Reply 40 of 51, by ux-3
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wrote:... I wonder what would happen if I assembled my 865Conroe with my E6500 and 'special' Gainward 7900GT AGP... 😁
I've actually used that setup (E4300@2400) with Gainward 7900GT and 865 Conroe for years as my regular gaming machine. I replaced it a year ago. But I was using XP of course.
You have to watch the cap behind the agp port closely. It is near two voltage regulators which both get incredibly hot. The cap doesn't like the heat.
Anyway, for pure win98(plus the DOSgames that work without tweaking), a 1000mhz BX board would fit just perfectly.
Indeed, and you can quickly swap the CPU to a slower model and run it at 133 MHz.
Still, my '20 year plan' involves assembling several systems:
- DOS win311, pentium100-233 socket7 HX or TX,
I have build several of those in the past - for the elementary school my kids went to. I used a very versatile Biostar FX board a while too. It hit the trash.
- DOS win98, PIII/Celeron 800-1400 slot1 BX
That is basically what I have - only shifted to cover the 133-1000 Mhz range.
- win98 XP, Soyo 845isa, or some Asus865 with a CT479 and Dothan
I have no need for that. Old soundcards don't really thrill me that much.
- XP only, some 775 P45 E8500
Along with a Quadcore, this is my main machine for now and a while I guess.
But boy the amount of spares this involves, hdds and mobos in particular... oh well, that's why they call it a 'hobby', right ? 🤣
Well, apart from family, there is always the dump. I've thrown out plenty of stuff, and I am not really looking back. Does someone care for another Conroe 865PE? If we can agree on a price, I am going to part with it, I am sure. I even leave the 2x256 MB DC Ram in it. 😉
Though it IS kinda tiresome to constantly look out for stuff getting obsolete and making sure that one get the part before they're gone - latest would be the new hdd 4kb sector 'problem'... <sigh>
What is this now?
Retro PC warning: The things you own end up owning you.