For the XP PC, does a Intel DP43BF make for a good motherboard?

Ok, thanks for the feedback guys. What should I focus on building first -- the 98SE PC or the XP one? EDIT: Also, yeah, I should probably choose a better GPU for both the 98SE and XP builds. Though $20 PCI 6200 is extremely enticing 😜

Here are my plans so far for the separate 98 and XP PCs. The prices are just my surface level observations from seeing ebay listings (or in the case of new components such as PSUs, on retail sites). XP PC: -Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-D3? | (~$50) -CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400? | (~$10) -Cooler: …

Here are my plans so far for the separate 98 and XP PCs. The prices are just my surface level observations from seeing ebay listings (or in the case of new components such as PSUs, on retail sites). 98SE PC: -Motherboard: K8V-MX/S (~$60 with cpu and cooler) -CPU: any Athlon 64 -Cooler: any -GPU: …

So as suggested, I'm going to build a retro 98/XP PC from scratch and avoid any of that era's store PCs. I'm looking at either an LGA775 (Core 2 Duo, later P4s and Celerons, etc) machine or a Socket 754 (Athlon 64 single core) machine. I was told that, because I want to run 9x, multi-core CPUs such …

So as suggested, I'm going to build a retro 98/XP PC from scratch and avoid any of that era's store PCs. I'm looking at either an LGA775 (Core 2 Duo, later P4s and Celerons, etc) machine or a Socket 754 (Athlon 64 single core) machine. I was told that, because I want to run 9x, multi-core CPUs such …

VivienM wrote on 2023-09-09, 21:17: What software do you want to run on this? XP or 98SE? Both.

What the title says. Long time lurker, first time poster, first time because this would be my first time having a retro PC if I succeed. I'm considering building an (or sprucing up a used) Athlon XP/64 (or Pentium 4) PC to use as a retro rocket. I'm on a $100 budget at the moment, but I could easily …