First post, by Xs1nX
So I have today gotten a Socket A board, 1.5GB Ram and a Althon 1900+(!.5Ghz) CPU which I got for £20 all in. I have a Voodoo 3 2000 on the way, but looking things over I have some doubts about this setup..
It would seem I screwed up with the "timing" of things .. the V3 came out in 1999, and my "platform" is from 2002/2003. And the OS will be from "2000" (Win2000). Id wanted this system to be as period correct as I could and now I'm realizing up to 3 years gap in dates is not really doing that. Just how out of balance is this setup gonna be performance wise ?
Looking back over I should have maybe gone with a Slot 1 system ? but then Slot 1 platform prices are stupid on eBay (as are Socket 7/Super Socket 7) and I am just not paying that kinda money for a retro x86 system.