It also comes with an extra card (with Pentium 133mhz processor), extra PSU and an original keyboard, though the keyboard suffers from yellowing. I'm definitely interested, but what's with the Matrox cards, can they really act up in DOS environment?

Still looking for a good retro PC and I came across this one: Compaq Deskpro XL 560 EISA with: Processor control card 430LX chipset with a Pentium 60 (socket 4) 8 mb RAM Analog Devices AD1846 (OPL3 Yamaha) Compaq QVision 2000+ (based on Matrox Athena R1) However, someone warmed me that this computer …

by the way, I see locally sold parts, sometimes really cheap. 486DX 2 66 mhz for 4 euro, for instance. Is that too fast for some games, or should it be OK?

I already have a 286 16 MHz, so if it suffices, I'm happy. It's devoid of RAM and graphics card tho. The barrel battery also spilled over parts of the MoBo, not sure if it works. Could you please elaborate on the 80 Hz? Is it actually controlled by the game itself and not a monitor setting? I used …

Okay here's a list of games from my childhood that I really really want to play on a real PC (and a CRT display, ofc. Albeit I'll pick the newest display possible because anything under 80 hz causes headaches for me): Aladdin Blues Brothers Prehistorik 2 Xenon 2 Megablast Dyna Blaster Monkey Island …

yes. There's also a 3,5 drive, a 5,25 drive (yeaaah :3), two IDE HHDs, and a really old dial-up modem. Lots of goodies, just no ram. Not sure if everything works yet, I need to dismantle everything and test the MoBo itself. The 30-year old PSU is also intact and working, but I have second thoughts …

Malvineous wrote: Wow, a barrel battery that hasn't leaked! Maybe you should cut it off while you still can! Well this is an internet photo. Mine looks less fun:

Okay so... this is the motherboard of the PC I acquired: http://i.imgur.com/YMKDDrq.jpg Seems in good condition, tho it obviously lacks RAM, but I can get that cheap. (keep in mind that this is an image from the internet. I know I have the same mobo, so it's not as pristine, probably :P) The issue …

Damn... different sockets mean I have to scrap the thing entirely, save for discs and FDD drives I guess :<

I guess I will, then! but, will it fit? i can't recall if 286 and 486 had different sockets. I think not, but not too sure about it. Also, is 4 MB RAM enough? Or should I buy two of those? 7-8$ for 4 MB seems rather fine?

I basically acquired an old beat up PC which lacks RAM and processor is just a 286, which IIRC didn't work too well with many games of the 90+ era (had one as a 7 yo kid and some games were sloooooow). However, I can buy a working 486SX 33mhz for like 10$, question is - is it even worth the fuss? …