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Re: Newb new build.

Posted on 2015-08-02, 14:03

If that 1.2G Athlon is a "B", then you're good - if it's a "C" then you'll only get 900MHz out of it, at bit more if you overclock. The KT133 chipset sounds like it ought to do 133, but it was flawed - KT133A is needed for 133FSB - the KT133 can hit 110FSB overclocked, maybe 120 if you're lucky. I …

Re: Newb new build.

Posted on 2015-08-01, 04:16

Voodoo1: easy the most compatible card for the oldest glide games,simply works. can be problematic with p3 or faster above 450mhz in some games, k6 no problems. (fleamarkets they can be found for next to nothing) Voodoo2: almost as compatible as the v1, can run 800x600 and is more than double the …

Re: Newb new build.

Posted on 2015-07-30, 23:23

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3DFX-Sigma-VOODOO-VOODOO3-2000-AGP-VGA-CARD-16M-/400885559379?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d56a43053 So...looks like I can get Voodoo3 2000s reasonable. Thoughts about a Single Voodoo 3 VS 2xVoodoo2s in SLI with a more powerfull nVidia card for 2d and non-glide 3d? You …

Re: Newb new build.

Posted on 2015-07-30, 17:40

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3DFX-Sigma-VOODOO-VOO … =item5d56a43053 So...looks like I can get Voodoo3 2000s reasonable. Thoughts about a Single Voodoo 3 VS 2xVoodoo2s in SLI with a more powerfull nVidia card for 2d and non-glide 3d?

Re: Newb new build.

Posted on 2015-07-30, 15:41

Yeah, the Geforce FX5500 certainly isn't the best AGP card of all time. But it's certainly better then the Alternatives I have handy which would be a Geforce 256 32MB, and a TNT2 M64 32MB. Or a ATI PCI Rage3d all in Wonder.... ....Seems like the best non-3DFX card that will still work with Windows …

Re: Newb new build.

Posted on 2015-07-30, 03:55

Yeah, the Geforce FX5500 certainly isn't the best AGP card of all time. But it's certainly better then the Alternatives I have handy which would be a Geforce 256 32MB, and a TNT2 M64 32MB. Or a ATI PCI Rage3d all in Wonder. Not sure I am ready to pay some of the prices I am seeing on ebay. I don't …

Re: Newb new build.

Posted on 2015-07-29, 00:52

Update was rummaging around in my jumk piles and found a Geforce FX 5500 and a 1.2 Ghz Athlon. (Thunderbird I believe) definitely Pre-Athlon XP. Still wish I had a couple Voodoo2's to put in there but maybe if I do get a hold of some i'll build out a K6-X Rig like Phils where you can fake a 386/486/ …

Re: Newb new build.

Posted on 2015-07-29, 00:46

You should check that board for bad caps as it is made by msi (imb THE company when it comes to bad caps...) Good call. That is actually the first thing I looked at. So far it looks to be in good shape. Nothing leaking or domed. Not sure if this board was ever repaired or not but it looks ok for …

Re: Newb new build.

Posted on 2015-07-28, 19:08

Honestly I think phil's last two builds are the way to go. Either or both. One for DOS one for Win98. You can try to cover it all on one machine, I think there are a few fast athlon builds that do that. I'm not sure they are as flexible as phil's two computers though. http://www.vogons.org/ …

Re: Newb new build.

Posted on 2015-07-28, 17:47

pretty good system actually, though I would make two suggestions . 1 ) get a slightly faster CPU , maybe a 1Ghz Athlon , the reason is that an 850mhz is too fast for the speed sensitive DOS games anyway (and slowing down a 1Ghz will be the same as an 850Mhz), while the Win9X games will benefit from …

Newb new build.

Posted on 2015-07-28, 12:23

Hello all! I've been in the business a long time but this is the first time I've gone back to build a "retro" PC. Before getting into Corporate IT type stuff I spent a lot of time building PCs so this is all kinda nostalgic in more ways then one. One thing that surprised me is how much retro …

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