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In article <3elrmf$o...@prime.mdata.fi>
           sal...@mits.mdata.fi "Samuli Salmela" writes:

> : If I spend $165 for the additional memory, I believe it would run
> : faster (more space to sort the info out).  Is 8 meg what I really
> : need?  I thought the 25 Mhz had something more to do with it.  :/  Any
> : 486, 8meg players out there who can give me some advice?
> 
> It will sure run faster with +4 megs, but i'd prefer more efficient
> processor. For about $10 you can find a new oscillator running at 33 MHz,
> iNTEL's 486sx/25 is easily ran at 33 MHz. On your main board may be
> DIP-switches or jumpers choosing the clock-rate of your computer (MHz) - If
> so, change it to 33 MHz..Otherwise, Look at your mainboard for an
> oscillator, It should be 1 * 2 cm metalbox with text: 25.000 MHz or
> something like that. Cut it off. You don't have to melt tin or anything.. 
> Just go to nearest radiocomponent store and ask for oscillators.. and those
> white plastic binders - I don't know the word in English.. but anyway. It's
> easy! You can't break anything.. Or you differ from us.
> 
>         Another way to get more speed to your system is buying a new
> mainboard or a videoboard. If your mainboard has only 8- or 16-bit ISA
> slots, it's DOOMed to be slow. If it has VLB or even PCI slots, find a Tseng
> or S3 videoboard with less than $200, and you will have a very fast dos
> system, Descent will run smoothly. 
> 
>         If it's not a question of money, then sell your system and buy a new
> one: Gamer's Choice is here:
> 
>         Pentium 90 MHz
>         S3 864 PCI Video adaptor
>         8 Megs of RAM
>         Gravis Ultrasound (MAX) Sound board
Well, add 16MB ram. I have 16 on my DX33 with ISA gfx, and it can run
as fast as a DX266 VLB gfx with 8MB of ram.
>         
> With those: You can't find a game not running smoothly nowadays.. (Well, I
> haven't seen ORIGIN's games with that system, but.. ;)
>  
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