Andy’s discovery of an old ISA sound card prompted the creation of the fastest MS-DOS gaming system ever, with ISA slot and full hardware compatibility.
The fastest CPU for an Intel platform with ISA compatibility is believed to be the Intel 4th Generation Core Series i7-4790K CPU, along with an H81 chipset-based MiniITX mainboard.
The system’s BIOS default settings under MS-DOS limit the CPU to non-turbo speeds; subsequent testing revealed it to be fast at MS-DOS (and Windows 98) games.
To run MS-DOS on modern hardware with less effort, a second-hand ThinkPad can be used, with stock MS-DOS installed and capable of running games such as Descent.
