Retro PC

[Guest]

Just now, Factory OC said:

I hope you know that the Pentium 4 is only 32-Bit...

oops, forgot we werent talking abou the later models on 775. im an idiot

[JoeCoke]

4 minutes ago, Ethan Meskin said:

well i was looking for half life 1 and 2, quake 1,2,3 and stuff like that

For hl1 and the quake games I'd go for a P3 machine. But for hl2 you'll need a XP machine like Kenji said. As long as you're not trying to do DOS gaming, just go for a P4/Athlon XP/64.

[KenjiUmino]

1 minute ago, Ethan Meskin said:

well i was looking for half life 1 and 2, quake 1,2,3 and stuff like that

half life 1 runs perfect on even the latest i7 systems - at least the steam version does.

 

same goes for quake - i had no problem playing quake 2, 3 and unreal on XP with a core 2 duo ... there are windows XP patches available for most games 

 

so the XP machine might be what you are looking for

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, 2Buck said:

Windows ME can actually be pretty good for retro gaming if you "mod" it to run real DOS. I use it on my retro gaming rig and have no problems. But that's just preference, I'd recommend 98.

ok, its a choice between xp and 98 with different hardware. i found a slot 1 p3 for £10 but i still need a mobo

[Guest]

1 minute ago, KenjiUmino said:

half life 1 runs perfect on even the latest i7 systems - at least the steam version does.

 

same goes for quake - i had no problem playing quake 2, 3 and unreal on XP with a core 2 duo ... there are windows XP patches available for most games 

 

so the XP machine might be what you are looking for

sounds, good. the older hardware was just for fun, ik my personal rig could run alot of my games

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, 2Buck said:

For hl1 and the quake games I'd go for a P3 machine. But for hl2 you'll need a XP machine like Kenji said.

ok..

[JoeCoke]

1 minute ago, Ethan Meskin said:

ok..

Never mind, now that I realize you're going for late 90's/early 2000s and trying to run HL2, definitely go for the P4 machine. Usually when I hear "retro" I think DOS, but nah, you'll be fine. All the Quake games run on basically anything lol.

[KenjiUmino]

1 minute ago, Ethan Meskin said:

sounds, good. the older hardware was just for fun, ik my personal rig could run alot of my games

i hear ya, tinkering with old hardware can be a lot of fun - i have a pentium 4 and a pentium 3 i want to get done 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, 2Buck said:

Never mind, now that I realize you're going for late 90's/early 2000s and trying to run HL2, definitely go for the P4 machine. Usually when I hear "retro" I think DOS, but nah, you'll be fine. All the Quake games run on basically anything lol.

 

1 minute ago, KenjiUmino said:

i hear ya, tinkering with old hardware can be a lot of fun - i have a pentium 4 and a pentium 3 i want to get done 

I think pentium 4 sounds good with xp, but any gpu reccomendations? 

also should i go with the newer 775 p4s or the 478 ones for a similar price as the 775 one would allow for pcie gpus instead of agp

[KenjiUmino]

Just now, Ethan Meskin said:

 

I think pentium 4 sounds good with xp, but any gpu reccomendations? 

also should i go with the newer 775 p4s or the 478 ones for a similar price as the 775 one would allow for pcie gpus instead of agp

and you will still find a lot of coolers for 775 brand new. wich is a good thing since every used cooler i have had was noisy AF because the fan was old.

 

and like you said, there is also the benefit of PCIe wich you can find good cards for cheap.

good agp cards are getting more and more expensive

 

on that note, i have a 775 pentium 4 and a PCIe radeon HD 2600XT that i don't know what to do with it ... they are just sitting on a shelf doing nothing. i could send you those if you want

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, KenjiUmino said:

and you will still find a lot of coolers for 775 brand new. wich is a good thing since every used cooler i have had was noisy AF because the fan was old.

 

and like you said, there is also the benefit of PCIe wich you can find good cards for cheap.

good agp cards are getting more and more expensive

 

on that note, i have a 775 pentium 4 and a PCIe radeon HD 2600XT that i don't know what to do with it ... they are just sitting on a shelf doing nothing. i could send you those if you want

thanks but i dont need the cpu i have one i can take the gpu tho (whats the power req and how good is it )