- Feb 6, 2016
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Hey all!
So I am finally getting around to rebuilding my computer room in my first house! One of the things I am wanting to do is build a Retro Gaming PC for all the old games I loved as a kid. It's been over 20 years since I've built a machine myself. So I could use some help. I want to recreate a Highend Gaming PC from 2004. Here is a list of the things I am looking into buying. Finding all these parts has been a real challenge. And buying used stuff like this from Ebay makes me nervous.
Monitor: KDS 19" CRT Flatscreen Monitor (Could not find a Samsung 955DF CRT Flatscreen... one that wasn't horribly damaged anyway)
DvDROM/CDRom: NEC Corp ND-3500A Optical Drive
Power Supply: Antec VP450 Power Supply 450 Watt 2.3 Volt
RAM: Kingston 4GB 4x 1GB DDR 400MHz PC 3200 184pin
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2GHz Socket AM2 Destop CPU 2/ CPU Cooler
Graphics Card: Radeon X800 XL 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM PCI 4x/8x Graphics Card
Case: Absolutely NO idea...
Operating System: Windows XP
Sound Card: No clue
Speakers: Klipsch 2.1 Speakers with Subwoofer
Harddrive: No clue
I would love to hear your opinions on this setup as well as suggestions (and places to buy these suggestions). The games I am looking to play are from 1995-2004 range. The games are Vampire: The Masquerade: Redemption, Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, Sacrifice, Redneck Rampage, Carmageddeon 1 and 2, Thief Gold, Thief II: The Metal Age, Thief: Deadly Shadows, American Mcgee's Alice 1 and 2, Warcraft 1-3, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Planescape Torment, Icewind Dale 1 and 2. And I'm sure i'll think of others.
Thanks a lot!
So I am finally getting around to rebuilding my computer room in my first house! One of the things I am wanting to do is build a Retro Gaming PC for all the old games I loved as a kid. It's been over 20 years since I've built a machine myself. So I could use some help. I want to recreate a Highend Gaming PC from 2004. Here is a list of the things I am looking into buying. Finding all these parts has been a real challenge. And buying used stuff like this from Ebay makes me nervous.
Monitor: KDS 19" CRT Flatscreen Monitor (Could not find a Samsung 955DF CRT Flatscreen... one that wasn't horribly damaged anyway)
DvDROM/CDRom: NEC Corp ND-3500A Optical Drive
Power Supply: Antec VP450 Power Supply 450 Watt 2.3 Volt
RAM: Kingston 4GB 4x 1GB DDR 400MHz PC 3200 184pin
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2GHz Socket AM2 Destop CPU 2/ CPU Cooler
Graphics Card: Radeon X800 XL 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM PCI 4x/8x Graphics Card
Case: Absolutely NO idea...
Operating System: Windows XP
Sound Card: No clue
Speakers: Klipsch 2.1 Speakers with Subwoofer
Harddrive: No clue
I would love to hear your opinions on this setup as well as suggestions (and places to buy these suggestions). The games I am looking to play are from 1995-2004 range. The games are Vampire: The Masquerade: Redemption, Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, Sacrifice, Redneck Rampage, Carmageddeon 1 and 2, Thief Gold, Thief II: The Metal Age, Thief: Deadly Shadows, American Mcgee's Alice 1 and 2, Warcraft 1-3, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Planescape Torment, Icewind Dale 1 and 2. And I'm sure i'll think of others.
Thanks a lot!
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