PS. Safe mode will not work with over 512MB RAM (because it doesn't load drivers/additional files and programs). IO.SYS (I think it's IO.SYS?) is hardcoded to load HIMEM in safe mode, but it's easy to patch it to use HIMEMX instead and thus make safe mode functional again. Does this not work for …

Pentium 4 is a really cheap way to build a Win 98 machine ... lots of choices for cheap motherboards for Socket 478. You just have to be careful with the AGP slot if you want to put something like a Voodoo 5 in, as these require 3.3v slot and the P4 boards i've seen only supported 1.5v cards.

Should be around 10% slower. Otherwise there are plenty of 1.4GHz ones on ebay... Can you find a link to one in the UK or EU even ... only ones I can find are USA and delivery is very expensive Thanks phil, I didn't think there would be much difference with a V5... but there's just something cool …

Hi all Does anyone know of any benchmarks of the 1.26 PIII-S vs 1.4... I saw plenty of benchmarks for the 1.4 but I don't see many for the 1.26 Reason I ask is i'm struggling to find a 1.4 to finish my socket 370 build, but I saw a 1.26 available... is there much difference? Video card is a Voodoo …

The parts I needed are ordered along with some i've found in my spare parts collection :cool: System build as follows... i've gone with a stealth DOS machine look using a modern case, black CDROM and black floppy emulator! Hopefully everything works well ... Gigabyte GZ-M1 MicroATX Case FSP 350W PSU …

Thanks for the great advice everyone! Its great to see how many people are passionate about these topics :cool: I have been doing some more research and learning about all these old sound cards! I have found some youtube videos and I definitely prefer the sound of OPL3 against CQM .. although I …

Thanks for the information, I went on a search for information OPL3 vs CQM and you're right, OPL3 sounds much better. I'm new to the whole sound card thing to be honest, I started gaming in the late 90s on Windows 98 and by that point it wasn't really as much a difference between game sound other …

Hi all I'm looking to build a DOS machine but i'm wondering what everyone's thoughts on this spec is - any issues I should be aware of? I'm looking to mostly play late DOS games like Blood, Duke 3d etc but want the ability to slow down for games that have problems with CPU speed (e.g. Theme Park). I …

Hi all, I've been lurking this great forum for a while but it's my first post, sorry it's one asking for help! I've recently finished building this retro gaming rig which I want to dual boot 98SE and XP. Specs are as follows: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ EPoX 8RDA3i Motherboard (nForce 2 Ultra, full 98SE …