My Computers



Modern Rigs

Main Rig - Vanquisher (Custom-Built)

CPU : Intel Core i9-10850K 3.60GHz (10 Cores, 20 Threads, Boosts to 5.2GHz)
Motherboard : MSI MPG Z590 GAMING FORCE ATX
Cooler : Deepcool GAMMAXX AG400 ARGB 75.89 CFM
RAM : 32GB DDR4-3200 RAM (Dual Channel)
Display : Samsung CRG5 24-inch 144HZ Gaming Monitor
GPU : AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (Sapphire, 16GB GDDR6)
Storage : WD 500GB SSD, WD 1TB HDD, WD 4TB HDD, WD Elements 6TB HDD
Case : NZXT H9 Flow ATX Mid Tower
Operating System : Microsoft Windows 11 23H2

File Server Rig - Optiplex 9020 (Mid-Tower)

CPU : Intel Core i7-4790 3.60GHz (4 Cores, 8 Threads, Boosts to 4GHz)
RAM : 24GB DDR3 RAM (Quad Channel)
GPU : Intel HD Graphics 4600
Storage : 1TB TOSHIBA HDD
Operating System : Debian
Purpose : Samba Server for my older PCs/VMs/Emulators/etc + Plex Server

2000s Era Rigs

Windows XP Rig - HP Z230

CPU : Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (4 Cores, 4 Threads)
RAM : 16GB DDR3 RAM (Dual Channel)
GPU : Intel HD Graphics 4600
Storage : 250GB HDD
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2
Purpose : XP Gaming

Windows Vista Rig - HP Z230

CPU : Intel Core i7-4770 3.40GHz (4 Cores, 4 Threads)
RAM : 6GB DDR3 RAM (Dual Channel)
GPU : Intel HD Graphics 4600
Storage : ??? HDD
Operating System : Microsoft Windows Vista
Purpose : Emulating my Vista experience probably.

1990s Era Rigs

The BACKROOMS 486

Motherboard : ASUS PVI-486SP3
CPU : Intel 486DX4 100MHz
RAM : 32MB RAM
GPU : S3 ViRGE/DX 4MB
Sound Card : Sound Blaster Vibra 16XV
Storage : 3GB Western Digital Caviar 33220 IDE
Operating System : Microsoft Windows 95B
Purpose : MS-DOS games and some early Windows games

Bare Metal Rig - Dell Dimension P75t

CPU : Intel Pentium 75MHz
RAM : 32MB RAM
GPU : S3 Trio64v+
Sound Card : Sound Blaster AWE32 Value!
Storage : 6GB Maxtor IDE
Operating System : Microsoft Windows 95B
Purpose : Mostly MS-DOS games and likely some early Windows games (If it can handle it well)

Pentium II Rig

Motherboard : ASUS P2B (HP OEM)
CPU : Intel Pentium II 400MHz
RAM : 128MB RAM
GPU : ATi Rage Pro Turbo (Onboard) + Diamond Monster 3D II 16MB
Sound Card : YAMAHA SA-x OPL3
Storage : SD-to-IDE Adapter with 32GB SD Card
Operating System : Microsoft Windows 95B
Purpose : Mostly Windows Games and late DOS games

Childhood-esque Rig *sort of*

CPU : Intel Pentium III 800MHz
RAM : 128MB RAM
GPU : Intel 810E Chipset
Sound Card : Onboard AC97?
Storage : 20GB WD IDE
Operating System : Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (might throw Me instead)
Purpose : To emulate my childhood PC experience circa 2006-2008.

Laptops

Pentium Laptop - Dell Latitude XPi P133ST

CPU : Intel Pentium 133MHz
RAM : 40MB RAM
GPU : MagicGraph NM2070 48K
Sound Card : ESS ES1888S
Storage : 1GB? (I need a SD or CF adapter)
Operating System : Microsoft Windows 95B
Purpose : Purpose : I don't use it as often, but when I do it was for MS-DOS games.

Pentium 4 Laptop - Dell Latitude C840

CPU : Intel Pentium 4 2.40GHz
RAM : 768MB RAM
GPU : Nvidia Geforce 4 Go
Storage : 30GB
Operating System : 'needs a fresh install'
Purpose : Not entirely sure yet.

Macintosh & Others

iMac G5

CPU : PowerPC G5 2.0GHz
RAM : 2GB RAM?
GPU : ATI Radeon 9600
Storage : 1TB
Operating System : Mac OS X 10.5
Purpose : Playing Mac OS X games and at times emulate things.

My Past Rigs :

iMac G3 Rev.D (2018-2023)

CPU : PowerPC G3 333MHz
RAM : 32MB RAM
GPU : ATi Rage Pro Turbo
Storage : 6GB HDD
Operating System : Mac OS 8.6
Purpose : Classic Macintosh Gaming
Status : In storage

Dell Latitude 2100 (2017-2023)

CPU : Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
RAM : 1GB RAM?
GPU : Intel GMA 950
Storage : 160GB HDD
Operating System : Windows XP
Purpose : Originally a basic Windows XP netbook and then repurposed as a Debian server for a brief peroid of time.
Status : In my closet

Compaq Presario 5032 (2018-2024)

CPU : Intel Pentium II 300MHz
RAM : 192MB RAM
GPU : ATi Rage LT Pro
Sound Card : ESS ES1869
Storage : 6GB HDD
Operating System : Windows Me
Purpose : Likely for experimenting and some gaming.
Status : Out of commission, will be repurposed.

Compaq Presario 5600i (2018-2022)

CPU : Intel Pentium II 450MHz
RAM : 128MB RAM
GPU : NVIDIA Riva TNT 16MB (Diamond Viper OEM)
Sound Card : Aureal Vortex 8820
Storage : 30GB IDE HDD
Operating System : Windows 98 Second Edition
Purpose : Late 90's Gaming
Status : Parted it out as soon as I got a new Slot 1 board

Dell Dimension XPS R450 (2017-2018)

CPU : Intel Pentium II 450MHz
RAM : 384MB RAM
GPU : Nvidia Geforce MX440 64MB AGP + 3dfx Voodoo 2 8MB
Sound Card : Aureal Vortex AU8820B2 + Sound Blaster AWE64 Value
Storage : 80GB Samsung IDE
Operating System : Windows 98 Second Edition
Purpose : Mid to Late 90's Gaming
Status : Parted it out.

Gateway Essentials PC (2016-2017)

CPU : Intel Pentium II 800MHz
RAM : 128MB RAM
GPU : SiS 6326 AGP
Sound Card : Sound Blaster AWE64 Value
Storage : 60GB IDE
Operating System : Windows 98 Second Edition
Note : It didn't POST anymore in late 2017. After I obtained a Riva TNT2 M64 in box. It also had two CD drives
Status : Parted it out since it didn't POST anymore.

Packard Bell Legend 812CD (2016-2017)

CPU : Intel Pentium 100MHz
RAM : 48MB RAM
GPU : Cirrus Logic 1MB
Sound Card : Aztech Sound Galaxy Washington 16
Storage : 850MB IDE
Operating System : Windows 95
Purpose : MS-DOS Gaming
Status : Parted it out since it was starting to defect

Dell Dimension L500c (2016)

CPU : Intel Celeron 500MHz
RAM : 256MB RAM?
GPU : Intel 752 Graphics?
Sound Card : Sound Blaster PCI 64
Operating System : Windows Me
Purpose : Emulating my childhood PC experience *sort of*
Status : Returned it due to a faulty power supply

Dell Dimension P133c (2016)

CPU : Intel Pentium 133MHz
RAM : 80MB RAM
GPU : S3 Vision968
Sound Card : Sound Blaster 16?
Operating System : Windows 95
Purpose : MS-DOS Gaming
Status : Returned it because of a failed BIOs flash.

COMPAQ Presario SR1650NX (2015-2016)

CPU : AMD Athlon 3500+
RAM : 1GB RAM
GPU : ATI Radeon X300
Sound Card : Sound Blaster PCI 128
Operating System : Windows XP/Me
Purpose : Originally a XP machine but later turned it to a Windows Me PC for a brief period of time
Status : Parted it because it died.

HP Pavilion 502n (2014-2015)

CPU : Intel Celeron 1.3GHz?
RAM : 256MB RAM?
Sound Card : Sound Blaster PCI 128
Operating System : Windows Me
Purpose : MS-DOS Gaming?
Status : Parted it out because it stopped working

Dell Latitude CPx H450GT (2013-2014)

CPU : Intel Pentium III 450MHz
RAM : 128MB RAM?
GPU : ATi Rage Mobility-M1
Sound Card : ESS Maestro 2E
Operating System : Windows 98 Second Edition
Purpose : My go-to laptop for playing DOS games
Status : I don't remember

HP Pavilion 4450 (2012-2013)

CPU : Intel Celeron 366MHz
RAM : 64MB RAM?
GPU : ATi Rage IIC
Sound Card : Riptide Modem/Sound Card
Storage : 6.4GB IDE
Operating System : Windows 95/98SE
Purpose : My family purchased my first vintage PC from a thrift shop when I first started getting into vintage computing.
Status : I think it was parted?

Alienware x51 (2012-2018)

CPU : Intel i5-2320
RAM : 8GB RAM?
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 (later, GTX 1050Ti)
Storage : Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Operating System : Windows 7/8/10
Purpose : My Main Computer
Status : Replaced by the Dell Optiplex 9020 MT in 2018

Dell Inspiron 1521 (2011-2015/2018)

CPU : AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64 1.9GHz
RAM : 2GB RAM
GPU : ATi Radeon Xpress X1270 64MB
Operating System : Windows Vista/XP
Purpose : Main Laptop (Originally my mother's laptop, but I was able to have it back in 2011.)
Status : Screen stopped working, currently out of commission

Dell Inspiron 530 (2008-2012)

CPU : Intel Celeron likely
RAM : 2GB RAM?
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
Operating System : Windows Vista/7
Purpose : My Main Computer
Status : Replaced by the Alienware X51 for XMAS 2012

Dell Dimension 3000 (2005-2008/2012-2013)

CPU : Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz
RAM : 512MB RAM
GPU : Intel GMA Graphics
Operating System : Windows XP/2000
Purpose : Mostly Windows Games (originally my mother's Office PC)
Status : Repurposed as my brother's PC for a while, it was storaged for years but was found in 2023
sadly the case didn't survive due to rust, it may be repurposed?

Dell Dimension L800r (2005-2008)

CPU : Intel Pentium III 800MHz
RAM : 64MB RAM?
GPU : Intel 810E
Operating System : Windows Me/XP Home Edition
Purpose : My Main Computer
Status : Replaced by the Inspiron 530 at the end of 2008