First post, by calippo
So I've been watching a bunch of these videos where people buy then-expensive parts for retro rigs for peanuts. I know you could get a modern PC and go the Steam/GOG route, but where's the fun in that 😁
I've got this PC from about 2003-2004 for retro duties. Is it worth upgrading this machine in any way? And if so, what would you do?
- Abit IC7-G motherboard (https://www.anandtech.com/show/1105/2)
- Pentium 4 2.4GHz , not overclocked
- ATi Radeon 9800 128MB AGP (not sure if it's a Pro)
- Audigy 2 EX Platinum
- 1 GB RAM
- 150GB hdd, 3.5" floppy, LG DVD-RW + LG 52x CD
- XP SP3
- Not sure about the case, power supply or hard drive type(s).
Note - I'm obviously only interested in playing games from that era and earlier, a bit beyond (whatever's possible) and old 90's DOS games (via DOSbox mostly). Older games like, say, Quake II, run at 1920x1200 and everything at max but not sure about HL2, Doom 3, Far Cry, Crysis.