My first one was back in 95, if we're defining PC as x86 - Amiga and C64 before that, I was refusing for a long time to buy PC, but playing Comanche on friend's 486 convinced me I'm at loss.
One of my vivid memories - AWE32 sound card was running late when I first bought PC, so at first I played Doom without sound...once it arrived, I called my friends, and they couldn't believe what they were hearing - they were used to FM sound of SB16 (FM, apart for very specific uses, sounds terrible), and AWE32s GM 8MB MIDI sound was revelation.
It was simpler time, 3D cards were just starting to show up (S3 Virge and whatnot), you mostly had to upgrade CPU for more demanding games, and get yourself a decent MIDI capable card for...well let's say, passable sound.
Still, mid to late 90s are one of the best periods in PC gaming, if not the best.
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