Reply 20 of 31, by theiceman085
Sorry, the digging out that old topic but got a question. My initial plan was and still is to build for own first retro gaming Win 98 machine but a good buddy of mine also said that I might should look into some already completed machines. While browsing around I found a HP VECTRA VL 400 with 1GZ and a Matrox gf450 at a local action platform at a good price.
What P3 1ghz is normally used by these hp machines? Coppermine or Tualatin.
Would you say that these hp machines make good win 98 games (from 97 to the end of 2000) in general or not?
Have not considered getting a Matrox card for example but they seem not to be that bad according to the reviews in the German gaming press.
I was personally aiming a bit higher spec-wise (Athlon XP, Athlon 64, and gf 3 or Geforce 4) but the offer of the hp pc is too good to not consider it at least.
Would be pleased if some of the owners of the hp machines could share their impressions.