All Articles — AI, PC Gaming, Retro PC & Maker Reviews

By the SpecPicks Editorial Team · 3062 articles published · Updated 2026-10-06

Every long-form article and deep-dive review on SpecPicks — sorted by trend score (most-searched topics surface first), filterable by vertical and category. See how we source benchmark data → for the public benchmarks and cited measurements that back every recommendation.

🕹️ Retro Gaming 409 articles

🔥 Voodoo 5 6000 in 2026: The Card That Never Shipped, Reproduced

How 3dfx's four-chip Voodoo 5 6000 died in 2000, how zx-c64 rebuilt it on real VSA-100 silicon, and what the SpecPicks Retro Lab's reproduction card really is.

Mike Perry · 2026-09-16 · testbench · 11 min · trend 95

Sega Genesis Games Loaded Off a Vinyl Record — and What It Means for Retro Collectors

Mike Perry · 2026-06-13 · 9 min · trend 95
Voodoo 5 6000 Lab Method: Two Motherboards, One Dead BIOS

Mike Perry · 2026-09-16 · 12 min · trend 92
Sound Blaster Audigy FX vs G6: Modern PCIe and USB Audio for Retro-Gaming Rigs

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 14 min · trend 91
Period-Correct Windows XP Gaming PC: 2002-2005 Build Guide for 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-04-30 · 14 min · trend 90
Voodoo 5 6000 Benchmarks: Quake III at Five Resolutions

Mike Perry · 2026-09-16 · 11 min · trend 89
Reve 2.0 Debuts at #2 for Text-to-Image: Can You Run Local Image Gen on an RTX 3060?

Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 10 min · trend 88
Building a Period-Correct Windows 98 Gaming PC in 2026: Parts, Pitfalls, and Driver Archaeology

Mike Perry · 2026-04-30 · 18 min · trend 87
Open WebUI + Ollama on an RTX 3060: The Self-Hosted ChatGPT Alternative for 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 11 min · trend 87
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro Install Guide: Catalyst Versions, AGP 8x Compatibility, and Period-Correct Drivers

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 17 min · trend 87
Voodoo 5 6000 FSAA: The Feature That Never Engaged

Mike Perry · 2026-09-16 · 12 min · trend 86
How to Host a Quake 3 Arena Server in 2026: Modern Setup for Classic LAN Play

Mike Perry · 2026-04-30 · 16 min · trend 86
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Period-Correct WinXP Build Guide: Driver Hunt, Half-Life 2 Mixed-Mode, and Doom 3 Benchmarks

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 18 min · trend 85
Fish Audio S2.1 Pro Is Free Until July 24 — But Can You Run TTS Locally on an RTX 3060?

Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 10 min · trend 85
3dfx Voodoo2 SLI on Windows 98 SE: Period-Correct Build, Glide Driver Setup, and Real Quake 3 Benchmarks

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 14 min · trend 84
Controlling Windows 98 and XP PCs with AI agents — the retro-agent project

Mike Perry · 2026-05-19 · 10 min · trend 84
The Half-Life Mod Era That Built Modern Multiplayer: Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat, TFC, Natural Selection

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 14 min · trend 84
Pentium III Tualatin Overclocking and Slotket Build Guide: The Forgotten King of Socket 370

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 17 min · trend 83
Voodoo 5 6000 Stability: Hangs, Wedges and a Bricked Board

Mike Perry · 2026-09-16 · 12 min · trend 83
Period-Correct Windows 95 Pentium MMX Build Guide: 3dfx Voodoo 1, AWE32, and Authentic 1996 Gaming

Mike Perry · 2026-04-30 · 18 min · trend 83
Abit BP6 Dual Celeron 366 Build Guide: The Legendary $200 SMP Workstation in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 15 min · trend 82
Best GPU for 1440p Local Image Generation in 2026: Why the RTX 3060 12GB Still Wins on Value

Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 10 min · trend 82
Voodoo5 5500 PCI Boots on a Modern Z77 Board: Retro-on-Modern Just Got Easier

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 10 min · trend 82
Active Quake 3 and OpenArena Servers in 2026: How to Find, Join, and Host

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 16 min · trend 82
GeForce 4 Ti 4600 Won't Boot in Windows XP — Field Troubleshooting Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-05-06 · 12 min · trend 81
Audigy 2 ZS Won't Detect in Win98 SE: A Troubleshooting Decision Tree

Mike Perry · 2026-05-06 · trend 81
GeForce 3 Ti 500 Build Guide: Period-Correct Win98 SE Rig for 2001-Era Gaming

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 14 min · trend 80
Voodoo 5 6000 Verdict: What the Lab Established and Tests Next

Mike Perry · 2026-09-16 · 13 min · trend 80
AMD Ryzen AI Halo ($4K) vs a $900 RTX 3060 12GB Local-LLM Build: Buy or Build?

Mike Perry · 2026-07-09 · 9 min · trend 80
Building a 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI Win98 Rig with a CompactFlash Boot Drive

Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 16 min · trend 80
Build a Silent Windows 98 Gaming PC With a CompactFlash IDE Drive

Mike Perry · 2026-06-04 · 7 min · trend 80
Best Controllers for Retro Gaming and Emulation in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-04 · 7 min · trend 80
GeForce 4 Ti 4600 + Pentium 4 Northwood: Period-Correct 2002 Build Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 13 min · trend 80
CompactFlash to IDE Adapter Workflow: Imaging, Cloning, and Reviving Win98 Drives in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 13 min · trend 80
GeForce 3 Ti 500 vs Radeon 8500: The 2001 DirectX 8 GPU Showdown

Mike Perry · 2026-04-30 · 16 min · trend 79
Glide vs OpenGL vs Direct3D: The PC Gaming API War 1996-2003, Benchmarked

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 20 min · trend 79
Voodoo 3 3500 TV vs Voodoo 5 5500: Which Late-3dfx Card Should You Hunt For in 2026?

Mike Perry · 2026-04-30 · 20 min · trend 79
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra vs Radeon 9800 Pro: The 2003 DirectX 9 Showdown Revisited

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 14 min · trend 78
Building a Voodoo 2 SLI Windows 98 Gaming Rig in 2026: Period-Correct Parts That Are Still Findable

Mike Perry · 2026-04-30 · 16 min · trend 78
Kimi K3 Open Weights: What It Takes to Run It Locally

Mike Perry · 2026-07-29 · 13 min · trend 78
Best Budget AM4 CPU for a 2026 AI + Gaming Build: 5800X vs 5700X vs 5600G

Mike Perry · 2026-07-09 · 9 min · trend 78
Hackaday Europe 2026: Building a Retro PC From Scratch

Mike Perry · 2026-07-06 · trend 78
Retro Gear Cables Melting Into Cases: Causes and Fixes

Mike Perry · 2026-07-05 · trend 78
GLM-5.2's 37k-Token Reasoning Outputs and What They Mean for Local Rigs

Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min · trend 78
Lenovo G02 Retro Handheld Ships Preloaded With Thousands of Games

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 10 min · trend 78
3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP Install Guide: Glide, 4-Sample FSAA, and the Last Great 3dfx Driver Stack for Win98SE

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 12 min · trend 78
How Creative Killed Aureal: The 1999 Patent War, Audigy's Lineage, and Why Consumer PC Audio Stagnated for 20 Years

Mike Perry · 2026-05-02 · 15 min · trend 77
AI-Driven Driver Install on Windows 98: TNT2, Voodoo3, and SoundBlaster Live! Walked by Claude

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 13 min · trend 77
How to Find and Join Active UT99 and UT2004 Servers in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 12 min · trend 77
Modern PC Builds vs Period-Correct Retro Rigs: A 2026 Comparison

Mike Perry · 2026-05-04 · trend 77
Sony Trinitron FW900 Setup for Retro Gaming: Resolution Sweet Spots, Calibration, and Refresh-Rate Math

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 16 min · trend 77
GeForce 6800 Ultra AGP Install Guide: Drivers, Benchmarks, and the Last Great AGP Card

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 13 min · trend 77
GeForce 4 Ti 4600 Won't Boot Past POST: AGP Voltage and BIOS Field Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-05-05 · trend 76
8BitDo Pro 2 on Win98 SE and WinXP: Mapping a Modern Bluetooth Pad to DOSBox, Glide Games, and Period-Correct Joystick APIs

Mike Perry · 2026-05-02 · 13 min · trend 76
StarCraft Brood War in 2026: Joining Battle.net Classic, the Fish Server, and ASL Pro Circuit

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 14 min · trend 76
How nVidia Killed 3dfx — and Why Voodoo Still Haunts Every GPU Launch

Mike Perry · 2026-05-19 · 11 min · trend 76
Jetson Orin Nano Super for Local LLM: 7B/13B Tokens-per-Second Reality Check

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 15 min · trend 76
Best Peripherals for a Modern Retro-PC LAN Party (2026)

Mike Perry · 2026-05-04 · trend 76
SteamDSXL Yay or Nay? Dual-Screen Steam Deck Dock Review

Mike Perry · 2026-07-09 · trend 76
Resident Evil Code: Veronica on a CRT — Why It Still Hits Different

Mike Perry · 2026-07-10 · 6 min · trend 75
GeForce 4 Ti 4600 AGP in 2026: Period-Correct Win98 Install Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-10 · 6 min · trend 75
Can the RTX 3060 12GB Run Qwen3-27B Locally in 2026?

Mike Perry · 2026-07-09 · 10 min · trend 75
CompactFlash as a Boot Disk: A Silent, Reliable Drive for Your Win98 Retro Rig

Mike Perry · 2026-07-05 · 10 min · trend 75
Inside the Creative Katana V2X Soundbar Teardown — and What It Says About Sound Blaster

Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 10 min · trend 75
Best SSD for PS4 Pro: SATA Upgrades That Actually Help

Mike Perry · 2026-06-15 · 10 min · trend 75
Best Controller for Raspberry Pi Retro Emulation in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-15 · 10 min · trend 75
2000s LAN Party, Modern Build: Period-Correct Hardware That Still Boots in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-04-30 · 21 min · trend 75
Matrox G400 MAX in 2026: Period-Correct Install, EMBM Showcase, and Pentium III Benchmarks

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 20 min · trend 75
ASUS A7N8X-Deluxe + Athlon XP Barton 2500+: The Definitive 2003 Enthusiast Build Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 16 min · trend 74
Building a CompactFlash-Boot Win98 SE Retro PC: 2026 Workflow

Mike Perry · 2026-05-19 · 10 min · trend 74
Aureal Vortex 2 vs Sound Blaster Live!: A3D 2.0 vs EAX in Vintage PC Gaming

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 15 min · trend 73
Voodoo3 3000 Period-Correct Build Log: Quake 3 + UT99 LAN Rig for 1999

Mike Perry · 2026-05-06 · trend 73
Windows XP on Steam Deck: Retro Setup Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-11 · trend 73
Imaging Vintage Hard Drives in 2026: SATA/IDE-to-USB Adapters Compared (FIDECO vs Unitek vs Vantec)

Mike Perry · 2026-05-01 · 13 min · trend 73
How to Identify Any Vintage GPU: A Visual + GPU-Z Guide for Retro PC Builders

Mike Perry · 2026-04-29 · 9 min · trend 72
OpenAI Just Beat Every Human at AtCoder — Can You Run a Coding LLM Locally?

Mike Perry · 2026-07-09 · 10 min · trend 72
GeForce 4 Ti 4200 AGP: The Best-Value Retro GPU for a 2002 Windows XP Build

Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 11 min · trend 72
Copilot Cowork Goes Usage-Based: The Local-Rig Cost Case in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min · trend 72
Sound BlasterX G6 on a Retro Windows XP Rig: USB Audio for Period-Correct Builds

Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 12 min · trend 72
Why That Game Boy Clone Runs Too Fast — and the Crystal Fix

Mike Perry · 2026-06-05 · 10 min · trend 72
Lenovo G02 Retro Handheld Reportedly Ships With Pirated Game Library

Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 10 min · trend 72
Building a period-correct Windows 98 gaming rig in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-04-22 · 14 min · trend 71
Windows XP Gaming Laptops in 2026: A Realistic Buying Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
Windows XP Gaming Setup Guide: Hardware & Drivers (2025)

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
CRT Monitor for Retro Gaming: What Actually Matters in 2025

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
CRT Monitor for Retro Consoles: 2025 Buying Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
Best CRT Monitor for Retro Gaming: 2026 Buying Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
CRT PC Monitors for Retro Gaming: 2026 Buying Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
Modern CRT Monitor for Retro Gaming: The 2025 Reality Check

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
CRT vs Monitor for Retro Gaming: Which Wins in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
Best Retro Emulator Consoles 2026: AMD GPU Buying Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
Retro Game Emulator for TV: 2025 Setup & GPU Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
Retro Game Emulator Online: Top Browser-Based Picks for 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
Retro Game Emulator Download 2026: Best Picks for AMD PCs

Mike Perry · 2026-07-24 · trend 70
Retro Game Emulators for iPhone: What Works in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-23 · trend 70
Retro Console Modding Services: What to Expect in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-23 · trend 70
Retro Console Mods UK: Legal Rules & 2025 Options

Mike Perry · 2026-07-23 · trend 70
Modern Retro Console Mods: 2026 Upgrade Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-23 · trend 70
Retro Console on a Modern TV: Fix the Blur (2026 Guide)

Mike Perry · 2026-07-23 · trend 70
R36S Retro Handheld: Real Specs vs. the Hype (2026 Guide)

Mike Perry · 2026-07-23 · trend 70
The Best Retro Game Emulators for Mac in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · trend 70
RetroArch PS3 Emulation: What Actually Works in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-20 · trend 70
Play Retro Games in Your Browser: Best Emulators 2025

Mike Perry · 2026-07-19 · trend 70
Windows XP Gaming in 2025: Hardware, Fixes, Best Games

Mike Perry · 2026-07-18 · trend 70
Windows XP Gaming ISO: A Modern Hardware Setup Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-18 · trend 70
RetroArch PS2 Emulation: Setup, BIOS & Performance Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-18 · trend 70
How Sega's $5M bet saved Nvidia in 1996 — and shaped every GPU launch since

Mike Perry · 2026-07-18 · 9 min · trend 70
Imaging a vintage IDE hard drive with a USB adapter in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-18 · 9 min · trend 70
RetroArch Cores Download Guide: Safe Sources 2025

Mike Perry · 2026-07-17 · trend 70
CRT vs LCD for Retro Gaming: Which Wins in 2026?

Mike Perry · 2026-07-17 · trend 70
Retro Nintendo Switch 2 Dock Channels the N64 and Holds Six Game Cards

Mike Perry · 2026-07-15 · 17 min · trend 70
Retro Console Mods in Canada: 2026 Legal & Hardware Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · trend 70
The $5M Sega Bet That Saved Nvidia — and Still Shapes GPU Launches

Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 8 min · trend 70
Free Retro Game Emulators: Best Picks for 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · trend 70
Free Retro Game Emulator Online: 2026 Browser Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-13 · trend 70
1999 Dream Build Reborn: Voodoo3, Pentium III, CF Storage

Mike Perry · 2026-07-11 · 13 min · trend 70
Replace a Dying IDE Drive With CompactFlash in a Win98 Retro PC

Mike Perry · 2026-07-09 · 10 min · trend 70
Building a 1998 Voodoo2 SLI Glide Rig in 2026: CompactFlash Boot and Quake II

Mike Perry · 2026-07-01 · 8 min · trend 70
8BitDo Pro 2 vs GameSir G7 SE vs DualSense: Best Controller for Emulation

Mike Perry · 2026-07-01 · 7 min · trend 70
Plug-and-Play Retro Consoles Compared: Genesis Mini vs SNES vs NES Classic

Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 9 min · trend 70
Aider vs Cline vs Continue.dev for Local Coding on an RTX 3060 (2026)

Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min · trend 70
Imaging Vintage IDE and SATA Drives in 2026: The Vantec CB-ISATAU2 Workflow

Mike Perry · 2026-06-16 · 11 min · trend 70
SNES Classic vs Sega Genesis Mini in 2026: Which Is Worth It?

Mike Perry · 2026-06-04 · 10 min · trend 70
Running a Modern SATA SSD in a Windows XP Retro Gaming PC

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 11 min · trend 70
Sound Blaster AWE64 vs Aureal Vortex 2: The Win98 Audio API War, Revisited

Mike Perry · 2026-05-25 · 16 min · trend 70
Building a Period-Correct 1999 Quake III Arena LAN Rig: Voodoo3, Pentium III, and Win98 SE

Mike Perry · 2026-05-06 · trend 70
GeForce4 Ti 4600 tuning guide — ForceWare, Detonator, and XP/98 driver pairing

Mike Perry · 2026-04-22 · 11 min · trend 69
CompactFlash as a Boot Drive: Silent Storage for a Period-Correct Retro PC (2026)

Mike Perry · 2026-07-17 · 10 min · trend 68
SNES Classic vs Sega Genesis Mini vs Raspberry Pi RetroPie: Best Plug-and-Play Retro Gaming in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-15 · 13 min · trend 68
Build a 2001 GeForce3 + Win98 SE Gaming Rig in 2026: Parts and Gotchas

Mike Perry · 2026-07-12 · 9 min · trend 68
Self-Host Immich on a Ryzen 5 5600G Mini-PC: Power, Storage, Real Throughput

Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 10 min · trend 68
Authentic Retro PC Audio in 2026: Sound BlasterX G6 vs Vintage AWE64 and Audigy

Mike Perry · 2026-06-09 · 9 min · trend 68
Best Plug-and-Play Retro Gaming Consoles in 2026: 5 Picks

Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 14 min · trend 68
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS vs Sound Blaster Live! on Windows 98: Which Wins for Late-90s Gaming?

Mike Perry · 2026-05-06 · trend 68
Troubleshooting a Vintage WinXP Retro PC That Won't Boot: Driver Verifier, BIOS, and IDE Recovery

Mike Perry · 2026-05-19 · 10 min · trend 68
GeForce 4 Ti 4600 AGP in a Windows XP Build: Drivers, Gotchas and Benchmarks

Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 11 min · trend 66
Raspberry Pi 4 8GB vs Ryzen 5 5600G: Which Homelab Box Wins in 2026?

Mike Perry · 2026-07-30 · 11 min · trend 65
CompactFlash + IDE Storage for a Period-Correct Windows 98 Build

Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 8 min · trend 65
Silent, SD-Free Retro Storage: CompactFlash + IDE on Win98/XP

Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 9 min · trend 65
Build a Period-Correct Windows 98 Gaming PC with CompactFlash Storage in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-15 · 11 min · trend 65
Imaging Vintage IDE Drives in 2026: The Retro-PC Backup Workflow

Mike Perry · 2026-07-11 · 10 min · trend 65
Rescue a Dying Retro PC: Image Your IDE Drive to CompactFlash First

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 11 min · trend 65
The Sound Blaster Monopoly: How Creative Labs Owned PC Audio

Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 10 min · trend 65
When a Game Boy Clone Runs Too Fast: The Crystal-Swap Fix Behind a Viral Repair

Mike Perry · 2026-06-15 · 14 min · trend 65
Building a Silent Pentium III Windows 98 Gaming Rig in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-14 · 11 min · trend 65
Best CompactFlash and IDE/SATA-to-USB Storage Gear for Retro PC Builds in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-11 · 16 min · trend 65
Backing Up Vintage IDE Drives to CompactFlash in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-05 · 10 min · trend 65
Mount a 90s CD-ROM on Windows 98 Without a CD Drive (2026)

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 9 min · trend 65
Sound BlasterX G6 on a Windows 98/XP Retro Gaming PC: What It Actually Does

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 12 min · trend 65
CompactFlash as a Silent IDE Boot Drive in a Retro Windows 98 Gaming PC: Full 2026 Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 10 min · trend 65
Sound Blaster AWE32/AWE64 to Audigy: The Right Sound Card for Every Retro Era

Mike Perry · 2026-05-25 · 12 min · trend 65
3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP tuning guide — 2026 edition

Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 8 min · trend 65
Sega Genesis Mini vs SNES Classic: The Definitive 2026 Plug-and-Play Retro Showdown

Mike Perry · 2026-07-07 · 8 min · trend 64
CompactFlash as a Win98 Boot Drive: Transcend CF133 + IDE Adapter Walkthrough

Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min · trend 64
Adding Modern Audio to a Retro PC: Sound BlasterX G6 on XP

Mike Perry · 2026-06-08 · 9 min · trend 64
FIDECO vs Unitek vs Vantec: The Best IDE-to-USB Adapter for Rescuing Retro Drives in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 11 min · trend 64
Win98 SE on 1GB+ RAM: The vcache Fix Every Retro Builder Needs

Mike Perry · 2026-05-28 · 10 min · trend 64
First-Time Steam Deck Emulation Setup: A Complete Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-28 · trend 63
How to Image a Vintage IDE Hard Drive in 2026 With a USB Adapter

Mike Perry · 2026-07-19 · 9 min · trend 62
Boot Windows 98 from CompactFlash: Transcend CF133 + IDE Adapter Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-06 · 10 min · trend 62
Sound Blaster in 2026: Using the Creative Sound BlasterX G6 on a Retro and Modern PC

Mike Perry · 2026-06-11 · 13 min · trend 62
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS in 2026: The Last Great Win98/XP Sound Card Install Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-05-19 · 11 min · trend 62
Voodoo5 5500 AGP Won't POST: Complete Troubleshooting Guide for 2026 Restorations

Mike Perry · 2026-05-06 · trend 60
Building a Period-Correct 2001 Win98 Rig With Parts You Can Still Buy

Mike Perry · 2026-07-20 · 19 min · trend 60
Throw a Modern Retro LAN Party in 2026: The Hardware Checklist

Mike Perry · 2026-07-07 · 13 min · trend 60
Build a Silent Win98 Retro PC with CompactFlash Storage (2026)

Mike Perry · 2026-07-07 · 11 min · trend 60
Period-Correct Storage for a Windows XP Gaming Rig: SSD, CompactFlash, or IDE?

Mike Perry · 2026-07-06 · 9 min · trend 60
Imaging Vintage IDE Drives with a CompactFlash + USB Adapter

Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 10 min · trend 60
Sega Genesis Mini vs Raspberry Pi Emulation in 2026: Which to Buy?

Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 16 min · trend 60
Putting a Modern SATA SSD in a Win98/XP Retro Build via an IDE Bridge

Mike Perry · 2026-06-16 · 7 min · trend 60
The Sound Blaster Monopoly: How Creative Owned Every PC — and What to Buy Now

Mike Perry · 2026-06-16 · 7 min · trend 60
Best SATA SSD for a Retro Windows 98 Build: BX500 vs 870 EVO

Mike Perry · 2026-06-13 · 11 min · trend 60
Best Storage for a Windows 98 Retro PC: CompactFlash vs IDE-to-USB SSD Adapters

Mike Perry · 2026-06-13 · 9 min · trend 60
Sound Blaster vs Aureal Vortex 2: The Positional-Audio War Creative Won

Mike Perry · 2026-06-12 · 7 min · trend 60
Building a Silent Win98/XP Boot Drive: CompactFlash + IDE Adapter Setup

Mike Perry · 2026-06-11 · 13 min · trend 60
Building a 1999 GeForce 256 + Pentium III Win98 Rig in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-10 · 9 min · trend 60
Installing 3dfx Voodoo Glide Drivers on Windows 98 in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-01 · 10 min · trend 60
Adding a Sound BlasterX G6 to a Windows 98/XP Retro Gaming PC

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 10 min · trend 60
Lenovo G02 Retro Handheld Reportedly Ships Preloaded With Pirated Games

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 9 min · trend 60
Do You Need a USB Sound Card for Gaming? Recon 50 + Sound Blaster G6 (2026)

Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 11 min · trend 60
Rescue Your Retro PC's Data Before the IDE or SATA Drive Dies

Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 11 min · trend 60
Imaging a 1998 IDE Drive and Letting an LLM Rebuild Win98

Mike Perry · 2026-05-28 · 9 min · trend 60
Best CompactFlash and SATA/IDE Adapter for a Retro PC Boot Drive in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-28 · 10 min · trend 60
CompactFlash as an IDE Hard Drive: Silent, Solid-State Storage for Win98 & DOS Builds

Mike Perry · 2026-07-10 · 9 min · trend 58
Building a Period-Correct 1998 Voodoo2 SLI Win98 Gaming PC in 2026: Parts, Boot Media, and Glide Setup

Mike Perry · 2026-06-10 · 10 min · trend 58
Mount a 90s Big-Box CD-ROM ISO on Win98 Without a CD Drive: The CompactFlash + IDE Workflow

Mike Perry · 2026-06-10 · 8 min · trend 58
Late 2000s Windows XP Gaming PC Build: Parts & Setup Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-29 · trend 57
Imaging Vintage IDE Drives to Preserve 90s Game CDs

Mike Perry · 2026-07-12 · 10 min · trend 55
That Game Boy Clone Runs Too Fast — and the Fix Is a Clock Crystal

Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 7 min · trend 55
From AWE32 to BlasterX G6: The Sound Blaster Lineage for Modern Retro Rigs

Mike Perry · 2026-06-15 · 17 min · trend 55
CompactFlash Boot Drive for a Win98 / XP Retro PC (2026 Guide)

Mike Perry · 2026-06-01 · 10 min · trend 55
Imaging and Restoring Vintage IDE Drives in 2026: SATA/IDE-to-USB Adapters Compared

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 10 min · trend 55
Sound BlasterX G6 for Retro Gaming PC Audio in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 11 min · trend 55
Best IDE & SATA-to-USB Adapters for Retro PC Builds in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 13 min · trend 55
Sound Blaster on a Retro Gaming PC: Period-Correct Audio and the Modern G6 Bridge

Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 10 min · trend 55
3dfx Voodoo2 SLI in 2026: Building a Period-Correct Windows 98 Glide Rig

Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 11 min · trend 55
Retro Games With 1:1 Remakes: The Faithful Rebuild List

Mike Perry · 2026-07-30 · trend 55
Best Classic Retro RPGs to Play in 2026 (Top 15)

Mike Perry · 2026-08-03 · trend 52
Glide vs OpenGL vs Direct3D: The API War That DirectX 9 Ended

Mike Perry · 2026-07-23 · 15 min · trend 50
PS3 Emulation Reaches Radeon HD 2000-4000: What It Unlocks

Mike Perry · 2026-07-23 · 9 min · trend 50
Best Plug-and-Play Retro Console to Buy in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-09 · 10 min · trend 50
Rescue a Dying Vintage IDE Drive by Cloning It to CompactFlash

Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 10 min · trend 50
Best IDE-to-USB Adapter for Retro PC Data Recovery: FIDECO vs Unitek vs Vantec

Mike Perry · 2026-06-06 · 10 min · trend 50
Add Wireless Controllers and More Games to Your SNES Classic & Genesis Mini in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-05 · 13 min · trend 50
Adding USB Audio to a Retro Windows XP Gaming PC: Sound BlasterX G6

Mike Perry · 2026-06-05 · 13 min · trend 50
The Sound Blaster Monopoly: How Creative Still Shapes Retro PC Audio in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 10 min · trend 50
Voodoo5 5500 PCI in a Modern Board: Install, Glide & Win98 Setup

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 10 min · trend 50
Best SATA, IDE & CompactFlash Adapters for Retro PC Data Recovery in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 12 min · trend 50
Sound Blaster G6 on a Modern Retro Build: When a USB DAC Beats an AWE32

Mike Perry · 2026-05-28 · 11 min · trend 50
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Mike Perry · 2026-08-20 · 13 min · trend 48
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-16 · 10 min · trend 45
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Mike Perry · 2026-06-05 · 10 min · trend 45
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 13 min · trend 45
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 12 min · trend 45
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Mike Perry · 2026-08-07 · trend 42
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-27 · 11 min · trend 42
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-27 · 13 min · trend 42
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Mike Perry · 2026-08-07 · trend 41
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-27 · 9 min · trend 38
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Mike Perry · 2026-08-08 · trend 38
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 13 min · trend 30
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-27 · 9 min · trend 28
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-12 · 10 min · trend 8
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-12 · 9 min · trend 8
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-01 · 9 min · trend 6
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Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 14 min · trend 6
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Mike Perry · 2026-06-09 · 10 min · trend 6
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Mike Perry · 2026-06-09 · 9 min · trend 5
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Mike Perry · 2026-06-09 · 10 min · trend 5
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-13 · 18 min · trend 0
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-13 · 18 min · trend 0
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Mike Perry · 2026-09-10 · 17 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-08-04 · 12 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-23 · 8 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-20 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-19 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-18 · 14 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-18 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-18 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-17 · 12 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-17 · 12 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-16 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-16 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-16 · 10 min
Best Retro Gaming Console to Buy in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-16 · 11 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-16 · 10 min
Mount a 90s Big-Box CD-ROM ISO on Win98 Without a CD Drive

Mike Perry · 2026-07-15 · 11 min
Moving Files On and Off a Retro PC: CompactFlash + IDE-to-USB

Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 9 min
CompactFlash as an IDE Drive: Silent, Period-Correct Storage for Win98 Rigs

Mike Perry · 2026-07-12 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-12 · 10 min
Retro PC storage in 2026: CompactFlash-to-IDE vs a SATA SSD for Win98/XP

Mike Perry · 2026-07-12 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-06 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-06 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-05 · 10 min
The Hackaday Europe 2026 Retro PC Build: What They Actually Built and Why It Matters

Mike Perry · 2026-07-05 · 9 min
Best SATA SSD for a Retro Windows XP or 98 Build (2026)

Mike Perry · 2026-07-05 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-05 · 13 min
Why Retro Cables Are Melting Into Their Cases in Storage

Mike Perry · 2026-07-05 · 7 min
Glide on Modern PCs: dgVoodoo2 + nGlide for 3dfx-Era Games (2026)

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 8 min
Bridging Retro Audio: Sound Blaster Legacy to a Modern Sound BlasterX G6

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 7 min
Best Budget SATA SSD for a Retro PC Build in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 6 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 4 min
Building a Period-Correct 1998 Voodoo2 SLI Rig (and Imaging Its Boot Drive)

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 7 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 12 min
CompactFlash as an IDE Boot Drive: The Definitive Win98 Storage Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 13 min
Sega's TMSS Explained: The Lock-Out Chip Behind the Genesis, and Why It Still Trips Up Reissues

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 15 min
Modern Sound Cards on Retro Rigs: The Sound BlasterX G6 for Win9x and DOS Audio

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 14 min
Period-Correct Win98 Build in 2026: CompactFlash, Drivers, Glide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 12 min
Best Controller for Emulation and Fighting Games in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 9 min
Direct3D vs OpenGL vs Glide: The API War That Shaped PC Gaming

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 14 min
Building a 1998 Voodoo2 SLI Gaming PC With CF Storage in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 13 min
Imaging Your Big-Box CD-ROM Collection: A CompactFlash + IDE Workflow

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 12 min
SNES Classic vs Sega Genesis Mini: Best Plug-and-Play Retro Console in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 11 min
Transcend CF133 CompactFlash as a Retro PC Boot Drive: Setup + Gotchas

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 11 min
Transcend CF133 CompactFlash as a Windows 98 Boot Drive: Setup & Gotchas

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 10 min
Super Mario 64 Nintendo DS Port Lands With Multiplayer Support

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 10 min
Building a Period-Correct 2001 GeForce 3 + Windows 98 SE Gaming Rig

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 11 min
Best Controller for Retro Emulation on PC: 8BitDo, GameSir, DualSense

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 8 min
Build a Pocket RetroPie Handheld on a Raspberry Pi Zero W (2026 BOM)

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 10 min
SNES Classic vs Raspberry Pi 4 RetroPie: Which Retro Console Wins in 2026?

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 10 min
Imaging Big-Box CD-ROMs to CompactFlash for a Windows 98 Retro PC

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 11 min
Imaging a Vintage IDE Drive to CompactFlash for a Silent Win98 Boot

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 17 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 10 min
Pentium 4 + Radeon 9700 Pro Windows XP Build in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 13 min
Retro Windows XP: SSD Upgrade via IDE Adapter (2026 Guide)

Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 2 min
1998 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI Build Guide: Period-Correct Glide Gaming with a CompactFlash Boot Drive

Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 10 min
Athlon 64 + Radeon 9800 Pro Windows XP Build (2026 Revival): CompactFlash-to-IDE Boot Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 10 min
Build a Silent Windows 98 Boot Drive with CompactFlash + IDE

Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 12 min
Building a Period-Correct 2001 GeForce 3 Windows 98 SE Rig — With a CompactFlash Boot Drive

Mike Perry · 2026-07-01 · 11 min
FIDECO vs Unitek: Best IDE-to-USB Adapter for Retro Drive Imaging

Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 14 min
Period-Correct Windows 98 Boot Drive: CompactFlash vs IDE SSD

Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 15 min
Best Storage for a Retro PC Build in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 15 min
Expanding the SNES Classic and Genesis Mini Library in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 13 min
CompactFlash as a Silent IDE Boot Drive: A 1998-Era Build Log

Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 16 min
Building a MAME Fighting Setup: Fight Stick + CF Storage for an Arcade Corner

Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min
IDE and CompactFlash to USB Adapters for Retro PC Drive Imaging: Which to Buy

Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min
CompactFlash as a Win98 Boot Drive: The 2026 Setup Guide

Mike Perry · 2026-06-16 · 11 min
FIDECO vs Unitek SATA/IDE-to-USB Adapters: Imaging and Rescuing Vintage Drives in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-15 · 10 min
Period-Correct Sound for a Modern Retro PC: The Sound Blaster G6 and the EAX Legacy

Mike Perry · 2026-06-14 · 9 min
Best Plug-and-Play Retro Gaming Consoles to Buy in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-14 · 11 min
CompactFlash as Your IDE Hard Drive: A Silent, Reliable Retro PC Boot Disk

Mike Perry · 2026-06-14 · 13 min
FIDECO vs Unitek vs Vantec: Best IDE/SATA-to-USB Adapter for Retro PCs

Mike Perry · 2026-06-13 · 11 min
Best SATA/IDE-to-USB Adapters for Ripping Old Drives in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-13 · 11 min
Sound BlasterX G6 for Retro DOS and Win98 Gaming: Does a Modern USB DAC Fix the EAX Era?

Mike Perry · 2026-06-13 · 11 min
Best Capture Device for Recording Retro Consoles and Old PCs in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-06-13 · 9 min
Why Nvidia Killed 3dfx — and How Voodoo Still Shapes Every GPU Launch

Mike Perry · 2026-06-12 · 11 min
Windows 98 vs Windows 2000 for a GeForce-Era Retro Gaming Build

Mike Perry · 2026-06-12 · 12 min
2002 GeForce 4 Ti Win98 Build: CompactFlash Storage Done Right

Mike Perry · 2026-06-11 · 9 min
IDE-to-USB and CompactFlash Adapters for Retro PCs: FIDECO vs Unitek vs Vantec

Mike Perry · 2026-06-09 · 13 min
Building a 2002 Windows XP Gaming Rig: GeForce 4 Ti, Sound BlasterX G6, CompactFlash Boot

Mike Perry · 2026-06-09 · 16 min
How Creative's Sound Blaster Ruled PC Audio for 20 Years

Mike Perry · 2026-06-05 · 9 min
Dumping Big-Box CD-ROM Games in 2026 with an IDE-to-USB Adapter

Mike Perry · 2026-06-04 · 11 min
FIDECO vs Unitek vs Vantec: Best IDE-to-USB Adapter for Dumping Retro Drives

Mike Perry · 2026-06-04 · 13 min
Best Controller for Retro Emulation and Indie Gaming in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 8 min
Best SATA SSD to Upgrade a PlayStation 4 Pro in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 9 min
How to Archive Your Old IDE and CompactFlash Retro PC Drives in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 13 min
CompactFlash Boot Drive for Windows 98 Retro PC: The 2026 Transcend CF133 Recipe

Mike Perry · 2026-05-31 · 11 min
Fix Windows 98 SE on 1GB+ RAM: The Vcache Gotcha

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 9 min
Rescue Dying Vintage IDE & SATA Drives with a USB Adapter Before They Fail

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 11 min
Best Retro PC Storage Adapters in 2026: IDE, SATA & CompactFlash Picks

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 12 min
Booting Windows 98 From CompactFlash: The Silent Solid-State Retro Drive

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 11 min
Windows 98 SE on >512MB RAM: The vcache Fix Explained (2026)

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 9 min
3dfx Voodoo5 5500 PCI Boots in a Modern ASUS Z77 Board

Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-30 · 9 min
Best Retro Gaming Consoles and Controllers to Buy in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 9 min
Sound BlasterX G6 for DOS and Win98 Retro Gaming: SBEMU and Real-Mode Audio

Mike Perry · 2026-05-29 · 11 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-28 · 10 min
Best IDE & CompactFlash to USB Adapters for Retro PCs 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-28 · 11 min
Sound Blaster G6 in a Period-Correct WinXP Build: Modern USB DAC Meets Vintage Hardware

Mike Perry · 2026-05-28 · 10 min
Best Retro Gaming Storage Adapters for Win98 and DOS PCs in 2026

Mike Perry · 2026-05-28 · 13 min
Why Direct3D Killed Glide: How the 3dfx Voodoo Empire Lost the API Wars

Mike Perry · 2026-05-28 · 15 min
Sound Blaster G6 on a Modern Retro Build: When a USB DAC Beats an AWE32

Mike Perry · 2026-05-28 · 9 min
Sound BlasterX G6 for Retro PC Gaming Audio: An External Card for Win98/XP and DOSBox Builds

Mike Perry · 2026-05-27 · 9 min
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS vs Aureal Vortex 2: The Last Great Win98 Audio Battle

Mike Perry · 2026-05-24 · 11 min
Sound BlasterX G6 on a Retro PC: Bringing Modern DAC Quality to Pentium III and Athlon XP Builds

Mike Perry · 2026-05-24 · 13 min
Athlon XP + Radeon 9800 Pro AGP Build Guide: 2003 Period-Correct Rig

Mike Perry · 2026-05-23 · 13 min
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Won't Install on Windows XP: Driver Hunt + Fix

Mike Perry · 2026-05-20 · 11 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-20 · 10 min
Sound Blaster Audigy FX vs SoundBlasterX G6: Picking a Card for a 2002-2008 Era Build

Mike Perry · 2026-05-20 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-20 · 13 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-20 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-20 · 11 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-19 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-18 · 12 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-18 · 12 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 12 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 13 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 12 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 12 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 11 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 15 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 13 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-15 · 8 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-14 · 14 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-13 · 11 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-13 · 9 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-13 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-13 · 14 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-13 · 11 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-13 · 17 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-13 · 16 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-12
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-12
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-12
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-12
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-12
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-12
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-12
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-09 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-09 · 10 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-09 · 12 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-09
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-09 · 14 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-09 · 12 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-09
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-08 · 11 min
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-08
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-08
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-08
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-08
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-08
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-08
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-08
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Mike Perry · 2026-05-07
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