90's pc build (i know)

[Ashleyyyy]

i want to use some parts i have to make a pc that can play older games i have that don't play nice with Windows 10... 

 

parts i have: 

 

an old pc already assembled that's missing a PSU

it has: 

Pentium MMX

16mb ram

 

another old pc:

Pentium 3 500mhz

256mb ram

Geforce 6200 AGP 256MB

 

spare: 

Pentium 2 (speed unknown)

a bunch of old ram

mobo for the Pentium 2

 

 

what would be optimal to use to play Need for Speed games up to and including Underground...?

i can get other parts from a thrift store nearby, they literally have bins of old gpu's and stuff. 

 

i also don't know what OS to run on it. i want to use Windows 98, but i haven't been able to find a legit copy of it used.. 

[Christophe Corazza]

9 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

16mb ram

 

I was literally reading this as:

 

16 GB ram

 

[emosun]

underground you want something like a 2ghz pentium 4 to get decent results.

the earlier nfs games will run well on the pentium 3 provided you're using a 16bit os like 95-98

 

[Ashleyyyy]

1 minute ago, Christophe Corazza said:

 

I was literally reading this as:

 

16 GB ram

 

hehe.. but i'm for real. it has 2 8mb sticks.. 

[Ashleyyyy]

1 minute ago, emosun said:

underground you want something like a 2ghz pentium 4 to get decent results.

the earlier nfs games will run well on the pentium 3 provided you're using a 16bit os like 95-98

the box for Underground says 700mhz so.. i could look for an early P4 system i guess.

[emosun]

1 minute ago, firelighter487 said:

the box for Underground says 700mhz

thats a minimum needed just to barely run the game and your pentium 3 isn't even that. so when i say 2ghz p4 i mean it lol

[Ashleyyyy]

12 minutes ago, emosun said:

thats a minimum needed just to barely run the game and your pentium 3 isn't even that. so when i say 2ghz p4 i mean it lol

yeah i know  

 

i'm gonna look for a P4 system. i actually have one but it doesn't do anything when you push the power button. i think it's the mobo because i've tried it with a known good PSU and it still doesn't do anything...