First post, by Marentis
I'm curious as to what your favorite retro sockets/platforms are.
Personally I never had a Slot 1 platform (I only had Socket 3, Socket 7, then Socket 462, Socket 939, LGA 775, LGA 1366, Socket FCLGA1150 and Socket AM4)
but I somehow started to LOVE the Slot 1 platform with a BX 440 chipset for my retro needs because it is rock stable, supports USB, PS/2 and the like without
the need for addon cards or ribbon cables and is overall just nice to work with. I can't remember a single blue screen on my current Slot 1 system, which is
simply awesome and it also doesn't care what AGP graphics card I throw at it, it will just work.
For Windows 95 gaming and very late dos gaming I'm also using Socket 7 and while it is a very, very interesting socket with many different CPUs, chipsets and features
each mainboard is its own little surprise package, ranging from awesome to awful (Asus and Gigabyte are usually very stable and fast) but at the end of the day
I'm always happy to return to my Slot 1 boards.
Ps: and while I didn't ask for it I do love the modern AM4 sockets with the X570/B550 chipsets because you have a host of features. I can't wait to see what Intel
will counter with and if the past is any indication upcoming chipsets and sockets will be awesome.. As you can see I don't care if I'm buying Intel or AMD, I will
take whatever fits my personal needs better at the time of buying.