Computers
Period Gaming Builds
1987 - 1989: i286 (i386SX) Build
Specifications
PSU: TASK 230W AT
Mainboard: Scamp 386SX
CPU: AMD Am386SX/SXL-25
RAM: 4MB (4x1MB FPM30)
Floppy Drive: Mitsumi 3.5" DS-HD
Hard Drive 1: Generic 512MB CF/IDE (Internal)
Hard Drive 2: CF/IDE (External)
Optical Drive: ASUS 50x CD-ROM IDE
Graphics: Cirrus Logic CL-GD5402 ISA
Sound: Edison Gold-16 (ES688) ISA
Operating System: MS-DOS 5.0
1990 - 1992: i486 Build
Specifications
PSU: ULTRA 200W AT
Mainboard: Chicony CH-471A
CPU: UMC U5S-SUPER33
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: DataExpert DSP6430 VLB
Sound: Best Union MF-719 (YMF719) 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: 3dfx Voodoo 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: Channel Well 230W 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: 3dfx Voodoo Banshee AGP
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: Pegasus 350W 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 GeForce4 Ti4200
Sound: Diamond MS MX300 (AU8830) PCI
Network: TP-Link TF-3200 PCI
Operating System: Windows Me
2002 - 2004: Socket 754 Build
Specifications
PSU: High Power 500W ATX
Mainboard: ASUS K8V Deluxe
CPU: AMD Athlon64 3700+
RAM: 2GB (2x1GB DDR)
Floppy Drive: Mitsumi 3.5" DS-HD
Hard Drive: Samsung 120GB IDE
Optical Drive: Samsung 20x DVD-RW IDE
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon X800XT PE AGP
Sound: Creative Audigy 2 ZS (SB0350) PCI
Operating System: Windows XP SP3
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 1: Seagate 8GB IDE
Hard Drive 2: Sandisk 2GB CF/IDE (External)
Optical Drive: Pioneer 16x DVD-RW IDE
Graphics: ASUS 3DP-3000(TV) PCI
Sound 1: MK8330 Prototype (CMI8330) ISA
Sound 2: PCMIDI MPC010 Add-On
Sound 3: PicoGUS Prototype ISA
Sound 4: MT32-Pi with MT32-Pi-MIDI-Hat
Network: 3Com 3c905 10/100 PCI
Operating System: MS-DOS 6.22
Lightning: Voodoo 3 Unchained
Specifications
PSU: Cripton 230W 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 P4M980-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) 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: Samsung 40x CD-ROM
Graphics: Cirrus Logic CL-GD5428 1MB VLB O/B
Sound: Sound Blaster 16 Vibra CT2890 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
3D Accelerator: 3dfx Voodoo 2 PCI
Sound 1: Turtle Beach Montego (AU8820) PCI
Sound 2: Sound Blaster AWE64 CT4520 ISA
Network: 3Com 3c905 10/100 PCI
Other: QI Cinemaster C 1.2 MPEG-1 PCI
Operating System: Windows 98SE
Compaq Deskpro EN-SFF (2001)
Specifications
PSU: COMPAQ 120W Proprietary
Mainboard: Compaq 239117-001 (i815E B0)
CPU: Intel Pentium III 1000B
RAM: 256MB (2x64MB + 128MB SDRAM)
Floppy Drive: Mitsumi 3.5" DS-HD
Hard Drive: Seagate 20GB IDE
Optical Drive: LG 16x DVD-RW IDE
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon 7000 PCI
Sound: Guillemot Maxi Sound Fortissimo PCI
Network: Intel 10/100 O/B
Operating System: Windows 98SE
Non-x86
Commodore Amiga 500
Specifications
Motherboard: Revision 6
Upgrade: Super Denise
Memory: 512K Slow RAM with RTC
Accelerator: iComp ACA500Plus Rev. 1
68SEC000 21MHz CPU *
8MB Fast RAM
2x CF/IDE Port
Graphics: HDMI-520 Digital Scandoubler
df1 Floppy Drive: Gotek 3.5" (HxC)
Hard Drive: Kingston 8GB CF/IDE
Network: Plipbox Nano
Monitor: Commodore C1084S
Operating System: ClassicWB 3.1
* CPU stable at up to 42MHz