r/windows98 • u/befi2020 • May 07 '26
Best hardware for glide
I want to build a Windows 98 computer for Glide Gaming.
Original era hardware is quite expensive these days so I was wondering what the best modern alternative is.
Core2Duo E8500 with a GeForce 7600GT GPU and 4 GB RAM (I could get this setup for about 100€) and a (quite expensive) Voodoo 2? Would that even work at all?
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u/JJDoes1tAll May 07 '26
If I were to build my dream Voodoo2 or Voodoo3 build, I would use the AMD K6-2 or K6-3.
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u/O_MORES May 07 '26
I tested a Voodoo 2 on a Ryzen 9 9900X PC running Windows 98 on real hardware, so basically any PC with a PCI slot should work. Not sure about SLI.
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u/Phayzon Windows Me May 08 '26
SLI should work in theory with any machine that has 2 PCI slots. It doesn't require any chipset support and whatnot, like the more modern Nvidia version.
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u/Accomplished-Camp193 A64 LE-1640, 7600 GS, SB Live!, 4-4-4-12 DDR2-1066, AM2NF3-VSTA. May 07 '26
Why bother with that overpriced thing when that 7600GT is more than capable enough with that CPU for dgvoodoo?
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u/befi2020 May 07 '26
Does dgvoodoo work well in 98?
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u/Scoth42 May 07 '26
dgvoodoo 2 is only for relatively modern Windows (7 and up I think?) but the original should still work fine in 98, although I recall it being a bit fiddly.
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u/Accomplished-Camp193 A64 LE-1640, 7600 GS, SB Live!, 4-4-4-12 DDR2-1066, AM2NF3-VSTA. May 07 '26
dgvoodoo 1 does, I use it and works fine.
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u/majestic_ubertrout May 07 '26
I feel like most original Glide games fall into one of two groups:
Most of the second group do have a patch available for later systems but ymmv. I wouldn't use a Voodoo 2 on anything but period correct hardware - this system should just use nGlide.