The Ultimate Windows 98 Gaming PC
Today we will be building the Ultimate windows 98 Gaming PC on the Socket A Platform.
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In my previous video I tried to make a more well rounded system and settled with one that had 3DFX Voodoo 2 SLI and a Geforce 4 Ti: • Building the Ultimate Windows 98 Gaming PC...
you might've thought, "that beige PC must be the ultimate windows 98 Gaming PC" well, in a sense, yes, but..
Watch as I push the limits of Windows 98 one last time.
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Read below to see any useful resources or parts used.
Part list:
Athlon XP 3200+ 2.2Ghz
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Weird Cooler Master Cooler that is Cyan (unable to find any source on it)
KTVA3 ECS Motherboard (Not the best Socket A Board, but the prettiest)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
(these are hard to find new, heres the closest board to the one I used on a)
1GB DDR1 Crucial Kit
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Geforce 6800 GT AGP
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Geforce 6800AA AGP Chaintech (Rare, but it was dead, so I couldn't use it)
(impossible to find)
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
WMP54G 2.4Ghz Wifi PCI Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Rosewill PCI SATA/IDE Controller (Not as fast as Promise Controller)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
(the one in video doesnt exist anymore)
Promise S150 Controller (the one that is good)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
120gb PNY SSD https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Corsair TX650 Power Supply (Strong 5V Rail)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
(these have become rare)
Velocifire M2 Keyboard:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
Royal Kludge White Keyboard:
https://amzn.to/3bukPlN
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Games tested: Half Life 2, Serious Sam 2, Morrowind, Minecraft, Doom 3
Far Cry, Need For Speed Underground 2, Sim City, Tetris, Chips Challenge
Resources for those who need help building their own windows 98 PC:
Drivers: (most you can find on the MFG website still, but for ones you can't)
http://vogonsdrivers.com/index.php?ca...
Kernelex: https://sourceforge.net/projects/kern...
Kernelex 2019 Rev: (warning, confusing unlike rev 1)
http://retrosystemsrevival.blogspot.c...
Java: https://www.oracle.com/java/technolog...
NUSB(usb support for win 98): https://www.philscomputerlab.com/wind...
Windows 98 is an iconic OS that is still very usable today if you know what you are doing, and with the help of Kernelex.
Songs used:
1. Coffin Dance Remix that I didn't actually finish
2. idk what this song is gonna be called either
3. eating waffel at home
4. ipi - void
5. Giraffe Squad (me) - Wait For You (Ensis Release)
6. Path to nowhere - Anvil
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Giraffe Squad: https://www.facebook.com/GiraffeSquad...
Ensis Records: / ensisrecords