Nice little system, excellent for RTS / RPG gaming! Any pictures of the mainboard?

Nice small setup. I have also some plans for small retro build, but in my case low profile matx will do it just fine or nlx form factor.

This is fantastic, please share more photos. It only needs 3D printed case now.

marxveix wrote on 2026-04-23, 10:02:

Nice small setup. I have also some plans for small retro build, but in my case low profile matx will do it just fine or nlx form factor.

Me too, though going low profile does drastically limit your options for soundcard and video card.

RetroPCCupboard wrote on 2026-04-23, 14:16:

marxveix wrote on 2026-04-23, 10:02:

Nice small setup. I have also some plans for small retro build, but in my case low profile matx will do it just fine or nlx form factor.

Me too, though going low profile does drastically limit your options for soundcard and video card.

matx with solo1 integrated sound is good starting point for me, just tought to use lp geforce2 mx or lp rage128 pro agp graphics.

PD2JK wrote on 2026-04-23, 06:47:

Nice little system, excellent for RTS / RPG gaming! Any pictures of the mainboard?

Thanks! I will post some pictures later on this evening

marxveix wrote on 2026-04-23, 14:40:

RetroPCCupboard wrote on 2026-04-23, 14:16:

marxveix wrote on 2026-04-23, 10:02:

Nice small setup. I have also some plans for small retro build, but in my case low profile matx will do it just fine or nlx form factor.

Me too, though going low profile does drastically limit your options for soundcard and video card.

matx with solo1 integrated sound is good starting point for me, just tought to use lp geforce2 mx or lp rage128 pro agp graphics.

Thanks! If you PM me, I will point you to a current eBay listing for NOS chaintech matx pentium 2 440ex boards with onboard ess solo-1/ rage 2c. I bought one and put it in the smallest matx case I could find. Works perfectly

informatyk wrote on 2026-04-23, 11:53:

This is fantastic, please share more photos. It only needs 3D printed case now.

Thank you! I will share more photos later on this evening. Unfortunately, the logistics of 3-D printing a case for this are out of reach for me, but maybe down the line. I have to do research, buy equipment. It’s been on my list but my list is long.

Chekaway wrote on 2026-04-23, 15:16:

PD2JK wrote on 2026-04-23, 06:47:

Nice little system, excellent for RTS / RPG gaming! Any pictures of the mainboard?

Thanks! I will post some pictures later on this evening

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On a side note for anyone looking for a cheap tiny build like this (or parts for one) the thin clients of the time make a good starting point. Most of them with an AMD Athlon, Early AMD64, Geode, or VIA C3 family tend to be good candidates. Some Intel parts standard (which is good) but could get strange. Parky Towers has a nice database even if you're not in the UK. https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/

And if it's not standard hardware it'll at least be cheap and interesting. Although watch out for things like the Wyse Zeros with no ability to load an OS or odd proprietary hardware.

Inhibit wrote on 2026-04-23, 19:21:

On a side note for anyone looking for a cheap tiny build like this (or parts for one) the thin clients of the time make a good starting point. Most of them with an AMD Athlon, Early AMD64, Geode, or VIA C3 family tend to be good candidates. Some Intel parts standard (which is good) but could get strange. Parky Towers has a nice database even if you're not in the UK. https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/

And if it's not standard hardware it'll at least be cheap and interesting. Although watch out for things like the Wyse Zeros with no ability to load an OS or odd proprietary hardware.

I have a bunch of via based c3 and c7 mini itx boards, gigabyte, ecs, via epia. The via based boards support pci bifurcation as well but good luck finding a reverse 90 riser that works with them. Sbemu works great with all that I have tested though, fx5500 graphics card works very well at 1080p. Wyse cx0 is cheap and tiny and runs dos well, afaik there are no win 98 drivers for it. sbemu works well but I could only get sound to output from the front audio jack. Parkytowers website is pretty cool. I was happy to find the mobo i used as it is Intel chipset, supports PCI bifurcation, and reverse 90 degree dual pci riser is available, allowing me to build in the form factor I desired

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