First post, by kasper21
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Hello all,
I plan on getting some retro PCs and would like some opinions and ideas on some setups I have found.
The setups are as following:
COMPUTER 1 : - Pentium MMX 166Mhz / Cirrus Logic 5430 1MB PCI card / 16 MB SDRAM / HDD 2.4GB / CDROM. running WIN98 FE.
- apparently it does not have a Sound Card so I will have to get one as well.
- AT type motherboard in a MiniTower
- 40$ price
COMPUTER 2 : - Pentium II 333Mhz / Matrox MGA G100 4MB AGP card / 32 MB SDRAM (PC100) / HDD 3.2 GB / CDROM . running WIN95
- also no sound card apparently
- looks like a HP horizontal desktop unit with AT motherboard
- 50$
COMPUTER 3: - Pentium III 500Mhz / 128 MB SDRAM / running WIN98 - i don't have the complete specs on this one, don't know what video card or hdd it has yet
- seems to be the only Pentium machine with sound card already installed
- FUJITSU horizontal desktop with AT motherboard.
- 50$
COMPUTER 4: - Celeron 400Mhz / 32 MB SDRAM / S3 Trio 3D2X / HDD 6.2 GB / Tv Tuner + Modem + Sound Card + CDRom - running WIN98 FE.
- minitower case
- 35$
I am trying to decide on the best choices from the bunch, I know they cover different periods and am considering buying 2 or 3 out of the 4.
My questions would be:
1. What should I choose between the P2 machine and the Celeron machine? The Celeron seems more packed with parts and is also a little cheaper but I never had one and know that people have mixed feelings about Celerons. WHat do you think? I am trying to be relatively periodically correct so I am thinking of getting the Pentium MMX and Pentium III for sure but can't decide on the middle Pentium II vs Celeron...
2. for OS my plan is to put WIN95 on the 166MMX, WIN98 for the P2 and WINME for the P3. question: should i bother switching from WIN98 FE to SE if the machine already has FE ? is it worth it?
3. In case I get the Pentium II machine, is the Matrox video card right for it? does it need a higher FSB Deschute Pentium2 for it?
I am trying to get the systems as complete as possible or with minimum addons required since I live in Romania and shipping costs on eBay are pretty high, sometimes 3-4 times the price of the component itself. So I'm trying to get stuff locally for now, as best as I can find and from secondhand ad sites similar to Craigslist.
thanks a lot guys and looking forward to your opinions.
cheers