First post, by ksiumaxx
Hi
2 days ago I found old incomplete Socket 7 computer in my old house. It didin't have any RAM modules, CPU, GPU, ISA or PCI cards, hard drives, floppy drives or CD/DVD drives. I want to make this computer my main DOS gaming machine. When I turn it on it boot, but It doesn't display anythink or do *beeps* on the PC Speaker. When I turn Turbo on, turbo LED turns on, and when I turn turbo off, LED turn stop flashing. Games that I want to run on this computer are: DOOM, DOOM II, Duke 3D, Descent, Descent II, Quake, Screamer 2 and other games from the 90s. I will put Pentium 166 MMX there and 32mb of RAM (16mb + 16mb). Motherboard is OEM version of MSI P54C SI7 (It's the same motherboard, but RAM slots and IDE connectors are in diffrent places than normally). Here are my questions:
I got 3 PCI graphics cards. S3 Trio 64V+, S3 ViRGE/DX and Trident TGU 9440-3. Which will give me the best performance, and wich will be most compatibile with dos games?
I got 2 ISA sound cards. ESS AudioDrive ES1688F (with Wavetable connector and place to put YMF262) and Crystal CX4235-XQ3 (with place to put Wavetable connector but no way to put OPL in it). I don't need Adlib compatibility, but I'd like to have way to connect wavetable or external Midi devices (I don't have any, but maybe in the future ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))
Why computer isn't beeping while starting? (there is no CPU, RAM or anything in it)