New WIndows 98 SE / XP Build \ VOGONS

New WIndows 98 SE / XP Build

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First post, by Guardshell

Posted on 2022-05-05, 15:21

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Hi all

I'm currently getting some parts together to build a new retro gaming PC:

So far I have:

PC Chips M810L Motherboard
AMD Thunderbird 1ghz (Socket 462)
3dfx Velocity 100
Dell 15" 4:3 Monitor (VGA Output)

What memory size is recommended for the system board 256mb / 512mb? PC100-PC133?

What size hard drive is good for that era of IDE drives?

Cant believe how expensive Voodoo cards are now, ended going for a velocity card because other voodoo cards are so expensive.

Any particular Sound Blaster version I should be going for on DOS / Windows 98 / XP?

Thanks in advance

Reply 1 of 2, by RandomStranger

Posted on 2022-05-05, 15:32

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Skip XP with this one. It will be !!!VERY!!! underpowered even for late Win9x games (post y2k), not to mention anything XP era.

Guardshell wrote on 2022-05-05, 15:21:

What memory size is recommended for the system board 256mb / 512mb? PC100-PC133?

Faster is better. For W98/SE I never felt 256MB to be insufficient, but RAM is cheap, no reason not to get 512MB

Guardshell wrote on 2022-05-05, 15:21:

What size hard drive is good for that era of IDE drives?

120GB or less. You can probably get away with 40GB if you don't store that much CD images. Your graphics card is not all that powerful so that rules out most games that require a lot of HDD space.

Guardshell wrote on 2022-05-05, 15:21:

Cant believe how expensive Voodoo cards are now, ended going for a velocity card because other voodoo cards are so expensive.

They are, also non-essential.