First post, by undeon
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Hi everyone,
The idea of the project is to use a hardware newer than period, to use less power a/or give more performance, but keeping the compatibility as high as possible. I'm planning to play games from 95-01 at high resolution (1600x1200) and AA if possible...
Motherboard: Asus P5PE-VM (Intel 865G + ICH5, socket 775, 1 AGP 8X, 3 PCI, 2 SATA, Dual Channel DDR400, up to 2GB)
CPU: Celeron 450 (Conroe based, 2.2GHz, 512kb cache, only 35W TDP)
CPU Cooler: Stock Intel cooler (if it works nice on a 84W Celeron, will work fine on a 35W Celeron)
Memory: 1GB (2x512MB) DDR400 (planning to increase it to 2GB someday)
HD: 240GB SSD
Graphics: Quadro FX1000 (3/4 of the GeForce FX5800 clocks)
Sound card: Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS
Monitor: Dell 2007FPB (20', 1600x1200, 60Hz)
PSU: FSP 300W 80 Plus Gold
Change notes:
First two edits:
I didnt remember very well, but I've gived up on a Gigabyte GA-VM800PMC, because of incompatibility with SATA drivers. The Windows always hangs on detecting drivers. One time it passed this part, but I cant install the SATA driver later... I switched to a P5PE-VM and everything went smoth... Including an 500GB SSHD.
2020-06-08:
I switched to a Celeron 450 (2.2GHz, 35W TDP) and installed the nVidia Quadro FX1000. But his cooler was very loud. I cleaned it and it got fine.
2020-06-20:
I gived up the Thermaltake Typhoon for a while, because this board has a few tall caps. I'll try recap it using smaller caps, if possible, then I'll think about the Typhoon again.
I installed a 240GB SSD, to not notice any difference in performance... The installation was a pain in @ss, because of the motherboard and the cloning software... More details below...
The Quadro cooler died =( I brought an Evercool Cyclone and I'll wait it arives to do anything.
I'm in love with Windows Millenium... Details below...
2020-06-28:
Added 512MB RAM, Audigy 2ZS, 127GB and 4GB RAM patch from Rudolph Loew.
The NFS2:SE is not working anymore on Windows XP and I dont know why, 🤣.
2020-07-02:
Evercool Cyclone arrived and exceed spectations. It's working fine and silently...
I'm giving up on Windows XP, but I'll not uninstall it yet, because the WiFi works better there than ME (30-50mbps vs 1-6mbps)
2020-07-05:
First bloo... I mean... First pics!
Unreal running fine, but at 1024x768, on Direct3D. Sound is fine too.
2020-07-26:
New games tested.
PICS:
Games tested:
Castle of The Winds I & II
- Runs fine, but it's a Win 3.x game.
F-22 Lightning II
- Installed correctly, but did not recognize the sound card for music. Voices and SFX are ok.
F-22 Raptor
- Installed correctly, but it is already for Windows, as well as Necrodome.
Grand Prix II
- Attempts to install, but complains about native DOS mode.
Mario & Luigi
- No music or special effects. But I don't remember if this game even has any sound at all kkkkk
Necrodome
- It ran 100%, but it is already for Windows, so ok.
Need for Speed II - Special Edition
- Runs fine.
Quarantine
- Attempts to install, but complains about native DOS mode.
Shattered Steel
- Installed correctly, opened the game correctly, but he asks for the CD when start a mission, even with the ISO of the game mounted. I'll have to get him a NOCD patch.
Skyroads
- No music. Special effects only.
Unreal Gold
- Slow 3dfx performance at 1600x1200@16 bit color, insanely fast D3D and OpenGL performance at 1600x1200@32 bit color
