I want a new/old PC.

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I have a bunch of 20 yr old games (Medal of Honor, Combat Flight Sim 1,2,3, etc), and I want a PC that can play those old disc's. Do you have a refurbished PC, of can you build one that can do that?

JS_MC

Hello @The It's fairly hard to say. The real concern here is the OS. Those games were designed to be compatible with an OS that was made 20 years ago, and the current OS has vastly changed. That being said, Windows 10 does allow you to start things in a compatibility mode for different OS.

Most of these games would not require much performance since tech has advanced much over the past 20 years.

I've created a build that will last you for a good long time and is upgradable, should you choose.

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=5b5d400e-3119-4e44-abc3-9c6b635b85de

We also have a few options for refurbished or prebuilt options. I'd recommend an older refurbished unit.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/628159/dell-optiplex-9010-sff-desktop-computer-(refurbished)

Please let me know if you have questions, I'd be happy to discuss this further.

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Hi Shark, well, here's the thing, I'm not very computer savvy, I want to plug it in and it works. So I think you're saying those old games may play on Windows 10? Also, it says the Dell OptiPlex 9010 SFF you recommended is sold out at the St Louis Pk store (are you at that store?). So here's my deal, if you can recommend something similar that will play my old games, and tell me exactly how to work that compatibility issue, I'll be happy to stop down and buy one.

TY!

JS_MC

Hi again!

I can totally understand your concern. I'm not in the store, but I'd be happy to check in on their inventory to find a similar option for you.

Here's a similar option I've found in our St. Louis Park store.

I did find this PCGamer article that does a pretty good job of explaining how to run older games in Windows 10 and here's one from TechRadar.

I'd recommend reading over the article!

Our amazing store associates are another resource that's available to you as well! They can provide great insight to you while you're in the store! If you're comfortable with it, I'd recommend chatting with them while you're in the store and letting them know what you're looking to do.

As always, we're here to help if you do have any difficulty. We'll do our best to assist in any way that we can!