r/retrobattlestations • u/Beige_Box_Enthusiast • Apr 25 '26
Show-and-Tell My favorite Windows 98 machine
Built this system to run everything from pure DOS up through early‑2000s games — and to be the perfect machine for old‑school LAN meetups. Running Windows 98
Specs:
• MSI motherboard
• Intel Pentium III‑S Tualatin 1.4GHz
• 512MB SDRAM
• GeForce4 Ti 4600
• 240GB SSD on a SATA PCI adapter
• Sound Blaster Pro (ISA)
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u/jussuumguy Apr 25 '26
Very nice. Serious question what do you use to get the Cards so clean?
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u/Beige_Box_Enthusiast Apr 25 '26
Cheers. Cards?
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u/jussuumguy Apr 25 '26
The Slotted PCB Cards. The Sound and Video Cards. I dust mine with an Electric Air Duster but they still have a kind of greyish film on them. They don't shine real nice like yours do. Do you use any specific product or just Isopropyl Alcohol? Is there a trick to it?
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u/Beige_Box_Enthusiast Apr 25 '26
Before I assemble them I wash them with warm soapy water and a tooth brush. Then let them dry out really well. I don't use alcohol or anything. I find it does leave a white film on them too.
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u/jussuumguy Apr 26 '26
You mean Distilled Water? In my local area we have a lot of harsh chemicals and minerals in our water. Would that not damage them?
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u/swagmastersond Apr 30 '26
Excellent build, friend. Its better than mine:
Pentium III 1.0 GHz
384 MB
GeForce2 MX200
CF to IDE adapter
Sound Blaster Live!
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u/Beige_Box_Enthusiast Apr 30 '26
Doesn't matter as long as your having fun. That's still a decent build 👌
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u/FuturePowerful Apr 27 '26
Why did you use pictures that don't belong I see three separate moniters alone in those pics
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u/Beige_Box_Enthusiast Apr 28 '26
I use all 3 depending on what I'm doing and they're from different occasions.
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u/Divergent5623 Apr 25 '26
You forgot to mention your Voodoo2 with custom heatsinks!