![]() ![]() Depending on which games you want to play, will dictate the type of build and video/sound options you will need. You specifically mention Maniac Mansion (1987) and mid-90s (Quake, TekWar). Rather than trying to build a "DOS" PC per se, I would think more in terms of respective eras of gaming you want to cover. ![]() The DOS era of gaming covers a wide range from early 80s to late 90s. You can go upto GF6 officially or even newer including PCIE cards with modified drivers but compatibility does drop.įinally I wouldn't stress too much about the perfect build right away, Personally I'd start with the 98 box as parts are more common and get a feel for what you want. The GF4Ti or FX are safe bets for compatibility. ![]() AGP is a safe bet on on intel side of things this ended mainstream with thePentium 4 and S478 Some LGA775 motherboard do exist. Really its the graphics card that limits you. Power supplies are probably the exception but you can use modern ATX PSU's on old ATX systems and even get AT to ATX converters if you do end up with an AT system. Note this wont effect games like Quake that use CD audio or other games that have digitized recording.Īll this hardware is old, it's a gamble but so is life! I haven't had too much die on me over the years though. (that chip tune sound) Some people only like the sound of a true OPL chip problem is Creative implemented their own CQM chip half way though the SB16's production which some people can't stand, but you be the judge. In oversimplifed terms this is whats used say in Doom if you select Sound Blaster for your music device or set anything as Adlib. Persoanlly I'd find something for the right price and search/ask here about it's good and negative points but main things people focus on.ġ) Do you intend to hook up an external midi device? if not you can ignore any mentions of MP-401 or hanging note bugs as this wont effect you.Ģ) OPL Chip. Sound card is a tricky one to answer as no 1 card is perfect. Typically I'll get a Dell or other OEM which aren't as desirable so can be had at better prices and use that as a basis to build on, but have plenty of machines using generic parts as well, both have pro's/cons. Prebuilt vs scratch, thats up to you! Prebuilt saves the hassle and can sometimes work out cheaper BUT maybe you want the fun of building the PC from the ground up. General rule for late dos though is you want an ISA sound card and faster the CPU will give you some headroom for really late dos games In which case speed sensitive games are far less common, but you may have a game or 2 effected? Yes old components will eventually fail, having spare components might be wiseįor windows 98se if you want to completely ignore DOS it's tempting to also ignore windows 98 and go to windows XP, but there are little gaps between them and the guide you refer to is a good enough one Reply 2 of 15, by chinny22įor dos sounds like your more interested in the late SVGA titles then earlier CGA/EGA This would be my first time ever building a retro pc, so any tips, tricks or advise would be super helpful!įor DOS anything pentium is pretty good and for playing older dos games and using older cards isa slots may be needed Just to be clear I'm trying to build two computers, a DOS focused PC AND a Windows 98SE f HappyLemons wrote on, 07:20: Before everyone jumps on me for this! This would be my first time ever building a retro pc, so any tips, tricks or advise would be super helpful! Reply 1 of 15, by gerry I'd be building a system with a Pentium 4 for this. It's a 100% novelty, but Half Life 2 can run on Windows 98SE, and I'd love to try this out. I'd love to really push this super far and completely ignore DOS mode. Should I be concerned about things like power supplies dying out, or components at the end of their life? What should I do for things like a Sound Card? I would like to play games like Manic Mansion and I hear you need a Tandy-1000 for that to avoid onboard speakers? Should I just buy something pre-built online, or do things from scratch? Although, I'd possibly like up to 1995~1996 (TekWar & Quake, although Quake may be a better fit for Windows).įrom what I hear, a K6-2 / K6-2+ / K6-III is the best for this.Īre there any considerations I should go into when building this PC? My goal is to play games mainly non-3d games. Just to be clear I'm trying to build two computers, a DOS focused PC AND a Windows 98SE focused computer. ![]()
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