Pentium MMX and AWE32 Build. So. Many. Options.

In this video, I demonstrate my latest DOS PC Gaming Build. The Pentium MMX allows me to wield the SETMUL utility, slowing the system down to a 386 and everything in-between to play those pesky speed sensitive games.

I also throw in a Voodoo 2 to give me versatility with still being able to tackle some heavy hitting early 3d windows games.

I also install an AWE32 soundcard and demonstrate the ability to switch between custom soundfonts.

[kborak]

This is about the time I started building my own machines. I watch these videos with not an ounce of feeling nostalgic. I remember headaches and the urge to punch the monitor. I love how far these things have come. I can't for the life of me understand the desire to use such old tech now days.

[RetroPcCupboard]

Nice build. I went with Voodoo 1 in my MMX build. I think the Voodoo 2 wouldn't be much better, as would be held back by the CPU

[JackJames-jfmu]

Cpuspd also adjusts for speed sensitive games, so it may also be worth trying that.

[madmax]

I still have my first pentium based PC. When i first bought it it had a 133MHz pentium CPU, 16 MB Ram, S3 Virge DX video card (I can't remember what sound card it had) a pretty small HDD (but was under 1GB).

It eventually got a 200MHz MMX CPU, 64MB ram, 3Dfx voodoo 3 2000, (can't remember what sound card i put into it).

[shagath]

When others had Pentium MMX; I had Cyrix 166mhz. I had to find fixes from gaming magazine BBS hubs for some games like Screamer Rally(iirc). AMD K6-300 after that and of course AWE32 was so good!

[fradd]

Yeah, i would say that Trident card slows down the machine a bit, at all speed settings.

[stamasd]

For AWE32 I recommend the soundfont "GeneralUser GS 1.35"; GeneralUser is a very good sountfont, and while the latest version is just a little too big to fit into the 28MB of RAM on that card, the older version 1.35 fits perfectly. It's what I use on my AWE32. Other good sountfonts for that card are "Chorium" and "Unison".