First post, by senrew
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Since I've decided to finally just say fuck it and recreate the original machine I played most games on as a kid, it occurred to me that I'll probably never be able to find an exact specimen of the original Compaq I had.
It will be awhile before I can source parts to perfectly approximate my machine from 97-2001ish, but I've managed to pick out what would be the closest equivalent of what I have remaining in my parts bins.
The original machine was a Compaq Presario 4808.
p200mmx on what I think was a Compaq oem LPX board in a tower case.
32MB RAM
S3 Trio64V2/GX
ESS 188x-something audio
24x Slot-Load CD-ROM
What I've managed to piece together are:
AOpen AX59-Pro (kick ass SS7 board)
K6-2 500mhz
32MB EDO (2x16MB Micron)
Diamond Stealth 3D 4000 (AGP, but it's a Virge so it has the Trio core)
Some generic sony DVD Burner (Until I can find a close approximation of the CD drive)
I'm down to my AWE64 Gold for sound cards that aren't yet in use, so that'll be an upgrade for sure. I've also still got my Voodoo card so I can finally play the games I drooled over the correct way.
It won't be exact, but it'll be close. The point is to limit the hardware to what I would have conceivably been able to save up for back in 97
Some questions.
1) The K6-2 is significantly faster than the 200mmx I originally had, but I'll have to make do with it until I can get the original chip. Where would I have to run the K6-2 at to bring it down to the same performance as a 200mmx? 66 or 100mhz?
2) Are there any easily obtainable (ie. Not a bajillion dollars) Socket 7 ATX boards? I'd like to be able to stay with a modern case since AT cases are a massive pain to find down here.
Halcyon: PC Chips M525, P100, 64MB, Millenium 1, Voodoo1, AWE64, DVD, Win95B