my previous thread I am in the research process for building my first retro gaming rig for the 1997 to 2000/2001 time frame.
I got some decent recommendations in my first thread.
One user recommended this set up
- Pentium 4 2.0GHz Northwood.
- ASUS P4P800-VM (its a bit pricey normally but I lucked out on this board). I would highly recommend sticking with Intel chipsets for a least trouble free experience, even if it costs a bit more.
- 256MB DDR400 set (2x128mb). Not very many things for that era needs much more and it avoids Win98 memory troubles. You could go to 384mb or 512mb if you want more. Dual channel isnt a big deal for 98 and I'm not even sure it even does anything.
- GF4 Ti4200
- 80GB IDE HDD
- Audigy 2 Z
which I will probably go for because the avaibility and the price point sounds good to me.
But now lets go back to my question. Some other users also recommend the Geforce FX Series. I have checked the prices and the price difference between a GF4 4200 and a fX Card ( the geforce FX 5500 for example is not that big.
The 4200 is cheaper in general but the price gap between these cards is not big enough to rule them out.
But as you have maybe already guessed i am new to this topic it is going to be my first build after all I am not certain if is a neat idea to consider the 5500 over the 4200 for my gaming needs in a certain timeframe.
Would be pleased hearing a few opinions from some more knowledgeable people.