First post, by Tacno
This is my first thread here, but I wanted to start off by saying that I'm pretty knowledgeable on modern computing, but I have no clue in hell when it comes to older hardware.
I'm a big fan of retro gaming, I've been collecting some older games for a while now on PC, but the only way I've been able to play them is on an old family computer which I don't want to kill the hard drive of. Now that I've got the money from a job, I wanted to put together an XP PC for these games and more.
My main concerns are when it comes to a graphics card, PC case, and most likely a power supply. I've realized that a pentium 4 (not really a specific model as of now) has worked well for me, so I'm thinking of looking for a 775 socket motherboard and a pentium 4. In terms of games, I'm thinking of running some lighter stuff, Postal 2, Serious Sam, GTA SA, and some of my DOS games that I have with DOSbox. With that in mind, does anyone have any recommendations for XP era graphics cards that would fit the bill?
Also, with the cases. I saw LGR make a 98 build with a full aluminum case which I absolutely love the look of, but I have no clue where to look to find anything remotely similar to one.
My apologies if that was a mouthful, I'm just excited to get started on a fun build. Thanks!