How I built the Ultimate 486 PC -
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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2024
- This is the story of the Big-Ass 486, the same one I've shown in the Gravis Ultrasound videos I made in the past. This video is my contribution to the #486BuildOff that several friends of mind are participating in as well. Go check out their videos because they're far better than this one.
Specs of this computer:
-Intel 486DX2-66
-16mb of RAM
-Sound Blaster 16
-Gravis Ultrasound
-UMC I/O controller (VLB)
-Cirrus Logic CL-GD5428 (VLB)
-IDE to SD card adapter
It really is a peak 486 build. It's the exact build I'd love to do.
Thanks! It's such a good computer, I'm super happy with it.
Great video and awesome rig - love stories like this! I actually got back into retro computing around the same time as you. It was a couple of years before I did a custom 486 build because of how hard it was to find AT cases. Great that you picked up that full tower as NOS. They are expensive but they'll be next to impossible to find in the not too distant future. Great work on the diodes too! Never seen them cracked like that before. I've been debating trying to get my GUS installed alongside another card - will definitely check out your other video.
Thanks for watching Mike! I love your videos. That's cool that you got back into vintage computers around the same time I did. I was really glad to get that tower because it is very nice, and you're right they will be extremely hard to find in the future. I was very glad that I managed to figure out the issue with the diodes, I was getting frustrated with the PC not saving the settings back then. Having the GUS and SB16 in a single computer is very handy since I can play all the Sound Blaster compatible games on this 486 while also being able to have a high quality card for tracker music and demoscene stuff.
@@jikissgamer i am also thinking of creating some old school content of past pc tech. Got so much stuff here, from 8088, 286, any kind of 386, same with 486s, til Pentium 3 over Slot A and plenty rare soundcards and Voodoos and others - but i got no talent with video editing and grabbing. 😄😄
@@CosmoRiderDE That sounds awesome! When I started I had no editing skills either, my earliest videos were just me grabbing the camera and recording in a single take haha. We all start somewhere, definitely go for it!
Nice video! I had that exact same case back in the day. I ordered it from Computer Shopper and it was my screaming 386-33 build PC. I loved that PC.
Nice! It's an excellent case, I really love the look of it. Cases from this time that had the MHz display, turbo switch, and vents in the front are some of my favorites. And the flip-on power switch is very satisfying!
I saw a while ago you made a video for the event but I was so busy with my own video. I kept it in the back of my head that I was going to watch it when I got done with mine. It was great to listen to this story. The big ass 486 is an awesome computer with a perfect mid of the range DX2 66, amazing sound capabilities as well. Thanks for sharing this, always fun watching!
Thanks for watching! It was a lot of fun putting this video together and it was nice to relive the build once again. I was so satisfied when I got the GUS and SB16 to work together in here too, it took me a long time to figure out the solution to that.
Wow this is awesome! I started my journey on a pentium 75. Played quite a few dos games back in the day but I feel like I miss out on the 486 nostalgia, I have watched that LGR video a few times already.
Very cool! The Pentium 75 is very close to a fast 486, those systems are excellent for DOS games. I always re-watch the LGR vid whenever I feel like reliving the build haha
This is just AWESOME to see. I'm fortunate enough to have a similar setup. Mines Pentium I (non MMX). And even tho I own an an SB card, and have made it work with the GUS, I switched back to GUS only. Who knows, maybe one day the SB will go back in. GUS can sure overdrive the audio capacity of some modern equipment.
Thanks for watching! That's awesome that you have a similar system! I love the original Pentium I also have a Non-MMX Socket 7 Pentium as well, I really love that platform. And the GUS is an amazing piece of hardware for its day, I love how crispy those old mod tunes sound on it. It's like an Amiga on steroids haha.
Awesome 486 DX2-66 build. It's really a tower of power! Nicely done! I enjoyed hearing your backstory as well. What a shame your dad tossed your original 486 machine.
Thanks for watching! Yeah I still miss that old 486 that got thrown out. It was an amazing system and I wish I still had it. This new 486 I built has been so much fun to use these past three years though.
@@jikissgamer The 486 I'm currently building #486BuildOff is to replace the one I originally had back in the day. Mine wasn't thrown away though like yours. Back then we sold our current machines to help pay for the new latest and greatest. Not counting my childhood Commodore 64 (which I still own in 2022), the next computer I personally purchased that I still have would be my Pentium II and Pentium III machines. I'm excited to show off my 486 build in the next few days to a week.
@@geekwithsocialskills That's awesome! I can't wait to see your build. Just subscribed to your channel so I don't miss it 👍 The C64 is so cool, I've never used one since it's quite a bit before my time but I've always wanted to. I also have a Pentium, love those systems. I never got to try 3D acceleration back then and the Pentium I built in 2019 was my first time experiencing that. Great stuff!
@@jikissgamer Thanks for subscribing to my channel. The 486 build will be up before the end of September, but I have one more SepTandy video to get up first. Agreed about the C64. I got mine for Christmas 1983. I have a video on my channel about it. If you'd like a C64 for your collection, send me a direct message. My contact details are on my about page.
If you don't already have a copy, make sure to get ALL of the Music Discs by "Necros" AKA Andrew Sega. I still play "Progression" and "Digital Psychosis" regularly.
Thanks for the recommendation! I will definitely check some of Necros tunes out. I've heard of Necros / FM and I think I already have a few of their songs on here actually.
Here's a Trick I just learned in 2022. Didn't know it in 1997-2021. To get MegaEm to work properly, keep the computer RAM under 64MB. Easy to do on a 486. For a Pentium, we just have to make sure to keep our upgrade ambitions managed, and not go over 32MB.
That's very good to know! I did not know that, thanks for the heads up. I should definitely give it a try on this 486 since I have only 16mb in here.
Holy Nice retro pc dude
Thanks! It's so much fun to use.
Cool first #486buildoff video!
Thanks!
Love hearing these old computer stories. Really enjoyed this.
If you don't mind me asking, what do you use to capture the VGA output? Your video capture from dos games looks very good. I had no luck finding a VGA-HDmi converter , they've mostly discontinued any affordable converters that work in Dos over the last few years.
@@esc2dosThanks for watching! I really enjoyed making this video about the 486. I use a PCI-e based Datapath VisionRGB-E1S card, it's an old analog capture card originally designed for use with medical equipment and it captures anything that can be converted to DVI.
@@jikissgamer I appreciate that, thanks for the reply. I might have to look for old capture hardware then, good to know what works.
My father trashed two of my desktop computers, too (one of them was a 486). Worse, he took them from my room. I never even got to use them once. That was back in 5th grade and I was so happy because I had just hauled them off from a clearance at the old Stuttgart stock exchange, then he just took them while I was asleep and threw them straight into the river with me watching.
Awesome video. Subbed and liked!
Thanks so much! Very appreciated.
Sorry for not watching sooner, I've been backlogged. I love the BIG ASS 486. Honestly you have done a far better video then mine. I was hoping to see your feathered friend. Maybe next time? I'm glad you joined in the #486buildoff, Thank you.
Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the feedback. I really should have included Chico in the video haha. I am looking forward to seeing your video!
@@jikissgamer you deserve it, you really did a great job. my video is out, I also put your video in the #486Buildoff playlist.
@@OCROldComputerRebuildsThanks for the heads-up! I'm gonna check it out now.
I love big-ass 486s and I cannot lie :D
Really liked the video :) i would love to record some doom demos on that machine!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! Yeah I it would be cool to speedrun Doom on this machine haha.
Those massive AT power supplies your case is made for are hard to get, but they are a standard...not sure exactly which standard, but they're generally just referred to as "full height AT" or similar. Examples of models which would fit are the Seasonic GS-200T, and Enhance SPA-4250. The Enhance units come up on ebay semi-regularly.
Thanks for the info! Yeah I had a really hard time finding the right power supply for this case. I definitely want to track down the proper PSU eventually. The current solution I have is very jank haha
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Showing Second reality in this video was a mistake. I had no idea all these old tracker songs were copyrighted.
Good video very entertaining, 👌👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Very cool rig
Thanks!
cool 486 enjoy
Nice Intro!
Great video - nice mixture of direct capture, rough footage and voiceover, plus it tells a great story. Do you think you'll ever find a PSU that matches the case? Must annoy the shit out of you still.
Thanks I really appreciate it! I don't really mind not having the original PSU since the mod I did was irreversible. I had no other choice since the giant PSU's are impossible to find. I wasn't able to find one after years of searching.
What is the function of these seven-segment displays, used on the front of PC cabinets from the 90s?
They actually display the speed of the CPU. For example my 486 runs at 66mhz and so the display on the case says 66. These are manually set through jumpers on the PCB of the display.
@@jikissgamer Thanks for the answer!
I've been looking for that exact case for a while now for my own retro build.. do you happen to know what the brand/model is? I had an amazing stash of old PCs in storage at my parents house but my father assumed they were just old junk and tossed them all out sometime a few years ago.. I've been hunting for a replacement ever since. :/
Thanks!!
I wish I knew the model name of this case but there is no labels anywhere on it unfortunately. These pop up on Ebay every now and then though, I hope you can find a replacement!
Update! I found a listing for one. I've never used this site but it looks kind of like ebay.
www.ecrater.com.au/p/20147482/full-tower-server-at-computer-case
Thanks!!@@jikissgamer
that was the computer case I had back in 1993 but it was the mini-tower version. I purchased a custom computer from a computer builder shop in Silicon Valley. In 1993 it was a 486dx33 with generic ISA motherboard , 4mb RAM, Sony 2x CDROM, Sound Blaster 16 compatible ISA Sound card, SVGA Video card ( Oaktech ) and a 14-inch Non-interlaced monitor. In all it cost me $2500
But I was happy and I liked it. It also had a 14.4 dial up modem.
It came with DOS 5.0 and Win 3.1
Eventually I upgraded the motherboard to VLB and added VLB cards and a Intel 486dx50
When Win95 came out I built an AMD 5x86-133 CPU computer for Win95.
That's awesome! The small version of this case sounds really cool, I definitely would have preferred one of those cause this one that I have is a bit too big haha. It's crazy how expensive computers were back then. That's one of the reasons my dad never upgraded our old 486 and we kept using it until like 2001 or 2002.
@@jikissgamer Yes, Computers were very expensive back in 1993. 1mb of RAM cost $100 and hard drive space cost $10 per megabyte. I think my mini-tower case like yours cost about $40. It was an inexpensive generic AT case back in 1993 and it was very popular. CDROMS and Sound cards were also very expensive. 1993 is when the first multimedia computers started being manufactured for home users.
They also came with dial up modems. Mine had a 14.4 modem. We could Dial up to Bulletin boards ( BBS ) using Wild Cat client. Or Dial up to another computer any were in the world. Also there was Compuserve dial up service. I had AT&T World Net service. It costs about $30 month. 1993 is also when the First IBM PS/1 multimedia computers came out for home users. IBM Pretty much set the standard of what a computer is and how its to be used. Also in 1993 the First Macintosh Color Classic came out. It had a Color Sony Display and 16mhz CPU. But It could also go online and surf the internet. I still have a Mac Color Classic and using the Ethernet port it can still go online and surf the internet accessing HTML 2.0 friendly webpages. It Only Cost $1099 back in 1993 but the Display was very Nice. Sony Trinitron CRT I think.
I think all you need is 8mb RAM and Netscape 3.0 browser to go online and Network card and TCP/IP.
@@computerenthusiast402 That's so cool! 1993 is actually the year I was born, I spent a ton of time in my dad's office growing up where they had a lot of 486 computers, that was a big reason I became interested in this period of computers. I remember we had a modem at home which was how my dad got a lot of shareware games. We had a Samsung CRT monitor back then. The Trinitron is the best monitor though, I use one on the 486 I built here and it has such a crispy image.
@@jikissgamer Yes, I took a DOS computer class in High school and they used IBM AT Computers. And a friend of mine also recommended I stick with IBM type computers and Microsoft Windows. But if I would have known more about the Mac Color Classic back in 1993 I probably would have purchased the Mac instead because it was much less expensive and very easy to use. I had difficulty learning to use the 486 computer. So I hired some NERD from an ad in newspaper to teach me. He was so smart and helped me setup my computer and taught me allot. I could not have learned it with out him.
ive been 2min in the video and i really feel you lol
pc today.. instal windows. and your done after assembly...... 286s..... 486s...... pentium 1.... is this expension card the right one? what this Master or whas this slave.... is this pin correct xD does the dipswitch is corret position for the cpu.. isgh pc building back then was a wholllee different era :P
im using a OPTi 82C895 chipset board.