First post, by tincup
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Having found so little use for my backup XP box these days I've decided to simply move the HD over to to my W7 rig and 'bios dual boot' to XP that way if needed [Strike Fighters 1: Korean Air War mod...]. The hardware is all fine and compatible so the two OS can reside in harmony without problem.
...The move has freed up a computer spot in the retro rig stable [hehe]... and I've homed in on my next build: A non-exotic, non-3dfx based W98SE screamer. Core components:
Mobo MSI P4M900M2-L slot 775/533-1067 fsb/pcie-pci/sata150-ide-fdd/usb2/W98se-ME driver set
GPU EVGA 7900GTX 512mb: modded W9x drivers
CPU P4-3.2/533 fsb [for now, can max out later]
HSF Thermaltake XP-90 w/ fan
Audio SBLive!
HD 200gb sata150 [partitioned 5gb [OS]/120/75]
OS W98SE Unofficial SP v2 & v3
Ram [2x] 512mb PC4000 or 4200 [less until W98se service packs are installed]
Case Asus V3 series mATX for now
This box will supplement my P4-3.067/V5500 based rig and allow non glide games to benefit from the added punch of the 7900GTX: sims like USAF, F/A-18, F/A-18 Hornet, WW-2 Fighters etc.