Computers
Period Gaming Builds
1987 - 1989: i286 Build
Specifications
PSU: MAX POWER 200W AT
Mainboard: Unknown Headland HT12/A
CPU: AMD Am286-16/S
RAM: 1MB (DIP)
Floppy Drive A: Mitsumi 3.5" DS-HD
Floppy Drive B: Chinon 5.25" DS-DD
Hard Drive: Maxtor 7080AT 80MB IDE
Optical Drive: Compaq 32x CD-ROM IDE
Graphics: Cirrus Logic CL-GD5402 ISA
Sound: Aztech BXII Extra ( AZTSB0792/OPL2) ISA
Operating System: MS-DOS 5.0
1990 - 1992: i486 Build
Specifications
PSU: ULTRA 200W AT
Mainboard: Chicony CH-471A
CPU: UMC U5S 486-40
RAM: 8MB (8x1MB FPM72)
Floppy Drive: Alps 3.5" DS-HD
Hard Drive: Sandisk 2GB CF/IDE (Internal)
Optical Drive: LG 52x CD-ROM IDE
Graphics: Cirrus Logic CL-GD5428 2MB VLB
Sound: Best Union MF-719 (YMF719/OPL3) ISA
Operating System: MS-DOS 6.22
1993 - 1995: i586 Build
Specifications
PSU: AEL 200W AT
Mainboard: QDI Explorer I P5I430VX
CPU: Intel Pentium 133
RAM: 32MB (2x16MB EDO72)
Floppy Drive: Mitsumi 3.5" DS-HD
Hard Drive: Quantum Fireball 4.3GB IDE
Optical Drive: LG 52x CD-ROM IDE
Graphics: Data Expert MPG3365P (Trio64V+) PCI
3D Accelerator: Diamond Voodoo 1 4MB PCI
Sound: Sound Blaster AWE32 CT3980/32MB ISA
Network: 3Com 3C905 PCI
Other: S3 Scenic/MX2 MPEG-1
Operating System: Windows 95C
1996 - 1998: i686 Build
Specifications
PSU: EC 200W ATX
Mainboard: ASUS P2B-F
CPU: Intel Pentium II 450
RAM: 128MB (1x128MB SDRAM)
Floppy Drive: Mitsumi 3.5" DS-HD
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint 40GB IDE
Optical Drive: LG 52x CD-RW IDE
Graphics: Diamond Stealth G460 AGP
3D Accelerator 1: Creative Voodoo 2 12MB
3D Accelerator 2: Orchid Voodoo 2 12MB (SLI)
Sound 1: Sound Blaster AWE64 CT4520 ISA
Sound 2: Serdaco SIMMCONN 32MB
Network: 3Com 3C905 PCI
Operating System: Windows 98SE
1999 - 2001: Socket 370 Build
Specifications
PSU: Channel Well 230W ATX
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-6OXT
CPU: Intel Pentium III 1200
RAM: 386MB (3x128MB DDR)
Floppy Drive: Alps 3.5" DS-HD
Hard Drive: Seagate 80GB IDE
Optical Drive: Philips 52x CD-RW IDE
Graphics: ABIT Siluro Ti4200 AGP
Sound: Diamond MX300 (AU8830) PCI
Network: TP-Link TF-3200 PCI
Operating System: Windows 98SE
Daily Drivers
Firestorm: Warp Speed 486
Specifications
PSU: Chen Guang 230W AT
Mainboard: Biostar MB-8433UUD-A
CPU: IBM/Cyrix 5x86-3V3100GF(@120MHz)
RAM: 32MB (2x16MB FPM72)
Floppy Drive: TEAC 3.5" DS-HD
Hard Drive: Seagate 8GB IDE
Optical Drive: Pioneer 16x DVD-RW IDE
Graphics: ASUS 3DP-3000(TV) PCI
Sound 1: MK8330 Prototype (CMI8330) ISA
Sound 2: PCMIDI MPC010
Sound 3: Serdaco WP32 McCake
Sound 4: PicoGUS Prototype ISA
Network: 3Com 3c905 10/100 PCI
Operating System: MS-DOS 6.22
Lightning: Voodoo 3 Unchained
Specifications
PSU: FSP 300W ATX
Mainboard: ASRock K7VM2
CPU: AMD AthlonXP 2200+
RAM: 1GB (2x512MB SDR)
Hard Drive: Maxtor 80GB IDE
Optical Drive: LG 16x DVD-RW
Graphics: 3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
Sound: Terratec DMX XFire 1024 (CS4624) PCI
Network: VIA Rhine II 10/100 O/B
Operating System: Windows 2000 SP4
Avenger: Overkill Windows 98
Specifications
PSU: Aerocool VX Plus 400W ATX
Mainboard: Biostar P4M890-M7 SE
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E4600
RAM: 2GB (1x2GB DDR2)
Floppy Drive: Neowin 3.5" DS-HD
Hard Drive: Seagate 80GB IDE
Optical Drive: LG 16x DVD-RW SATA
Graphics: ASUS Extreme AX850PRO PCIe
Sound 1: Typhoon A471-N60 (YMF744/OPL3) PCI
Sound 2: Typhoon A461-L00 Daughterboard
Network: Realtek RTL8100L 10/100 O/B
Operating Systems:
Windows 98SE
AntiX Linux 19.3
OEM PCs
IBM PS/1 2155-593 (1993)
Specifications
PSU: IBM 145W AT
Mainboard: IBM 73G3846
CPU: Intel 486DX2-66
RAM: 16MB (4x4MB FPM72)
Floppy Drive: Alps 3.5" DS-HD
Hard Drive: Seagate 545MB IDE
Optical Drive: Philips 52x CD-RW IDE
Graphics: Cirrus Logic CL-GD5428 1MB VLB O/B
Sound: Sound Blaster 16 PRO CT2290 ISA
Operating System: MS-DOS 6.21
Dell Dimension XPS D333 (1997)
Specifications
PSU: Dell 200W Proprietary
Mainboard: Dell 7207C (i440LX)
CPU: Intel Pentium II 333
RAM: 192MB (3x64MB SDRAM)
Floppy Drive: Mitsumi 3.5" DS-HD
Hard Drive 1: IBM 8,4GB IDE
Hard Drive 2: Maxtor 80GB IDE
Optical Drive: Samsung 16x DVD/CD-RW IDE
Graphics: STB Velocity 128 AGP
Sound: Turtle Beach Montego (AU8820) PCI
Network: 3Com 3c905 10/100 PCI
Other:
QI Cinemaster C 1.2 MPEG-1 PCI
ISA External SCSI Controller
Operating System: Windows 98SE
Non-x86
Atari 800XL (Expanded)
Specifications
Processor: Mostek 6502C (1.79MHz)
Memory: 64KB (Stock)
Peripherals:
USB Power Adapter
Composite Video Out
512KB RAM Upgrade
A8PicoCart
Commodore Amiga 500 (Accelerated, Expanded & Connected)
Specifications
Motherboard: Revision 6
Upgrade: Super Denise (Not Pictured)
Memory: 512K Slow RAM with RTC
Accelerator: iComp ACA500Plus Rev. 1
68SEC000 21MHz CPU *
8MB Fast RAM
2x CF/IDE Port
Graphics: Dual Video Out
RGB: HDMI-520 Scandoubler
Internal: RGB2HDMI Scandoubler
External df1: Gotek 3.5" (HxC-STM32)
External hd0: Kingston 8GB CF/IDE
Network: Plipbox Nano
Monitor: Commodore C1084S
OS: ClassicWB 3.1 & WHDLoad
* Stable at 42MHz profile