overdrive333 wrote: What era is this case? It has turbo button and mhz display up to "199mhz" . Is it <1995 or 1996+? ca 94-96

Because of the external cache, which is faster than on the mobo. The latest this type of processor was the first p3, at the coppermine they integrated the cache finally to the core. From this moment the slot1 became useless (but you could buy both versions).

my "98" bundle, without case. Asus P2B rev 1.10 Intel 440BX Intel Pentium II 450 SL2WB Toshiba PC100 SDRAM 8ns 64M x2 Diamond Viper V550 16M AGP NVIDIA Riva TNT Diamond Monster 3D II 12M PCI 3Dfx Voodoo2 Diamond Monster Sound MX300 PCI Aureal Vortex2 20170818-P1240165-2.jpg 20170818-P1240164-2.jpg …

Very nice build! Where did you find that Chieftec case? Looks new thank you. it looks new - it is new inwin case (not chieftec) :) i have found it on the ebay. they released in 1998, but this piece is manufactured in 2000. i could buy a new beige chieftec dragon case too (that was the first version …

here is my p3 computer from the end of 99 - the first geforce with the first coppermine. i cover the 1995-2000 era with it. two things don't fit to this year, the hdd and the psu. i plan to replace the hdd, if i find the suitable ~30g 7200rpm drive. the psu is new, i don't want to risk with an old …

the riva128 pci is the fastest, has the best vesa support, and fits perfectly to the age. the drawback is the quality of the analog output - but with a loopback cable it doesn't really matter.

hi guys, i got this card. i use it in my 1999 rig. originally i planned a bx based computer with ghz p3 (the fastest in slot1) and with the gf2gts, but i stepped back to 1999, the first geforce was the big step. i build more bundles and computers, and compared the speed. that means i didn't compared …