LogFAQs > #983062603

Some additional thoughts that'll hopefully help finalize making a decision:

MagiMarthKoopa posted...

AMD GPU as their drivers are included in the Kernel. nVidia has extra steps depending on your distro

I'm pretty sure a prebuild with an Nvidia GPU will come with it too, but getting the Nvidia app is really simple if it isn't installed already for some reason. Nvidia will provide more longevity IMO too with DLSS being better than FSR for upscaling.

Tropicalwood posted...

I would look for something with a GPU that has at least 12GBs VRAM since the 8GBs that most games call for just won't cut it some of these newer games, like Dragon's Dogma 2 or Doom Eternal 4k max settings with RTX.

Probably not a concern as I recall the TC said she wanted to only play older games (not sure how we're defining old though). The build I linked has an 8GB Nvidia GPU which is already on par with the PS5/XSX so this should last for some time, especially considering that there isn't a target resolution in mind. I'm assuming the monitor being used is a 1080p monitor.

Hyena_Of_Ice posted...

software from the 90's

This is probably a gamble, so if you still have a working PC that can run said programs I'd keep it around. That said, you can right click an exe file, and select compatibility mode which will have options to go as far back as Windows 95 so software that old *might* work, but the software likely wasn't designed in mind to continue working on newer operating systems this far out.