Saved from the scrapheap my battle scarred Windows 98 build WIP
Posted by 0KlausAdler0@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 15 comments
AMD SEMPRON @ 1200mhz MATSONIC MS8167C 7.0 MOTHERBOARD 512MB DDR 266 ATI RAGE PRO TURBO 8MB AGPX2 40GB IDE AC97 AUDIO 500 WATT PSU COLD CATHODE UV MODIFIED TITAN COOLER RETROFIT NEW FAN AND MOUNTING SCREWS 3X BLUE LED FAN 80MM FULLY PATCHED WINDOWS 98SE
New LED's and switches old ones were water damaged and switches rusted, CPU bracket rust removed and sanded.
The mobo, cpu, ram, hdd, psu, cold cathode, and fans are replacements the original hardware was dead.
Original PSU pic included looks like a dessert inside a very dirty rig.
Repaired front panel mounts IO plate found in my spares bin.
Video card will be upgraded however unreal tournament is playable with medium textures at 640*480 but does have slowdowns and speed ups Im definitely having driver issues with this card.
campingskeeter@reddit
This is still my exact case I have been running for 22 to years. Started with a Athlon XP, now a Ryzen 7. I originally had UV lights, but switched to my blue LED, once UV cables were no longer cool.
0KlausAdler0@reddit (OP)
That's really cool you still have your rig and yeah mine did not come with the front io cover. I would still dig some UV cables 😎
campingskeeter@reddit
They were IDE and Floppy UV cables, plus UV wraps around the power cables
0KlausAdler0@reddit (OP)
That's cool 😎
IchRocke@reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/s/1aTdL8DC2W
HELL YEAH BROTHER
0KlausAdler0@reddit (OP)
Oh wow your looks in better condition I hope you get your rig fired up 🙏😁
IchRocke@reddit
It's in standby for now. But I've tried to have everything stored properly for when I'll make it happen again :)
0KlausAdler0@reddit (OP)
Oh sweet , this was from house clearance eBay and was scrap I have completely rebuilt and sourced new used parts 🙂
IchRocke@reddit
This is even more amazing 😍 I didn't have anything to do except buy parts and keep them when they were quite relevant ! Sourcing parts form this era today is awesome
0KlausAdler0@reddit (OP)
Thank you that's very kind I buy restore and sell rigs this has a broken tab on the cou socket so I built a 98 rig for myself 😆
Zestyclose-Maize8150@reddit
Oh such memories. I had that case.
timinks2@reddit
I haven’t seen one of those towers in decades. I built a few pcs into those exact towers for friends.
0KlausAdler0@reddit (OP)
That's really cool and I love these cases 😁
Difficult-Catch-8432@reddit
Ooh cool!
0KlausAdler0@reddit (OP)
Thank you 😊