I had Voodoo2 in one of my past PC's and I am sure it worked with DX8.1 (I think V2 drivers were DX6 based) with no problems.

respect2759 wrote: Picking up this PC at the weekend, only photo I have. Idk what is inside, any ideas? Nazdar! 😉 It looks like 486DX2 we used to have at high school computer classroom.

For DOS, you won't do much better than that. 16MB is plenty, and the Cirrus chip is pretty decent as well, provided it's on a 32-bit local bus. If you wanted to dabble in Win95, I would bump the RAM to 32 or even 64MB. Otherwise, no need. Thanks for advice. On the page with MB specs is table with …

One of my bandmates arrived few minutes ago and said: I know you are computer rubbish freak, so here you go! I was a bit sceptic at first, but then I opened tower she brought and inside was: Dual Slot 1 motherboard (Tyan Tiger) with two P3-733 (and one ISA slot!) 512 MB RAM Matrox G400 Matrox RT2000 …

As a eastern European I was a bit behind until 2000s. My first computer was Commodore 64 in 1992. Then I've got Amiga 1200 in 1996. My first PC was P133/32MB/some terrible 1MB Matrox/1GB SCSI disk and very slow CD-ROM. Then I used all my saved money to buy P2-233 in 2001 and I was so dissapointed... …

kixs wrote: Just make sure you turn them correctly - look for pin 1 mark. Yeah, I also hope I'll pull them out undamaged 😁

kixs wrote: Usually you can swap them. Thanks!

Hello! Few weeks ago I decided to build my DOS PC. In nineties I owned Commodore 64 and next Amiga 1200. Then I bought my first PC, but it already came with Windows 98 SE, so this is my firs DOS-building experience. Some time ago my parents in law bought new house. I went there to help them throw …

FFXIhealer wrote: In 1992? Commodore 64. *mic drop* Same here 😉

Hello! I would like to buy "new" VGA card for my new retro rig and I have chosen S3 Virge DX/GX (compatibility, availability, affordability). I've found seller who has one Virge 325 with 4MB RAM (4 soldered and 4 socketed chips) and one Virge 375 with 2MB RAM (4 soldered chips + 4 empty sockets). Is …