Building a Windows 95 PC! Socket 7 AMD K6 & 3Dfx

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  • Опубліковано 10 чер 2021
  • Assembling a 1997-era Socket 7 system running an AMD K6 processor paired with the classic Asus P/I-P55T2P4 motherboard! Of course, it's also packing a 3dfx Voodoo card, a wavetable-capable sound card, and good old Windows 95. And it plays POD. Lovely!
    ● LGR links:
    / lazygamereviews
    / lazygamereviews
    / lazygamereviews
    ● Other pertinent linkage:
    GlitchWorks clock chips:
    www.tindie.com/products/glitc...
    Mark's 3D printed drive carriers:
    www.ebay.com/sch/markgm/m.html
    Geekenspiel stickers and case badges:
    www.ebay.com/str/geekenspiel
    ● All background music courtesy of:
    www.epidemicsound.com
    #LGR #Retro #Computers
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  • @AMD
    @AMD 2 роки тому +7315

    This was a nice trip down memory lane!

    • @mikeyX101
      @mikeyX101 2 роки тому +387

      Well hello there.

    • @kqzo
      @kqzo 2 роки тому +634

      you know it's a good video when AMD themselves comment on it

    • @MaMuSlol
      @MaMuSlol 2 роки тому +521

      Now all we need is for 3Dfx to make a commen... oh no :(

    • @worldofwarcrft
      @worldofwarcrft 2 роки тому +138

      @@MaMuSlol rip in peace

    • @ejej1187
      @ejej1187 2 роки тому +115

      be gone, brand

  • @giZm
    @giZm 2 роки тому +546

    It's a proper build because it received a blood sacrifice

    • @MidoseitoAkage
      @MidoseitoAkage 2 роки тому +19

      A blood sacrifice for the god Bill Gates

    • @larsmuldjord9907
      @larsmuldjord9907 2 роки тому +18

      If he hadn't done that, the games would probably run poorly. :D

    • @ballesmcgee4358
      @ballesmcgee4358 2 роки тому +13

      That's how Strogg machines operate.

    • @CELFriendsGaming367
      @CELFriendsGaming367 2 роки тому +6

      In all honesty when I build a PC I always end up cutting my hands on the solder points on the board that it has become superstition that it needs to be done. 😂

    • @Evil_Kenshin
      @Evil_Kenshin 2 роки тому +8

      Blood sacrifice warranty of a working PC XD

  • @rodjerdankist1125
    @rodjerdankist1125 2 роки тому +218

    I remember when my Dad brought home 5-6 towers from this era when I was single digits old.
    They were from his work and they were throwing them out.
    For whatever reason, he decided to grab them and bring them home for me to play with.
    Tinkering with them and learning stuff on dial up internet is what created my knowledge and love of PCs today.

    • @blendpinexus1416
      @blendpinexus1416 Рік тому +8

      very similar story here. dad had brought 4 towers in total from work and my brother and i played countless hours of minecraft on those old pentium 4 machines with my dad using the core 2 duo one for his web browsing. i can say for certain that at an 800x600 window a pentium 4 with intel's extreme graphics 2 and as little as 512MiB of ram it can play minecraft 1.7.10 at a steady 20-24 fps

    • @alexgayer85
      @alexgayer85 Рік тому +2

      I totally forgot wavetable cards existed.

    • @Ozymandias1
      @Ozymandias1 Рік тому +2

      @@alexgayer85 I had a Yamaha daughterboard that had the same chips as their synthesizers.

    • @beardsntools
      @beardsntools Рік тому

      @@alexgayer85 One of the cards I have is the awe 64 gold isa.. apparently that has wavetable built in... for whatever wavetable does..
      I got it originally for my 486, but the sound it produces felt out of the place for these early 90s games and win3.11, so I got the much more expensive sb pro 2.0 installed into that pc and totally forgot about the awe card.
      After a long time I decided to get my other win 98 pc to work.. which of course had a dead hdd(replaced it with some 160gb drive, which I had to put in 32gb mode via a jumper.. to then create a fat 16 partition which can only 2gb, still plenty tho, lol) . I didn't have win 98 cd at hand.. but there was 95 w plus... but pc had the sb128 card. I thought win95 would be fine, but then I spent hours trying to get it to work(using winrar to split drivers to 1.44mb floppies as only means of transfer because I havent set up anything else)...I just couldn't. Drivers are meant for 98se and later. Then I remembered I have the awe64 I have put that in and it works wonderfully.

    • @M83G
      @M83G Рік тому +1

      My brother did the same. Brought home an old pc from work. Learned DOS, Win3.11 and AOL on them and from then on I was a PC nerd.

  • @3dfxinc.273
    @3dfxinc.273 2 роки тому +529

    Those old games sure do look amazing even on 20 year old hardware!

  • @AudioCraZ
    @AudioCraZ 2 роки тому +207

    It is a time honored tradition for a computer to draw blood. It shows the joining between User and PC. The ritual of drawing blood during the build is a good sign when it comes to the "first boot bonding ritual"

    • @adventureoflinkmk2
      @adventureoflinkmk2 2 роки тому +21

      FIRST BLOOD!!! -- UT99 Announcer

    • @larsmuldjord9907
      @larsmuldjord9907 2 роки тому +11

      Indeed it is! I once fixed a computer at work and was walking back to my office with a pencil and piece of paper. Suddenly noticed that the paper had a lot of blood on it. Look at my hand, and one finger is covered in blood. Look behind me and see a trail of tiny drops of blood on the floor... I had no idea I had cut myself. Those old metal cabinets are nasty! And the cuts are so fine that you don't always notice them.

    • @mj7649
      @mj7649 2 роки тому +7

      I have never had a pre-2010s PC case that didn't slice my skin off one way or another, it got so annoying to the point that before any builds I always taped the internal edges with electric tapes.

    • @JohnKelly2
      @JohnKelly2 2 роки тому +15

      The PC gods demand a blood sacrifice!

    • @loganiushere
      @loganiushere 2 роки тому +12

      Maybe thats why my windows 98 machine doesn't like me: I managed not to cut myself building it.

  • @metfan4l
    @metfan4l 2 роки тому +867

    It wouldn't be a faithful retro pc building experience without cutting yourself on a case with way too sharp edges at least once... Nicely done!

    • @FnordOok
      @FnordOok 2 роки тому +76

      Yup, the computer gods of old demand their blood sacrifice for the system to work properly, can't do it on purpose though, has to be accidental.
      I joke but only a bit... way back when things just seemingly wouldn't work right until I cut myself.

    • @WolfKenneth
      @WolfKenneth 2 роки тому +18

      It's how you distinguished computer man from mere mortals battle wounds in hands 😁

    • @redyy_7385
      @redyy_7385 2 роки тому +6

      @metfan4l Thank you for all the metallica vids man ! It is nice to find you here !

    • @Richard.Linder
      @Richard.Linder 2 роки тому +23

      Yeah, in my first IT job we had a lot of cheap clone PCs. I was always cutting myself on their nasty, sharp edges. Then we started buying Dells. I remember being so impressed by their look, feel and design - and and how much easier they were to open and work inside. The edges were all nicely finished and curved out of harms way. The build quality was just so much better than the average clone, at the time. And they never drew blood! 😊

    • @davidr.5259
      @davidr.5259 2 роки тому +22

      Blood to the Blood God! Not cutting yourself during a PC build is bad omen!

  • @satina1169
    @satina1169 11 місяців тому +29

    I really appreciate the whole relaxed and eloquent vibe of your videos, aswell the old hardware of course.

    • @LGR
      @LGR  11 місяців тому +9

      Thank you!

    • @Nathan-kx2qe
      @Nathan-kx2qe 8 місяців тому

      @@LGR yo lgr where do you get the tomb raider II demo from?

    • @Kaarl_Mills
      @Kaarl_Mills 26 днів тому

      Same, I get lost when he starts talking in jargon, but it's fine because I know the smooth jazz is keeping me safe

  • @alfredlamowen
    @alfredlamowen 2 роки тому +90

    Watching videos of old PC builds like this make me value the uniformity of modern PC components

    • @JPX64Channel
      @JPX64Channel 2 роки тому +9

      ide cables were the worst part of it

    • @lunisic
      @lunisic 2 роки тому +9

      I mean things are somewhat uniform but theres still 20 different connectors and media types across all manufacturers plus all the propriatary shit... i think today still leaves a lot to be desired

    • @szuperrosszarcu
      @szuperrosszarcu 2 роки тому +1

      @@JPX64Channel and jumpers

    • @rustyshakelford1466
      @rustyshakelford1466 6 місяців тому

      I definitely don't miss the days when you needed several add-on cards and sometimes even your add-on cards needed add-on cards...
      being able to cool it all with raspberry pi heatsinks was nice though.

  • @mikkoalm
    @mikkoalm 2 роки тому +218

    Question: "What are the main elements of a classic LGR video?"
    Me: "Duke3D, Woodgrain, Canyon.mid and Farts/Balls."

    • @kuramacon
      @kuramacon 2 роки тому +10

      But will it run Crysis

    • @davidmcgill1000
      @davidmcgill1000 2 роки тому +7

      Cool Crab

    • @H3wastooshort
      @H3wastooshort 2 роки тому +5

      Blood Sacrafice

    • @CTFC-GERMANY
      @CTFC-GERMANY 2 роки тому +6

      the wall in the back shows cleary woodgrain. Canyon.mid plays around minute 23, duke 3d shoots around minute 30. :D

    • @dennisp.2147
      @dennisp.2147 2 роки тому +5

      @@CTFC-GERMANY And the Woodgrain PC makes a cameo appearance.

  • @mkelly0x20
    @mkelly0x20 2 роки тому +203

    Today's "now I feel old": Windows 95 was a quarter of a century ago.

    • @JustAFilmGuy
      @JustAFilmGuy 2 роки тому +12

      Windows 95 was a quarter of a century ago last year.

    • @rcmero
      @rcmero 2 роки тому +11

      I still can't believe that I'm actually older than Windows 95. And I'm a millennial. Damn, I feel old.

    • @robintst
      @robintst 2 роки тому +16

      Hell, I'm older than the internet. The first computer I ever used was a Commodore VIC-20.

    • @johnfodo4129
      @johnfodo4129 2 роки тому

      Right 👍

    • @CannaCJ
      @CannaCJ 2 роки тому +5

      Dude, I used a W95 pc until 2012. Pretty sure the local DMV’s and vet clinics, a couple of mechanic’s shops and so on still use them to this day.

  • @ForceFedFetusFillet
    @ForceFedFetusFillet 2 роки тому +22

    "Why did you quit from the registered version of Quake?"
    "Did the scary monsters frighten you? Or did Mr. Sandman tug at your little lids"
    "No matter"!
    "What is important is you love our game, and gave us your money".
    "Congratulations, you are probably not a thief".
    Games knew how to talk sass back then.

    • @UNSCPILOT
      @UNSCPILOT 2 роки тому +5

      I respect games that still have good sas

  • @sittaman
    @sittaman 2 роки тому +55

    seeing pcs being put together is almost terapeutic

  • @richpickings2845
    @richpickings2845 2 роки тому +115

    I love the now Basinger trademark of "I'm not showing the thermal paste use section in it's entirety" due to pricks in past comment sections, "You've used too much", or " You've used to little"...Clint knows what he's doing, now pipe down.

    • @nickwallette6201
      @nickwallette6201 2 роки тому +20

      ... and it really doesn’t matter. You almost can’t get it wrong even if you tried. :-) Gamers Nexus actually logged numbers on a lot of different paste applications. Just put some on and it’ll be fine.

    • @lyianx
      @lyianx 2 роки тому

      yeah, and those old CPU's really didnt need *that* much. As long as its not overheating when you push it, its fine.

    • @Charlesb88
      @Charlesb88 2 роки тому +3

      @@lyianx Especially since he is not overclocking the CPU, at least not yet. Even if he was over overclocking the CPU so long as your not really trying to max out the overclocking you be fine with reasonable applications of thermal paste so long as you have a decent CPU heat sink fan. Be very precise with how much thermal paste and how it’s spread over the CPU isn’t really something you need to worry about unless your really trying to push the overclocking to extremes, like the sort of thing you see on Linus Tech Tips.

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 2 роки тому

      All it needs is a bit. Too much is never an issue, as it just gets squeezed out. The "pattern" doesn't matter. And it doesn't even has to be paste. I've seen videos where people tested "alternative" thermal pastes, stuff like ketchup, honey, toothpaste or hand cream. They all did better than no paste and some were surprisingly close to proper paste.
      So if you have no paste, and want to use the system until you can get some on monday, might as well grab something from the bathroom to get over the weekend.

    • @killerbee2562
      @killerbee2562 2 роки тому

      I can't see his last name without thinking of the actress.

  • @scruffythejanitor1969
    @scruffythejanitor1969 2 роки тому +74

    Why do I love that case? It looks like something you'd see in a doctor's office in 1997.

    • @daniel_lucio
      @daniel_lucio 2 роки тому +4

      My first PC (486 DX4 66Mhz) used an almost identical case (inside it is identical). After several upgrades it ended up with a Soyo Super 7, AMD K6-2 450Mhz and Voodoo 3 PCI 16MB, I still have that machine in my pocket. I keep it as a reminder of the good old days.

  • @xmantry
    @xmantry 9 місяців тому +4

    the videos when LGR builds a PC are the best like you just click on the video, fullscreen, sit back and relax

  • @paulj505
    @paulj505 2 роки тому +5

    Ahh... that starting screen with Energy Star logo brings back memories and that brick labirynth screensaver - it was my favorite one.

  • @xxfodxelementxx
    @xxfodxelementxx 2 роки тому +93

    Man, I love Fridays.

    • @alhuno1
      @alhuno1 2 роки тому +7

      Clint makes Fridays better man.

    • @Skiedeagle
      @Skiedeagle 2 роки тому +6

      New episodes of LGR every Friday seems so damn awesome, and it is

    • @goose1168
      @goose1168 2 роки тому +2

      Me too lol

  • @Chozo_Ghost
    @Chozo_Ghost 2 роки тому +177

    Amber PCBs NEED to make a comeback. Something about them is just so pleasing to the eyes.

    • @j.t.5178
      @j.t.5178 2 роки тому +8

      I agree, Amber PCBs should make a comeback and add RGB because of course.

    • @amberisvibin
      @amberisvibin 2 роки тому +16

      @@j.t.5178 the A in ARGB stands for Amber

    • @crylune
      @crylune 2 роки тому +13

      RGB is cringe.

    • @jonytube
      @jonytube 2 роки тому

      YES

    • @Dutch3DMaster
      @Dutch3DMaster 2 роки тому +3

      Honestly next to that color i'd also like to see motherboard manufacturers get back to function over form instead of the opposite: crazy looking shapes for heatsinks that in the end are a lot less functional for what they should be doing, which is causing enough surface area for radiating heat out through convection.
      I have had to do such a stupid mod to my Gigabyte motherboard in order to keep a set of particular parts cool because the heatsink on it comes over as mainly meant to be good looking and not actually meant to press down on the hardware...

  • @nicholas9051
    @nicholas9051 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for the great content! Definitely brings back memories with my AMD k6 and playing games with matrox mystique, rendition verte, and then a voodoo banshee. Great times building PC's when I was a mere 10 year old.

  • @TheAngelwaqar
    @TheAngelwaqar 2 роки тому +2

    So much memories. Had a teary eye. Thanks LGR. I appreciate you so much

  • @ingusmant
    @ingusmant 2 роки тому +164

    "a quarter of a century later"
    Thanks for making me feel old

    • @KristopherNoronha
      @KristopherNoronha 2 роки тому +2

      lol i didn't feel old at all, i was surprised my memory is still that sharp!

    • @weedthepeople2795
      @weedthepeople2795 2 роки тому +1

      ya back when motherboards didnt have everything you needed built into the motherboard.....sound, internet, usb, had to be installed physically and then the drivers were manually installed.....building computers nowadays is a lot more simplfied....you can put one together today just by watching a youtube vid

    • @UNSCPILOT
      @UNSCPILOT 2 роки тому

      Me, being born around when this came out, feeling older than I should

  • @evilgibson
    @evilgibson 2 роки тому +74

    When I played EverQuest on that K6, all blue robes that newbie human mages wore from Qeynos was hot pink . I had a Voodoo 2 but the K6 was the reason it was turning all the robes bright ass pink.

    • @yopachi
      @yopachi 2 роки тому +5

      Ever revisit Project 1999 Classic Everquest?

    • @evilgibson
      @evilgibson 2 роки тому +1

      @@yopachi yes. the reset was pretty bad"

  • @sublimedingo
    @sublimedingo 2 роки тому +4

    Great video as always.. I've got a socket 7 k6 out in the shed, with a voodoo 3 in it. Been meaning to bring it out and restore it for ages, this give me inspiration to do it. Goodtimes!

  • @Bitwise1024
    @Bitwise1024 Рік тому +7

    Man, the nostalgia in this one was real! Feels like forever ago. Awesome video!

  • @toastynotes
    @toastynotes 2 роки тому +122

    I totally forgot about the "It's now safe to turn off your computer." I haven't seen that screen for probably twenty years.

    • @K-o-R
      @K-o-R 2 роки тому +8

      Even Windows XP has one if you (for whatever insane reason) decide to install it on an AT computer.

    • @grxgghxrpxr
      @grxgghxrpxr 2 роки тому +9

      @@K-o-R because some computers running XP didn't support it. I swear It's still in Windows 10, if any devices can't turn off by themselves for some reason 😂

    • @eDoc2020
      @eDoc2020 2 роки тому +4

      @@grxgghxrpxr Windows 10 might be hard to try but there should definitely be Windows 7 compatible AT motherboards.

    • @grxgghxrpxr
      @grxgghxrpxr 2 роки тому

      @@eDoc2020 do it!

    • @eDoc2020
      @eDoc2020 2 роки тому +1

      @@grxgghxrpxr I would but I don't have ant AT-style motherboards, let alone ones Windows 7 will run on. The oldest compatible is a Slot 1 motherboard which Windows 7 has no problems turning off. That's in comparison to the Windows 2000 installation it came with which didn't turn off, only giving the safe to shut down screen we are talking about.
      Actually, on a second thought, Windows Vista and later require an ACPI motherboard and soft power off _might_ be required by ACPI.

  • @pbjandahighfive
    @pbjandahighfive 2 роки тому +448

    I love how you've made a fully viable career off of reviewing and analyzing completely obsolete technology. The entertainment industry is magical.

    • @KingM119
      @KingM119 2 роки тому +5

      Why yes,yes it is.

    • @em_birch
      @em_birch 2 роки тому +28

      Computers scare the shit out of me, and I don't understand anything this man is saying. I'm here because this is all strangely soothing. Plus I do love the aesthetics of old tech.

    • @newsmansuper2925
      @newsmansuper2925 2 роки тому +16

      to be fair he has built the closetst thing we have to a time machine. I recall going through near those exact steps when setting up my PC.

    • @Chronz
      @Chronz 2 роки тому +4

      @@em_birch same here stranger

    • @em_birch
      @em_birch 2 роки тому +4

      @@Chronz I just got a new Chromebook, and while I was in the Best Buy I was going HAM on the mechanical keyboards on display. I love this shit, even IF I don't "get" it.

  • @rogerclark724
    @rogerclark724 2 роки тому +15

    This was truly when I felt I had to have a gaming pc because the leap in graphics compared to console was mind blowing.

  • @richardventura192
    @richardventura192 Рік тому +6

    I built out that exact same motherboard, same CPU, and same style motherboard tray. I laughed when I saw you clip the extra standoffs because, I did the same thing. Great video, as always. Love these old builds; they bring back a ton of memories.

  • @safetinspector2
    @safetinspector2 2 роки тому +169

    Its so weird seeing this stuff in hi-def and not just in foggy memories

    • @awesomeferret
      @awesomeferret 2 роки тому +6

      That's why as a collector who is very archivist minded, I like it when it happens to be rare stuff that's sealed. It's very valuable to have someone like him documenting this all in 4k60 (probably 8k someday).

    • @SpaceRanger187
      @SpaceRanger187 2 роки тому +2

      Without dial up.you can describe the struggle..but they will never understand

  • @p_mouse8676
    @p_mouse8676 2 роки тому +61

    It's insane, fun and creepy at the same time how much this system has in common with the system I had back in the day.
    Nostalgia is very big on this one for me!

  • @Bledoston
    @Bledoston 2 роки тому +3

    The color, the shapes, what a beauty! And I really liked the computer as well.

  • @pnunezaguila
    @pnunezaguila 2 роки тому +2

    I can't really understand why I find your vids so entertaining and fun, Thank you for your awesome work!!!

  • @ishtarcephei5054
    @ishtarcephei5054 2 роки тому +30

    Damn that beautiful golden motherboard reflection on pristine 4K. It is mesmerizing!

  • @krazislav
    @krazislav 2 роки тому +132

    Ah, the times when AMD processors were pin compatible with Intel... and Intel actually released newer generation processors that fit in the same socket...

    • @szponiasty
      @szponiasty 2 роки тому +27

      Thankfully AMD does that for a long time. That's why I stick with AMD since like the K6 :) They did it again with latest Ryzens. Most mobos will run new gen after BIOS update :)

    • @JohnSmith-xq1pz
      @JohnSmith-xq1pz 2 роки тому +17

      @@szponiasty THIS IS RYZEN!!
      **kicks Intel down a pit**

    • @stamasd8500
      @stamasd8500 2 роки тому +5

      @@szponiasty Unfortunately I've heard rumors that after Zen3 they're going to another socket - this time a LGA-style one. And that's why I just built a 5900X system. :)

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 2 роки тому +7

      Last time Intel did that was sorta LGA775, where you could have some crappy Prescott Pentium 4 and a chonky Q9650 and even some modded LGA771 Xeons on the same platform.
      And yes, AM4 is at it's and now, and it took until 2021 and supported 4 gens of CPUs like they promised. Just like how you could upgrade AM2 -> AM2+ -> AM3 -> AM3+ by doing half steps. Because AM3+ CPUs (FX) ran in AM3, and AM3 CPUs (Phenom) also ran in AM2+

    • @EvilTurkeySlices
      @EvilTurkeySlices 2 роки тому +4

      @@HappyBeezerStudios am3+ couldn’t run on AM3, but am3 could run on am3+. Also AM3 can run on am2 and am2+.

  • @trevor5933
    @trevor5933 2 роки тому +4

    So happy to see interstate 76 running it all its glory, and someone else who loves it too. I've never had much luck getting it to work well after my win95 machine. It had a huge influence on my middle school friends and I. My first online game community, there were clubs of roaming players, banding together to wipe the floor with other groups, facing off in custom maps and game modes. Good times.
    Thanks LGR

  • @Verlisify
    @Verlisify 2 роки тому +235

    This man's good at pod

    • @Silphion
      @Silphion 2 роки тому +1

      Aye my favorite poketuber, did you see the bs drama on Twitter about Central poke leaks? 🤣

    • @Verlisify
      @Verlisify 2 роки тому +3

      @@Silphion I did a video on it

    • @T0asty-
      @T0asty- 2 роки тому +1

      Holy shit my nostalgia.

    • @thatguyalex2835
      @thatguyalex2835 2 роки тому +3

      Plus no awful Alan Walker dubstep intro before he started gaming. :) I respect this man.

    • @rerewewrwrwrw
      @rerewewrwrwrw 2 роки тому +3

      I love this game's soundtrack, art and lore. Wish there was more games like it!

  • @elizabethagudelo7179
    @elizabethagudelo7179 2 роки тому +191

    "a quarter century later"
    JESUS CHRIST

    • @devlad
      @devlad 2 роки тому +5

      Yup, right in the feels

    • @nickwallette6201
      @nickwallette6201 2 роки тому +6

      My sympathies to everyone else who got Win95 on launch year.

    • @SilverBullet93GT
      @SilverBullet93GT 2 роки тому +1

      just wait when we talk about it 25 yrs from now

    • @worawatli8952
      @worawatli8952 2 роки тому +3

      Imagine a UA-camr in 2100 picked this up, it would be a meme. lol

    • @nickwallette6201
      @nickwallette6201 2 роки тому +2

      @Blue Max I had the Win95 Upg. I didn't actually use it to upgrade though. You just feed it the Win 3.1 disk 1 for upgrade verification and it will gladly install to an empty HDD. :-)

  • @digi7al3891
    @digi7al3891 2 роки тому +247

    Imagine being able to swap Intel for AMD in the same motherboard nowadays...

    • @alejandromoran4590
      @alejandromoran4590 2 роки тому +12

      Today it's so normal... but I remember when the K7 was released, I just could not understand why I needed a different motherboard for each brand. It was a new concept, and seemed a bit unfair for the consumer.

    • @Elenrai
      @Elenrai 2 роки тому +5

      I wish we had the PCI express connection for CPUs like the intel II did

    • @alberthorn180
      @alberthorn180 2 роки тому +4

      I mean.... you can swap the CPUs and get them in there. They just wont..... you know.... run :D

    • @chadking8767
      @chadking8767 2 роки тому +1

      @@alberthorn180 good one

    • @ducksonplays4190
      @ducksonplays4190 2 роки тому +3

      @@alberthorn180 Yep, the intel CPUs have no legs, and the AMD CPUs lose their legs.

  • @hd-be7di
    @hd-be7di 7 місяців тому +3

    Omg that Canopus Pure 3D box... brings back a lot of memories. Thanks LGR :D

  • @marshallwilliams4054
    @marshallwilliams4054 2 роки тому +12

    This was fun, brought back great memories!
    My favorite 1990s build was:
    AMD K6-III+ OC’d to 588 mhz
    Nvidia Riva TNT2
    2GB of ram
    450w power supply
    Cheap full tower case

    • @johnsmith-cw3wo
      @johnsmith-cw3wo 2 роки тому +2

      late, late 90's :)

    • @polomellitus166
      @polomellitus166 2 роки тому +2

      450W? -->Highly unlikely. 2GB of RAM? -->NEVER!

    • @marshallwilliams4054
      @marshallwilliams4054 2 роки тому +1

      @@polomellitus166 late ‘90s. As in 99. But you might be right about the 2 GB of RAM. I know I bought 2 GB of RAM, but Either because of the windows version I had, or because the CPU cache couldn’t handle it, one gig what is the max I could use

    • @polomellitus166
      @polomellitus166 2 роки тому +1

      @@marshallwilliams4054 1999 Standard amount was 64MB or 128MB of RAM, in rare Cases 256MB. No one except some Supercomputers had more than 1GB of RAM, the Boards as well as the OSs simply didn't support it. As for the PS, i bought a 300W in the year 2000 and it was considered High End back then.

    • @johnsmith-cw3wo
      @johnsmith-cw3wo 2 роки тому

      @@polomellitus166 Windows 98 cannot support more than 128MB RAM efficiently, and Windows 98se cannot support more than 256MB.

  • @GearSeekers
    @GearSeekers 2 роки тому +200

    What a trip! I have a Socket 7 system that I've been trying to get time to build up for a while. I think this was the push I needed :)

    • @MarcoGPUtuber
      @MarcoGPUtuber 2 роки тому

      Hi

    • @jari2018
      @jari2018 2 роки тому

      Quake 2 needs more than Amd 300 3d-now as I remember - All Amd cpus faster than 333 neeed the k6-update (on floppy or in the c: root where you can reinstall it if you do like IE update or mediaplayer update or the directx update (i had win95 ors2.0) I never enjoyed the games on the 300 and thought it was slow For dos it was great .A game one could try (online) ( i did) ut99 -I had 20 fps in 320x200 -which made me buy a k6-2 500mgz -could play in 512x -a duron 600 solved all problems.

    • @thomassmith4999
      @thomassmith4999 2 роки тому

      Do yourself a favour and put a slot one motherboard in it.

    • @Laserdisc_Whirr
      @Laserdisc_Whirr 2 роки тому

      You if you can platform with wasd etc remeber having trouble w the old dukes or first 3 on a CompuServe deal pc that ran Payne and unreal etc so sweet but platforming with a keyboard is beyond me kudos sir idk what else to say I've like 80% super meat boy lost levels is like you enter a headspace when you are really on a roll no way I could jazz jackrabbit without my trusty Logitech transparent blue basic ps1 3rd party but hey... They don't make those ne more am homeless now and vicariously live through lgr and the like for gaming or point click games via Android oh well yeah I know Blu tooth controllers I can play earthbound and ff6/7 whatever

    • @retroclik
      @retroclik 2 роки тому

      Do it's that is cool to install an old Windows like the old days ! Put a 3DFX inside that's mandatory ! And you will have long hours trying to pull the best graphics out of it and play them :D

  • @proCaylak
    @proCaylak 2 роки тому +20

    5:18 some forward thinking company putting USB headers on a motherboard in 1996-7?! You never cease to amaze me with such... things, LGR! Thank you very much for weekly amazements like this!

    • @adventureoflinkmk2
      @adventureoflinkmk2 2 роки тому +2

      Gotta love when companies do that amirite... This one time I had a gateway 510t and it had two SATA 1.0 ports. Needless to say I ended up taking advantage of those lol

    • @wymotome
      @wymotome 2 роки тому +4

      There were Asus motherboards back in the day, then there was everybody else. They were always worth spending the few extra dollars for.

    • @SScorpio0
      @SScorpio0 2 роки тому +2

      That was the era of the switch from AT to ATX and there were AT MBs that had USB onboard. Those of course needed to have headers since the only IO port was a full DIN keyboard connector. The big issue was there wasn't a fleshed-out standard for pinout. Thankfully the connectors aren't too difficult to re-key.

    • @adventureoflinkmk2
      @adventureoflinkmk2 2 роки тому

      @@SScorpio0 I've even seen motherboards in that crossover era have both AT and ATX mains connectors... I believe my AMD k6 board has one

    • @SScorpio0
      @SScorpio0 2 роки тому +1

      @@adventureoflinkmk2 That's correct, I recently purchased an AT Socket 7, Pentium 233 MMX combo, and the motherboard had exactly that. This style of motherboard supports the "soft" off ATX stuff while working with direct mains power with an AT board.
      There are AT IO shields that are just the full DIN connector to let you use those boards. It's also possible to use an ATX power supply in an AT case and repurpose the reset button as a power button or jerry-rig a momentary button in an unused drive bay cover.
      My board also has a weird proprietary connect that has two USB 1.0 ports and a PS/2 mouse port. The connect is a 2x9 pin layout, and thankfully the manual actually included the correct pinout so I could get things up and running.

  • @DailyCorvid
    @DailyCorvid 2 роки тому +2

    Yaaay another Clint produced video! Takes the edge of the terribly painful chronic injury I am currently suffering through. From one nerdy guy to another, thanks man :) I always appreciate the subtle tricks in your editing, as well as the clever scripting. You've been around forever I can't remember the last time I missed a video of yours.
    That's the seal of quality man because I have ADHDeez. Lol.

  • @ynverse_
    @ynverse_ 2 роки тому +1

    love it ..what a legendary era ..Thanks for making this awesome vids

  • @jabborif
    @jabborif 2 роки тому +20

    Hah, Interstate ‘76. What a brilliant game that was

    • @StereoTyp0
      @StereoTyp0 2 роки тому +3

      What a brilliant soundtrack!

    • @outerfroggy1
      @outerfroggy1 2 роки тому +1

      One of my all time favs. Dominated in multiplayer.

  • @nottiredofwinning3736
    @nottiredofwinning3736 2 роки тому +246

    The production quality of your videos is unreal, the extra attention you put into writing, filming, editing - it really shows. Great stuff as always man.

    • @LGR
      @LGR  2 роки тому +48

      Thanks!

    • @SomeBlokeOrWhatever
      @SomeBlokeOrWhatever 2 роки тому

      My man stopped being 'Lazy' at around the second year of his career. These are high effort game reviews.

  • @accel1231
    @accel1231 Рік тому +4

    Always love to see all the old massive components back then, so many parts to add on!

  • @MrSlowestD16
    @MrSlowestD16 Рік тому +4

    This was pure nostalgia for me. I loved some of these games like Jazz Jackrabbit and Duke Nukem1/2/ 3D. Good stuff, thanks.

  • @bloocheez3
    @bloocheez3 2 роки тому +47

    These videos are always a weird nostalgia flashback for me. I was mildly into computers during the 90s and things like "Intel MMX" were buried so far back in my memory that hearing it again triggers a flood of recollection. I was so proud of my Compaq Presario with its "MMX Pentium" badge back then. Haven't thought about that thing in a decade or two...good times, good times.

    • @acheleg
      @acheleg 2 роки тому +1

      i still use a socket 7/win 98 machine, similar to this one just to get my sim city fix & still use a soundblaster joystick port for midi programming

  • @vibingwithvinyl
    @vibingwithvinyl 2 роки тому +12

    This brings back a lot of memories from the mid 90's when I was working in a PC shop.

  •  2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this nostalgic trip. This is epic!

  • @nicosauseador
    @nicosauseador Рік тому +4

    Amazing, this take my mind to the past when i was having my first computer a Celeron 300mhz windows 95 and 32mb ram, harddisk 3.2gb and S3 Virge 2mb

  • @WaterflameMusic
    @WaterflameMusic 2 роки тому +313

    Ahh yes, perfect timing! Clint builds a pc as I build up a full stomach, all is right in the world.
    Love the content as always, awesome to see how this channel has grown so much and is getting the appreciation it deserves. Keep the nostalgia coming

    • @Ultra289
      @Ultra289 2 роки тому +9

      Wow good to find you here after just completing a community level of gd that had one of your songs))

    • @art_nich
      @art_nich 2 роки тому +5

      OMG, Waterflame?

    • @warrie_pl
      @warrie_pl 2 роки тому +6

      fancy seeing you here after i put beatfever on repeat for a trillion times

    • @yopachi
      @yopachi 2 роки тому +8

      It's always a good day to make breakfast with LGR

    • @richardsinclair7661
      @richardsinclair7661 2 роки тому +11

      @@stoneofverbosityIt couldn't possibly be that he's a fan? No, no. Of course not. That would be stupid. I mean, it's not like LGR has 1.5 million subs or anything. Also, how does that even work? By and large, people don't give a shit about others in the comments. Waterflame's channel isn't going to get a noticeable (or even notable bump) in views or subscribers for commenting on a video from a larger UA-camr. What a stupid idea.

  • @framebuffer.10
    @framebuffer.10 2 роки тому +6

    47min LGR video about socket7 and 3dfx? I clicked so fast that I may have broke some physics law, or the mouse, probably

    • @Solarnova
      @Solarnova 2 роки тому +1

      Heh, just like snipers on eBay when any 3dfx card goes up for sale still in the box and sealed.

  • @member57
    @member57 2 роки тому +6

    Brought back lots of memories with this build. I cut my teeth building and repairing socket 7 systems. I had a bunch of old machines I recycled a few years ago from this era. I got them while working as an independent PC and network repair and install tech. Anyways I salvaged a bunch of processors from them that I still have and lots of RAM too.

  • @tomgjonaj9965
    @tomgjonaj9965 2 роки тому

    Amazing video, brought back all my memories of getting into PC gaming in 1994-95 (I was 9)

  • @beelediye6973
    @beelediye6973 2 роки тому +20

    When you finished the main game and going for side quests.

    • @LGR
      @LGR  2 роки тому +7

      Ha! Exactly

  • @betterthanstarcraft4545
    @betterthanstarcraft4545 2 роки тому +7

    '97 software era was my favourite. I still play Total Annihilation today.

  • @Agnus78
    @Agnus78 Рік тому

    100% nostalgia. That login sound, dude! Thx for that video!!!

  • @leonardodavinci3254
    @leonardodavinci3254 2 роки тому +1

    Man broke out the ruler and measuring tape for the windows and amd stickers, love it and your passion.

  • @ababab28
    @ababab28 2 роки тому +12

    My favorite computer from my youth (After the Apple II of course!) was the AMD K6-2 350mhz with a Riva TNT GPU... Man all the best games I played on that computer I swear!

  • @bartz0rt928
    @bartz0rt928 2 роки тому +102

    Really makes you appreciate just how _compatible_ everything is nowadays.

    • @REALLYrandomforya
      @REALLYrandomforya 2 роки тому

      Nothing compatible for windows 7

    • @uncleurda8101
      @uncleurda8101 2 роки тому +11

      @@REALLYrandomforya Windows 7 isn't nowadays

    • @cheddar2648
      @cheddar2648 2 роки тому +7

      R.I.P. Windows 7 Intel chipset drivers.
      Or any drivers.

    • @REALLYrandomforya
      @REALLYrandomforya 2 роки тому +4

      @@uncleurda8101 but I still use it because I am potato

    • @vernacular3289
      @vernacular3289 2 роки тому +5

      Sure but I just watched Clint switch from an Intel to an AMD CPU by changing the position of one shunt jumper. Can we have THAT compatibility feature again?

  • @Dremeli
    @Dremeli 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you, brings back memories.3dfx Voodoo 1, oh boy. I remember when I played Quake 2 the first time with that.. it was mind-blowing.

  • @sunday87
    @sunday87 2 роки тому

    Great job with the motherboard installation. Had to do a similar thing clipping off some standoffs myself in a build once!

  • @b_risky
    @b_risky 2 роки тому +13

    OH MY GOD INTERSTATE 76
    what an absolutely legendary game

  • @delphicdescant
    @delphicdescant 2 роки тому +8

    I loved playing PoD as a kid.
    For some reason it came free with a PC that my grandmother bought, and I ended up taking the disk home with me since she didn't want it or even know what it was.

  • @dbaarty
    @dbaarty 2 роки тому +7

    Very cool! I wish I never threw away my 3DFx setup. Built it for my kids and their friends for hours of play. My kids, now older, still like playing the older games.

  • @Zapp3012
    @Zapp3012 2 роки тому +1

    That brings back so many memories for me. The S3 trio was the first GPU I ever bought to upgrade my IBM Aptiva's onboard video.

  • @Mereo110
    @Mereo110 2 роки тому +8

    That takes me back. My first true modern computer was an HP Pavilion that had an AMD K6-2 300 Mhz processor. Before that, I had a 386 16 Mhz.

  • @Rad9-O-2
    @Rad9-O-2 2 роки тому +6

    Dude, you must get this a lot but your videos are a retro-PC enthusiast’s wet dream!! Thank you for your videos and for keeping the curiosity alive. 👍👍👍

  • @lucaplayz8476
    @lucaplayz8476 2 роки тому

    you, the 8 bit guy, techmoan and all of this old computers youtubers are my favourite youtubers so good job

  • @adamossowicz2611
    @adamossowicz2611 2 роки тому

    This is my first time watching your videos in 4K, that's a nice camera you got there bud, looks sharp and full of colour

  • @AzrinAziz
    @AzrinAziz 2 роки тому +192

    Wow as a Malaysian, I am very impressed that major components of this build are made in my country. Both AMD and Intel still have their fabs here although not as important unlike 20-30 years ago.

    • @squirlmy
      @squirlmy 2 роки тому +19

      I guess they moved to China and Taiwan and the rest of the world is certainly regretting it. We're supposed to get new fab facilities out in the Arizona desert, but that will take a while to get running.

    • @ranjanbiswas3233
      @ranjanbiswas3233 2 роки тому +6

      Malaysia makes Intel CPUs right?

    • @fendi-bull8167
      @fendi-bull8167 2 роки тому +7

      @@ranjanbiswas3233 Both, Actually Malaysia is a good place for semiconductor business.

    • @emmettaaron
      @emmettaaron 2 роки тому +4

      @@ranjanbiswas3233 in the past. Now they all come from china

    • @nashcomp
      @nashcomp Рік тому +1

      Mine made in ireland

  • @32bitrant
    @32bitrant 2 роки тому +11

    13:14 all 90s computer cases require a blood sacrifice.

  • @alanrudolf
    @alanrudolf 2 роки тому +1

    Niiiiice flex with the Canopus Pure3D!! I have font memories of that card (being my very first 3d accelerator ever) playing GLQuake Team Fortress over dial up internet! Awesome that you snagged one new in box like that :)

  • @Howling_Mad
    @Howling_Mad 2 роки тому

    wow what a trip back in time, awesome video

  • @UltraDTA
    @UltraDTA 2 роки тому +27

    "I gotta fevah...and the only cure is more Windows 95!" - LGR

    • @drgwhatsthetruth3783
      @drgwhatsthetruth3783 2 роки тому

      My first socket 7 was a Windows 98...seems like to me that socket 7 lasted longer than any other CPU.

  • @VelocityTheory
    @VelocityTheory 2 роки тому +4

    I had a K6-2 500mhz. Pumped out Baldurs Gate frames like beast.

  • @Cataflexia
    @Cataflexia 2 роки тому +1

    you make me back in time men, thanks for your great video.

  • @plugpulled
    @plugpulled 2 роки тому

    Clint you are the best! It was fun watching childhood memories.

  • @guardyangel
    @guardyangel 2 роки тому +42

    These kind of builds take me to a special nostalgic place and fill me with hapiness. Thank you and greetings from Portugal!

  • @doomislav5791
    @doomislav5791 2 роки тому +45

    "And after he built his childhood dream computer, he was never heard from again..."

  • @Vekurus
    @Vekurus 2 роки тому

    OK, hooked on the channel, subscribed. OMG the specs. I miss all these specs!!

  • @OidHunter
    @OidHunter 2 роки тому

    Awesome, great work and thanks for sharing.. Some it this brings back memories and it's good to see some ideas on how to overcome some hurdles like the 32GB limit.

  • @granviaje
    @granviaje 2 роки тому +37

    ah, the memories! POD was my first 3dfx game that I've played. I think it came bundled with the card. What a pleasure to see this again this way!

  • @capslockcapable1719
    @capslockcapable1719 2 роки тому +27

    2019: Hahah look at this relic.
    2021: I wonder whether it's in stock anywhere.

  • @blendpinexus1416
    @blendpinexus1416 Рік тому +1

    i love watching videos on old computer hardware and hearing ram and storage sizes that today's computers have as much of in l3 cache and ram respectively.

  • @DazzerJ
    @DazzerJ 2 роки тому

    Super crazy to come to this channel, and realise how much PC'S have evolved. As well as being able to have a computer in your pocket, with ability to call and text.

  • @ApertureAce
    @ApertureAce 2 роки тому +30

    Watching any LGR video whether or not the content is interesting to me is always just comfortable and cozy. Always a welcoming video format

  • @The8bitbeard
    @The8bitbeard 2 роки тому +6

    13:04 The blood sacrifice has been paid. This build has been blessed by the PC Gods.

  • @tarkhan15
    @tarkhan15 2 роки тому +2

    Watching LGR build old PCs make me realize how nice it is to have cable managed cases, expansion ports built into motherboards and SATA.

  • @wysoft
    @wysoft Рік тому +2

    Reminds me of the first PC I built around 98.. K6-2 300, S3 Virge, Voodoo 2, and a SIS Socket 7 board. I went from a 486SLC2/50 to that.. What a huge jump! Saved up my allowance for months and combined that with some Christmas money. Great rig for Half Life, Counter Strike, TFC, Starcraft, Quake 2, etc. and lugged that thing to many LAN parties. Those were the days! I had that PC for a couple years and maxxed it out at a K6-2 550 before not having an AGP slot really began to hurt and I moved on to an Athlon build.

  • @Jumpbaseone
    @Jumpbaseone 2 роки тому +11

    It's crazy to see AMD and Intel on the same Socket

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 2 роки тому +5

      Right ? I kind of love it.

  • @Lexitivium
    @Lexitivium 2 роки тому +7

    Fealing really down today. But still got a mental retro kick from one of your especially loved video categories. Thanks for making my day, Clint!

  • @spongecake951
    @spongecake951 2 роки тому

    thank you for the nostalgia
    subscribed :)
    very cool projects

  • @burgerbeatz6293
    @burgerbeatz6293 Рік тому

    The K6 was my first cpu. Thank you for the nostalgia

  • @elmanso
    @elmanso 2 роки тому +9

    The sound card, I still have it saved. I remember my first pc from the years 1997. This video brought back many memories, thanks and greetings.
    La placa de sonido, aun la tengo guardada. Recuerdo de mi primera pc de los años 1997. Este video me trajo muchos recuerdos, gracias y saludos.

  • @4KbShort
    @4KbShort 2 роки тому +18

    Glad to see the ancient Gods still require a blood sacrifice when making a computer. XD Also recently found a loose copy of POD for myself so now I can have all the fun an excitement of trying to get it to run on things.

  • @syckeee
    @syckeee Рік тому

    I had that same case in my first PC when I was a 9 years old kid. Back then I barely knew it was a Pentium and WIN 95.
    What great memories you pulling back on me.

  • @cyrollan
    @cyrollan Рік тому

    i love seeing some of the same component i was building in the 90's and 00's! livelong AMD fan here