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3rd Retro pc - The special one

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First post, by bitzu101

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Hello,

Presenting you my 3rd Retro pc, and this one is probably my favourite one. It s also the most maxed out one with an agp slot still.

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Mobo: Asus p4p800-e Deluxe
Cpu: intel pentium 4, 3.2 GHz northwood
Ram: 2gb ddr 400
Gpu: leadtek 6800gt agp
Storage: 1x 32gb ssd + 1x 120gb maxtor hdd
Optical: dvd rw
Psu: antec 430w bronze
Sound card: audigy 2 zs
WiFi card: tp link something
Cooler: akasa after market

The mobo I found in perfect condition with original box and most cables. The sound card the same, almost new with box.

The gpu was a little bit more expensive, at 125 pounds, but well worth it, was all repasted, etc...

Obviously, running windows xp 32 bit. This is close to the pinnacle of agp era before all went to pcie.

The case is brand new, found on Ebay, probably one of the best cases I ever had, thick metal, very sturdy, I wish all cases were like this back in the day.

Reply 1 of 4, by chinny22

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I have a very similar build, Same CPU, M/B and Soundcard, and close enough GF 6800 Ultra.
I built it as my "end of the road" Win98 build as it's about as late as you can go with official unmodified drivers.

Truth is it makes for a better XP build. Nothing in 98 needs that much power and if it does it'll work in XP anyway and a few games simply aren't compatible with the 6800.
I rarely use my one but I enjoy owning it. Even today I prefer AGP and PCI-E feels just a bit too new

Reply 2 of 4, by bitzu101

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chinny22 wrote on 2025-11-07, 03:50:
I have a very similar build, Same CPU, M/B and Soundcard, and close enough GF 6800 Ultra. I built it as my "end of the road" Win […]
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I have a very similar build, Same CPU, M/B and Soundcard, and close enough GF 6800 Ultra.
I built it as my "end of the road" Win98 build as it's about as late as you can go with official unmodified drivers.

Truth is it makes for a better XP build. Nothing in 98 needs that much power and if it does it'll work in XP anyway and a few games simply aren't compatible with the 6800.
I rarely use my one but I enjoy owning it. Even today I prefer AGP and PCI-E feels just a bit too new

That ultra card is a nice one...

I use xp as it s era appropriate, most parts are 2003 2004... I also have 2 win9x machines already.

I built this machine as it was pretty much one of the last agp era builds.

It runs most games and it s very snappy and also very stable.

This is not my only win xp 32 bit machine. I also have a 2009 2010 machine built as the end of the 32 bit system. That one is more modern, but still old, and I ve made that for crysis.

Reply 3 of 4, by Matth79

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I must clear my build/test decks and check out my 775dual-VSTA and HD3650 AGP - aiming for an XP retro, maybe a dual boot with Vista for some DX10 action from the GPU. TBH I've been putting off the possible bad news on the untested board

Reply 4 of 4, by bitzu101

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Matth79 wrote on 2025-11-07, 16:40:

I must clear my build/test decks and check out my 775dual-VSTA and HD3650 AGP - aiming for an XP retro, maybe a dual boot with Vista for some DX10 action from the GPU. TBH I've been putting off the possible bad news on the untested board

Would not even bother with the Costa or win 7.

Xp 32 bit all way.

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