First post, by CorruptJelly
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Hey Guys,
Noobie retro builder here.
Just spent the past few months building my first retro system. A Windows 98 system with 512mb of ram, a 1Ghz Pentium 3 and a GeForce 4 ti4200.
I went for this combination because I had hoped (perhaps optimistically) that this would be capable of playing games from the early 90s through to about 2003.
The 90s games run beautifully, but It seems to be struggling with some of the early 2000s titles. Specifically, my favourite game of all time; Command and Conquer Generals.
I had assumed this system would be able to handle the game, but unfortunately the game is running very slow, even on the lowest graphic settings.
Do you guys have any idea what could be going on here? It says online that the minimum requirements of the game are an 800mhz PIII, so it can't be the fault of the processor... can it? Or is it that the game doesn't like Windows 98..?
If it is the CPU, do you guys think sourcing a Tualatin capable board, and a 1.4Ghz PIII would remedy the issue?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated! 😀
Edit (21st Jan 2024):
Thanks for the help everyone. I now understand that the listed minimum requirements for this game are obviously way off.
I’ve decided to rethink my setup, and go down the route of an ‘overpowered’ 98 machine, with a Pentium Dual Core E5800. Way less cool, but should hopefully give me that processing power to cover a slightly longer time period!