I have a 20-year-old Sony Vaio PCV-120 running right next to me. Right now, it's hooked up to a Mitsubishi Megaview 33" CRT monitor through VGA breakout to RGBHV 5xBNC, and I just re-installed Need for Speed: High Stakes on it. It was a machine that has been with me since the age of 2 (and you can assume I am 22 right now which I am) and I've rediscovered it in a basement around 6 years ago. From time to time, I would fool around with it and play old games. It used to have a tape drive and an old 3.5 GB HDD, but I took those out a year ago and replaced them with two XP-era 80/60 GB 7200rpm drives. I know it's not period-correct, but if I can enhance my vintage 1990s hardware PC gaming experience by exchanging a little bit of authenticity for a smoother experience at a better price (these drives were just laying around my house in other, broken computers), then I will go for it. As it stands today, the specs are:
CPU: Intel Pentium 200MMX @ 200 MHz
RAM: 32 MB EDO, 66 MHz FSB
GPU1: ATI 3D Rage II, 2 MB, Integrated
GPU2: Diamond Multimedia Monster 3D (3DFX Voodoo1), 4 MB, PCI, Iceman drivers
AUD: Yamaha OPL3-SA Sound System, Integrated
HDD1: Western Digital 80 GB 7200rpm IDE
HDD2: Deskstar 60 GB 7200rpm IDE
LAN: Dynex Ethernet PCI (forgot model #)
OS1: Windows 98 Second Edition, 98Lite Preview "Sleek"
OS2: Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Service Pack 6
DirectX: 6.1 for 98SE, 5.0 Beta mod for NT4
The computer is fantastic, IMO, but I was thinking about upgrading it again for its big birthday this year, such as maxing out the RAM to 128 MB, maybe upgrading the video, or adding in a sound card. I wonder if there are any places or recommendations to find these things, and I welcome suggestions on what to do with it here. What do you think?