Alright Guys,
I've recently experienced an increase of attention towards my retro gaming builds, and I'd like to ask the community for some much needed advice, and I really think you guys are going to like this thread because its got something for everyone, a bit of bargain hunting, a bit of throwing up some bench marks to prove your arguments, and a bit of nostalgia for the old days so lets get started shall we? all prices and links MUST be from either eBay, or a surplus site with excess components like (server monkey?), but mostly eBay is preferred.
Since I am a retro system builder and benchmark hunter, for modular design, we wanna search for components known for good compatibility and stay away from proprietary design items, so that we can flip flop components around as much as possible when doing testing and recording for YouTube. This video will basically be a graphics card Showdown type video and I need help selecting some components that will provide some good entertainment value for my viewers without breaking my bank. Plus old hardware is cheap anyways
While I've made a point to say the configurations will be changed around ALOT for benchmarking, Some of the processors these cards will be paired with ARE:
LGA 775: Pentium 4 (haven't chosen model yet), Pentium D 945, Core 2 duo E7500, Core 2 Quad q6600, Core 2 quad q9450
Control System to let graphics card run @ 100 percent : FX-8350 OC'd to 4.6 Ghz paired with MSI 970 Gaming MB, also and/or an Intel i5-4590 paired with Asrock H97m Pro 4
1. First up, we need a graphics card for PCIE 2.0 in the 10 dollar price range, with good support for windows 98 and windows XP, extra points for windows 7
2. We also need a 15 dollar GPU with the only requirement being good support for windows 7 and highest available performance
3. Best 3 Available Graphics card Period for 20 dollars
4. Best 3 available graphics card for 30 Dollars
I want multiple people to give multiple suggestions for each range, so I can buy 2 or three cards for benching in each price point.
bonus We need an ATX PC case that's not completely broken for 15 bucks or under SHIPPED. Extra points for being under 10 dollars and extra points for looking cool.
For TL;DR people, skip the last part if you don't feel like recommending games.
The Fun Part
Please Recommend Your favorite retro pc games for windows 98 and windows xp! I would love to play a game that would be like a retro version of Dead Space, I like ANYTHING to do with Zombies and first person shooters, Resident evil series 1-5 all work on xp. If you have a really awesome game recommendation for windows 7 or 10 go ahead and say it as well, I wouldn't want to miss out on learning about a new game.... Even if you think its something that's been mentioned a million times, say it anyways because I've missed out on pretty much every pc game for the last 15 years. I may be a tech enthusiast but I wasn't always an avid gamer. So let the comments fly get ready to represent your favorite cards of the past!
I've recently experienced an increase of attention towards my retro gaming builds, and I'd like to ask the community for some much needed advice, and I really think you guys are going to like this thread because its got something for everyone, a bit of bargain hunting, a bit of throwing up some bench marks to prove your arguments, and a bit of nostalgia for the old days so lets get started shall we? all prices and links MUST be from either eBay, or a surplus site with excess components like (server monkey?), but mostly eBay is preferred.
Since I am a retro system builder and benchmark hunter, for modular design, we wanna search for components known for good compatibility and stay away from proprietary design items, so that we can flip flop components around as much as possible when doing testing and recording for YouTube. This video will basically be a graphics card Showdown type video and I need help selecting some components that will provide some good entertainment value for my viewers without breaking my bank. Plus old hardware is cheap anyways
While I've made a point to say the configurations will be changed around ALOT for benchmarking, Some of the processors these cards will be paired with ARE:
LGA 775: Pentium 4 (haven't chosen model yet), Pentium D 945, Core 2 duo E7500, Core 2 Quad q6600, Core 2 quad q9450
Control System to let graphics card run @ 100 percent : FX-8350 OC'd to 4.6 Ghz paired with MSI 970 Gaming MB, also and/or an Intel i5-4590 paired with Asrock H97m Pro 4
1. First up, we need a graphics card for PCIE 2.0 in the 10 dollar price range, with good support for windows 98 and windows XP, extra points for windows 7
2. We also need a 15 dollar GPU with the only requirement being good support for windows 7 and highest available performance
3. Best 3 Available Graphics card Period for 20 dollars
4. Best 3 available graphics card for 30 Dollars
I want multiple people to give multiple suggestions for each range, so I can buy 2 or three cards for benching in each price point.
bonus We need an ATX PC case that's not completely broken for 15 bucks or under SHIPPED. Extra points for being under 10 dollars and extra points for looking cool.
For TL;DR people, skip the last part if you don't feel like recommending games.
The Fun Part
Please Recommend Your favorite retro pc games for windows 98 and windows xp! I would love to play a game that would be like a retro version of Dead Space, I like ANYTHING to do with Zombies and first person shooters, Resident evil series 1-5 all work on xp. If you have a really awesome game recommendation for windows 7 or 10 go ahead and say it as well, I wouldn't want to miss out on learning about a new game.... Even if you think its something that's been mentioned a million times, say it anyways because I've missed out on pretty much every pc game for the last 15 years. I may be a tech enthusiast but I wasn't always an avid gamer. So let the comments fly get ready to represent your favorite cards of the past!