Re: Need help with buying a motherboard for the Win98 PC
Posted on 2021-01-19, 17:18
Sorry for bumping, I'm just feeling a bit impatient.
Re: Need help with buying a motherboard for the Win98 PC
Posted on 2021-01-19, 15:20
Anyway, now I need help with buying the right PC case, power supply (because there are quite a few parts here) and cables for this thing. Here are all the parts I'll be putting in, minus the power supply: Graphics card: GeForce FX5200 128MB AGP8x DVI TV-out Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8IGX rev 1.1 RAM …
Re: Need help with buying a motherboard for the Win98 PC
Posted on 2021-01-19, 13:10
Also, I have a bit of a question regarding the RAM situation. Is it better to buy two 256mb sticks or one 512mb stick?
Re: Need help with buying a motherboard for the Win98 PC
Posted on 2021-01-19, 13:04
Yeah. In fact, it also has ports for USB 2.0, though it probably won't be useful since the Win98 flash drive drivers are only for English Win98SE, and the cheapest copy i could find online wasn't in english.
Re: Need help with buying a motherboard for the Win98 PC
Posted on 2021-01-19, 12:58
Well, the chipset on the motherboard I found is an 845G, is it going to work with Windows 98?
Re: Need help with buying a motherboard for the Win98 PC
Posted on 2021-01-19, 12:26
I live in central europe, maybe that's why things that would be cheap in america are expensive here. Also, what do you mean by "Intel chipset"? Do you mean RAM chipsets? So I do :) For example, on polish auction site allegro.pl you may buy socket 478 motherboard for equivalent of 10 euro, right now …
Re: Need help with buying a motherboard for the Win98 PC
Posted on 2021-01-19, 12:25
Also, I forgot to tell that I also want the motherboard to have support for floppy disks.
Re: Need help with buying a motherboard for the Win98 PC
Posted on 2021-01-19, 12:10
Where do you live ? Socket 478/775 can be found dirt cheap these days. If you choose Pentium IV path I would also choose Intel chipset - there are drivers for Windows 98 for all chipsets until i875 (i845, i845D, i845E, i845PE, i845G, i848, i865, i875). Best are those based on i865 / i875 - AGPx8, …
Need help with buying a motherboard for the Win98 PC
Posted on 2021-01-19, 11:37
Currently I'm trying to find a motherboard or my pc. However, the listings online were REALLY expensive, sometimes as expensive as a new graphics card. Can anyone let me know of any cheaper motherboards that should still work with Win98? I'm on a tight budget rn. The things I'll probably be using in …
Re: Best and most cost-effective graphics card for Win98SE?
Posted on 2021-01-19, 11:05
Ok, thanks. Originally I wanted my PC to be pretty average for 1998/99, but cool. I guess my pc will be one of the faster ones.
Re: Best and most cost-effective graphics card for Win98SE?
Posted on 2021-01-19, 10:23
Ok so I've found an GeForce FX5200, and thankfully it's AGP. However, something strange I've noticed is that it advertises itself as a 128-bit card. Is it still going to work wine with Win98? or are those 128 bits just going to be too much for it?
Re: Best and most cost-effective graphics card for Win98SE?
Posted on 2021-01-19, 07:28
The legality depends on your location. Selling and using original licenses - even OEM ones - is perfectly legal in the EU. Microsoft is not known for going after people using Win9x keys they have found online, apparently not even really for the sites hosting them, and Win98 does not need online …
Re: Best and most cost-effective graphics card for Win98SE?
Posted on 2021-01-18, 20:46
Also, an off-topic but important question: I've been trying to find a copy of Windows 98 SE online, but so far the only ones I've found that I could really afford were ones that were only meant for "distribution via new PC machines". I have a question: are they legal, and can I just buy it and …
Re: Best and most cost-effective graphics card for Win98SE?
Posted on 2021-01-18, 20:22
Yeah, considering what I'll be using my PC for I doubt running newer games will ever be an issue on that upcoming rig.
Re: Best and most cost-effective graphics card for Win98SE?
Posted on 2021-01-18, 19:47
Finally something costing below 25$. Thanks for letting me know about the MX440! I know you mentioned that some games may not function properly with it, but honestly that's not really a problem since I don't have much games to run on 98 anyway, and the only ones i will be running will probably be …
Re: Best and most cost-effective graphics card for Win98SE?
Posted on 2021-01-18, 15:58
Zup wrote on 2021-01-18, 15:44: Geforce Ti4 When i search it up online, all i get is even more expensive brand new laptops, not mid-to-late-90s graphics cards. Could you maybe give the EXACT model name? Or is that a series of cards?
Best and most cost-effective graphics card for Win98SE?
Posted on 2021-01-18, 15:10
So, originally I wanted my win98 PC to be quite speedy, and not something you would expect for 1998/99. However, due to potential compatibility issues I changed to the opposite spectrum and instead, I want my PC to be pretty average for that time era now. However, I've had a problem. The graphics …
Re: Radeon X1600 Pro compatibility with Windows 98
Posted on 2021-01-16, 15:46
Oh wait ,it was on the website for Catalyst 6.5. My bad. Guess I'll have to wait for the parts to ship.
Re: Radeon X1600 Pro compatibility with Windows 98
Posted on 2021-01-16, 15:42
Oh, thanks for letting me know. What about the motherboard and CPU? which combination will work best? Also, on the AMD site for the graphics card, it says this: Note: As of January 1, 2004, Microsoft no longer accepted certification submissions for the Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition …
Re: Radeon X1600 Pro compatibility with Windows 98
Posted on 2021-01-16, 15:35
Wait sorry, I accidentally posted it in Video and not General Old Hardware. Can any administrator move this post there?
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