First post, by n3xu5
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I'm considering building one of three possible machine configurations for 9x-Xp gaming. Either a P3 Tualatin 1.4, a dual P3 Tualatin 1.4, or a P4 3.2-800 Northwood.
-512mb-1gb memory depending on the cpu config.
-SB Live 5.1
-Windows Xp
1. Are there any incompatibilities of running 1996-2001 games with a faster processor?
2. From the previously listed three, which cpu config would be better for gaming (no internet) on windows 96-2004 titles?
3. Most of the games (i'm interested in) around 2002-2004 recommend playing with a 800Mhz-1Ghz+ processor, how would the Tualatin fair up at stock speeds with games from that 2 year span?
4. I've been considering running a Geforce 4 ti4400 and possibly a pair of Voodoo 2's in SLI, will the ti4400 be a better performer in glide titles than V2 SLI?
5. Is Directx 8 backwards compatible with DX-5,6,7, etc?
6. I'm considering the ti4400 because I've read Nvidia is reported to have a higher success rate of backwards compatibility with older gaming. Would this be a good "end of period" card to max most games prior to 2003?
...if you have any suggestions or would do something differently please feel free to share.