First post, by andre_6
Hello everyone,
I got a 486 that I quite like the look of, and I want it to be an early DOS games until circa early/mid 90's gaming rig (I want to play the most DOS games possible at the correct speeds, let's say I imagine Doom to be the most advanced game I plan to play here). My idea is to replace the 340mb HDD for a 2GB one, install Win 3.1 and copy all my DOS Games at once from CD-ROM to the HDD. I want all games installed and readily available but within an HDD to keep it classic.
Can this configuration do that? Computer specs:
486-HC-HD VERTEX FIC motherboard
Intel 486DX-50
8mb of RAM 30 pin SIMM
no sound card
OAK TECHNOLOGY 77 TX2953526 16-BIT ISA VGA card
No CD-ROM (for now)
I never had a computer older than a Pentium Pro with Win95, so I would like to ask for your help in a few questions, for economy purposes I would like to keep the motherboard and go from there:
1. Should I upgrade the CPU to a DX-66 or would that be too fast for earlier DOS games? What improvements can or should I do for the graphics card and getting a sound card? Should I upgrade the 8MB RAM, if so to what value?
2. My motherboard only has a DIN port for keyboard and DB-9 mouse interface through an expansion interface board. I have an early PS/2 IBM mouse and keyboard that I want to use here, how would I go about to do that?
I'm still learning from you all in this forum but with your input I'll get there, thank you so much for your attention and replies!