First post, by petro89
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Hey everyone! Just in time for the new year, I am making my first post! I am new to the forums as a mamber, but I have been perusing them for a while now. I have had a long hiatus from computer-related tinkering and whatnot though I have recently gotten the bug again! My first computer was a 486 circa 1994, and ever since 1998 I have built dozens and dozens of systems for myself and friends/family so I have gone through the whole gambit of specs during that time. I stopped around 2008 after I built my current main system, a core 2 quad Q6600 running at 3.0Ghz.
Well, I may be building a new system later in the year, but until then, I have 2 projects I will be working on. I may also start a follow-up project afterwards.
Project 1: Around 2001 I built my first socket-A/462 system and I loved that platform for many years. I have in my possession an XP-M 1600+ mobile chip that I should be able to o/c very nicely to over 3200+ levels. The goal of this system is to be a Windows XP gaming system for titles between 2000ish and 2006ish, which was a great time in my opinion. It will be paired with an MSI K7N2-Delta 2 board, an ATI x1650Pro AGP card and some DDR ram. I know this setup isn't exactly "vintage" but it was a time I enjoyed in computing and as such, has a special place in my heart 😀
Project 2: I spent a LOT of time back in the late 90's working with socket 7 systems. I spent a LOT of time trying to make them last as long as I could to be exact! When pentium 2's and 3's were being bought by my friends (and I was building them to add insult to injury 😀 ) all I could afford was a K6-based SS7 system. I tried and tried to get those K6-3's to perform better, but there wasn't much I could do. But, I really enjoyed working with them, and I learned so much during that time. I even tinkered with resistors and stuff and in some cases got K6-2's and 3's to work on boards they had no business working on. Going back further, my first pentium was a 233MMX in 1998 which just totally blew me away when compared to my trusty old 486, and that CPU brings back good memories. Well, before I went into the world of socket-A, my system was a K6-3+ 450 @600 with a Voodoo 3 on an Aopen AX59Pro board. I loved that system and I know it worked its little heart out to try to keep up with the other big boys of the time. I would like to put together a similar system, and I already have the CPU and video card...as well as the board (though it is a Tyan S1598). This will be a Windows 98 system that'll run stuff from the mid-late 90's.
Follow-up projects: In the future I want to put together a 486 rig for classic DOS gaming, or maybe an early P1 since I know that 486 stuff is hard to find. Man, I wish i kept more of my old stuff!!!
Well, I'll put up some pics once I get going. Just wanted to introduce myself...and wish everyone a great 2013!
