The Ultimate Windows 98 Gaming PC

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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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqt0pL_OnMo&t=325s

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/B000K8AP9I/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=psychoticgira-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000K8AP9I&linkId=36389ae257cb1a7cc630dbeda49d4dc5
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/B00BFGCKC4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=psychoticgira-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00BFGCKC4&linkId=32419055ad108f805797a5feb3d570cf
(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/B0006TTDEO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=psychoticgira-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0006TTDEO&linkId=63476d594bc6af8aee621d149ca16b1d

Geforce 6800 GT AGP
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002MW00Y/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=psychoticgira-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0002MW00Y&linkId=4e06ba26a466f168cb511d8d69b1f83b

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/B0000CG4DI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=psychoticgira-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0000CG4DI&linkId=735c65ff5814290a6c50a8b1e274876d

WMP54G 2.4Ghz Wifi PCI Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000085BD8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=psychoticgira-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000085BD8&linkId=e2dbd1d34f0715b845ea13cc801f13de

Rosewill PCI SATA/IDE Controller (Not as fast as Promise Controller)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BAU2LNS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=psychoticgira-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00BAU2LNS&linkId=c13ac90be29ca2396d91e7ede2deea4e
(the one in video doesnt exist anymore)

Promise S150 Controller (the one that is good)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KW2F5PG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=psychoticgira-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00KW2F5PG&linkId=22889eb54aa91f1c1323f47a4231667c


120gb PNY SSD https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0722XPTL6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=psychoticgira-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0722XPTL6&linkId=72091fcd4dd3178391222f32a62db12c

Corsair TX650 Power Supply (Strong 5V Rail)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X24ISU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=psychoticgira-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000X24ISU&linkId=76e1bc91a3f7c54a64fdd963845c096b
(these have become rare)

Velocifire M2 Keyboard:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083JXZ2XC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=psychoticgira-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B083JXZ2XC&linkId=ff2bdce1f3d870f0b2a80964510036c9

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?catid=1&menustate=0,0

Kernelex: https://sourceforge.net/projects/kernelex/files/

Kernelex 2019 Rev: (warning, confusing unlike rev 1)
http://retrosystemsrevival.blogspot.com/2018/05/kernelex-45201617-updates.html

Java: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-java-archive-javase6-downloads.html

NUSB(usb support for win 98): https://www.philscomputerlab.com/windows-98-usb-storage-driver.html

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

Links:

Giraffe Squad: https://www.facebook.com/GiraffeSquad1/?epa=SEARCH_BOX

Ensis Records: https://www.facebook.com/EnsisRecords/