First post, by AlessandroB
This post is continuously updated with your advice and the changes given by your suggestions.
I'm an early 90's gamer and my biggest gaming time was with a DX2, then I've had many other computers, but the combination of technological advancement and my age has meant that my focal point has been the first half of the 90s and a little later.
For this reason my main goal was to recreate my emotions with the 486 and in fact I looked for the best 486 I could find. I specify that I never had an IBM at the time, but now as a retro computer, considering the design and the legendary brand I only buy IBM computers and having never had a desktop format I only look for that. However, to be able to play easily the fastest of the 486 is not enough and in fact I looked for a long time for the Pentium200, which I consider the most intriguing of the Pentium1. In theory my needs were complete as I cover the early 90's (late 80's) to the second half of the 90's when I was no longer an avid gamer. Subsequently in my continuous searches I had a great stroke of luck and I found a very original Pentium60 at a low price which I consider an absolutely must have system, even if it is probably slightly more powerful than my DX4. Lastly, for €20, I got the Pentium4 which allows me to play the very latest DOS and Win98 games at the highest resolutions and experience all the games to the fullest possible extent without any slowdown.
My intent is to ONLY use these computers and add cards and cpu and memory to make them better. Every computer must be a balance between original IBM parts, modern parts, aesthetics and period correct parts.
The current configurations:
Computer 1:
CPUs: i486sx to i486DX4, POD83, Cyrix 5x86
RAM: 64MB
Video card: Cirrus Logic Integrated
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Pro 2.0
Computer2:
CPU: Pentium 60
RAM: 64MB
Video card: (unfortunately the integrated one has problems and I added a S3 PCI
Sound card: I don't have a sound card for this computer yet
Computer3:
Pentium75 to Pentium200 CPU (I also tried the 233MMX and it works)
RAM: 64MB
Video Card: Integrated S3
Sound card: Sound blaster 16 Value CT2770
Computer4:
CPU: Pentium4 Willamette S478 1.7Ghz
The rest is not important for now.