First post, by Virtual
Greetings,
Glad to be here, I am new to the retro pc scene, been following a few youtubers such as LGR and Philscomputerlab with such entusiasm, that it made me go around and look for a retro pc as well. I got lucky and was given for free at a local antique book shop some vintage hardware, plus keyboards, mice, monitor...
Motherboard + Graphics card + ethernet board:
It was all dusty, had to take all apart and clean (I am also planning in the next days to use hydrogen peroxide vol 40 to make it all shinny again):
First boot, it came with win98, what a great surprise!:
As you can see, there's no sound card. I've been looking on the forums and youtube videos for suggestions, but it's been a difficult task, since there are so many models/ versions out there.
I came to the conclusion that maybe an AOPEN Cobra AW744L II would the best bang for the buck, however I still have import dutty charges + shipping... and I don't know how well this card will perform with MIDI? I also need some speakers... what would you recommend?
I think I am going to buy an SD to IDE adapter as well and maybe a new PSU and a new CPU fan. Any suggestions on these? I am going for a quiet environment build mindset.
I am looking forward to play FFVII on this machine as well as Jazz Jackrabbit I and II.
I wanted to try Phantasy Star Online on it too, but I'm afraid that even if I bought a RivaTNT2 card, the processor wouldn't handle it.
Looking forward to your expert oponions! Thank you.