First post, by ptr1ck
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A few weeks ago, I was going through my stash of old parts and came across my favorite old motherboard from ~2004. Since my beard is getting more grey, I can't remember as much about hardware nuances like I used to. Google lead me to Vogons... and all I have to say is this place is awesome. What a great forum for old hardware! Anyways on to my build and the decisions I need help making.
The Albatron KX18D Pro II was a late socket A board that flew under the radar because it wasn't made by one of the major brands. It reviewed really well at the time and I was a big fan of AMD back then so it became the third socket A system I owned. I loved it but once Athlon 64 came out, the 3400+ I upgraded to blew my 2400+ out of the water. The motherboard, CPU and video card were put in the closet and forgotten about until now. I originally ran it on Windows XP with a Thoroughbred 2400+ and a 6800 GT. I believe I used a Promise Fasttrak PCI controller at the time and the onboard "Soundstorm" sound too. This time around I am planning to go with a GeForce 4 ti4200 for increased compatibility for older titles in lieu of DX9 parts.
Updated 6-21-22 - Build:
Albatron KX18D Pro II
AMD Athlon XP Barton 2900+
Thermaltake Volcano 12 HSF with Noctua NF-R8 redux-1800
Patriot 2x 1024mb PC3200 2-3-2-5
Asus v9280 Geforce 4 ti4200 128mb AGP 8x
3Dfx branded Voodoo II 3.0 12mb 22ns EDO in SLI
Intel Pro 1000 GT NIC
Asus Xonar DG
Windows XP SP3
Corsair CM750M
Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid 500gb 7200rpm SATA on Sil3112A
Sony CRX320EE DVD Burner
Fractal Designs Focus G Case
Dell P2213 LCD Monitor