Retro build

[Daweeedo]

So, i want to buy a retro pc, that'll run games from around 2006 and older.

Can you guys help with listing components that were great at this time?

[Guest]

 

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Dual Core @ 2.66GHz Processor

EVGA NForce 680i Socket 775 Motherboard

2GB DDR2 OCZ Dual Channel Memory @ 800MHz

Nvidia GeForce 8800GTX 768 MB DDR3 Graphics Card

Silverstone 650W Power Supply

Sony DVD RW Drive

WD 500GB SATA HDD

I wouldn't go for old Power supplies, DVD drives, hdd's,etc...

[Daweeedo]

15 minutes ago, Berkomeister said:

 

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Dual Core @ 2.66GHz Processor

EVGA NForce 680i Socket 775 Motherboard

2GB DDR2 OCZ Dual Channel Memory @ 800MHz

Nvidia GeForce 8800GTX 768 MB DDR3 Graphics Card

Silverstone 650W Power Supply

Sony DVD RW Drive

WD 500GB SATA HDD

I wouldn't go for old Power supplies, DVD drives, hdd's,etc...

Yes, ik. I Forgot to mention that i want the pc to be as small as possible, was it any mITX motherboards at this time?

[wall03]

You can get a good mITX for around $100-$200

[Guest]

Are you making a themed build or are you building something that can run old games?

[Daweeedo]

Just now, Berkomeister said:

Are you making a themed build or are you building something that can run old games?

PC that can run games from 2006 and older, that'll be as small as possible, since i don't want another big case.

[Guest]

You could get a MSI H310M arctic but you would need ddr4 ram

[You_found_dom]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$85.00 @ Amazon
Memory	Patriot Viper 3 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	$65.98 @ Amazon
Storage	SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$14.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	Hitachi Ultrastar 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$30.04 @ Amazon
Video Card	Diamond Radeon HD 6450 1 GB Video Card	$43.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$70.59 @ Amazon
Optical Drive	LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer	$18.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$329.57
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-28 17:11 EDT-0400

 

Not sure about a mini itx board, but good luck 

[You_found_dom]

https://www.ebay.com/i/162978487624?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=162978487624&targetid=948554596477&device=t&mktype=pla&googleloc=9004402&poi=&campaignid=9343955643&mkgroupid=97505393751&rlsatarget=pla-948554596477&abcId=1139336&merchantid=113359128&gclid=CjwKCAjwqJ_1BRBZEiwAv73uwD7FUVo7I7pOx9RU7A1ZCSrhXFaZqF0evF3JF4IefitTe92CPW6ilxoCfwIQAvD_BwE

Try this board with maybe an i5 2500 or something like that

[You_found_dom]

1 minute ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

https://www.ebay.com/i/162978487624?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=162978487624&targetid=948554596477&device=t&mktype=pla&googleloc=9004402&poi=&campaignid=9343955643&mkgroupid=97505393751&rlsatarget=pla-948554596477&abcId=1139336&merchantid=113359128&gclid=CjwKCAjwqJ_1BRBZEiwAv73uwD7FUVo7I7pOx9RU7A1ZCSrhXFaZqF0evF3JF4IefitTe92CPW6ilxoCfwIQAvD_BwE

Try this board with maybe an i5 2500 or something like that

Use this build with that motherboard 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-2320 3 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$83.00 @ Amazon
Memory	Patriot Viper 3 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	$65.98 @ Amazon
Storage	SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$14.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	Hitachi Ultrastar 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$30.04 @ Amazon
Video Card	Diamond Radeon HD 6450 1 GB Video Card	$43.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$70.59 @ Amazon
Optical Drive	LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer	$18.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$327.57
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-28 17:17 EDT-0400

 

[You_found_dom]

Just now, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

Use this build with that motherboard 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-2320 3 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$83.00 @ Amazon
Memory	Patriot Viper 3 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	$65.98 @ Amazon
Storage	SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$14.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	Hitachi Ultrastar 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$30.04 @ Amazon
Video Card	Diamond Radeon HD 6450 1 GB Video Card	$43.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$70.59 @ Amazon
Optical Drive	LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer	$18.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$327.57
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-28 17:17 EDT-0400

 

And a nice mitx case maybe this one

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-MasterCase-Mini-ITX-Built/dp/B07TMRGV6D

[You_found_dom]

4 hours ago, Daweeedo said:

PC that can run games from 2006 and older, that'll be as small as possible, since i don't want another big case.

My build isn’t super old, but it should definitely be able to handle retro games