Windows 98 PC Build - Part 1 Hardware

Thanks for the in depth look at everything it was great to see why you chose each part. I can't wait to see it up and running!

great video. you are really getting comfortable doing this more. just a little note from my ss7 video you get the best performance at 128/256mb of ram less was better

I am trying to find a socket 3 motherboard to fit my first purchased AMD DX4-100 processor. The original motherboard suffered with "revenge of Varta" battery leak which destroyed it in storage.
Like you, I am aiming for that nostalgic first build in the 90's with Dos 6.22 & Windows 3.11 but the prices for these boards are ridiculous on eBay as you have mentioned.
For some reason, I have always stuck with AMD processors and always built my own PC's from scratch. Great video by the way and have subbed. 👍

Matrox dual monitor was used in business fairly often. Esp. when a user needed a windows desktop and a full screen terminal emulator.

holy crap I think I have one of those gigabyte motherboards!

A new genre video! "Talking Hand Video"!

Great video! The K6-3s are really interesting chips with the on-die L2 and potentially large L3 cache on the board. I never used one back in the day but recently acquired a K6-3 and epox SS7 motherboard. Can't wait to give them a try!

If you fancy copying CD to CD, then you run into the old problem... 2 drives on the same cable!
If that's the CD-RW and the CD-ROM, then "write and wait on busy" tends to make it hard for the CD=ROM to keep up

I started by buying an Advent Intel PII-350 machine in late 98....By the start of 2000 I had built an AMD Athlon 1200 machine and had my own internet site. Not bad for someone who had never even sat at a PC when I got the PII....I didn't even know how to operate the PC so had to teach myself....The PII is long gone.....But like you..would be nice to have a build made from the same parts....Though I'd think getting the same case would be pretty much impossible...I feel I have pretty much all the parts needed knocking about..expect a case...But I already have a number of PC's knocking about so I'm not sure If I should have another...Decisions/decisions...The temptation would be to upgrade it!...like stick in a PII-450.and extra ram..and better GPU (I had an ATI Xpert 98' 3D Rage back then).hahaha!..but that would defeat the object of it.

I loved Abit motherboards back in 98 days

Heh, I like that you use similar music to LGR for the actual build segment!

awesome video and thoughtful explanations along the way … love this type of content! easy subscribe

Really nice build. Funny is I still have my Gigabyte 5AX MB(working) and I was amazed by the crazy price that board is going for. I also have a Epox G2 ATX and a Lucky Star boards as well that are all the Super Socket 7 with the same design look to it. I know in your Windows 98 System ini file you can put the command Pages= 40000 and that will allow Windows 98 to see and use up to 1Gig of RAM. Granted the board does not go up to a full Gig but you could max out your board with Windows 98 and because of the + version of that CPU thankfully not take that performance hit.

Man your Accent is so satisfying....😅

I don’t know why I didn’t find this channel earlier. But this is definitely my jam!

I’m loving the thoroughness you’ve put into the explanation. Especially with the P5A(-b) and its revisions, this could even be an item by itself.

Thank you!

I’m going to watch part 2 now. :)

G400 Max! You are lucky to have the Rev. B which runs AGP 4X! Mine's (still have it and kept it in the drawer) Rev. A and only runs AGP 2X......

Does that PSU output 3.3V and 5V that the motherboard needs?
I thought modern PSUs like that only pump out 12v

324 likes. Thats it? I cant wait to see the next vid! Cant wait to see what else is on offer.

This resonates so hard! The first PC I built myself was a K6-III on, now you've triggered the memory, a GA-5AX - with a Matrox G400! Just like you said, I kind of felt the need to go with the underdog or something different - both in choosing the AMD, and in choosing Matrox over 3Dfx or ATi. All bought from Scan or Insight, after pouring over the ads in whatever PC magazines I was buying from WHSmith ... And, exactly like you said, I also find the compact rectangular form factor of these early Super 7 ATX boards weirdly pleasing!

I see now why Phil of " Phil's Computer Lab" started showing himself in his videos instead of just his hands as everybody else copied what he was doing to begin with!

Nice informative video. I have the smaller GA-5AA board which I plan to recap as it has a couple of bulging caps. The asus and gigabyte boards were to me the pick of the bunch.