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

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!

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Mark's 3D printed drive carriers:

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[AMD]

This was a nice trip down memory lane!

[metfanl]

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!

[rodjerdankist]

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.

[AudioCraZ]

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"

[mikkoalm]

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

[satina]

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

[mkellyx]

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

[richpickings]

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.

[dfxinc.]

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

[giZm]

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

[toastynotes]

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

[alfredlamowen]

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

[scruffythejanitor]

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

[pbjandahighfive]

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

[dissidentofclownworld]

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

[Chozo_Ghost]

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

[evilgibson]

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.

[richardventura]

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.

[ingusmant]

"a quarter of a century later"

Thanks for making me feel old

[ForceFedFetusFillet]

"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.