Re: Best sound card with real OPL3 and Windows 98 support?

Posted on 2017-10-04, 00:19

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

If you want an AWE64, the best model is the CT3670. It was labeled as a SB32, but is really just an AWE64 with Simm slots for easy/cheap RAM upgrade. None of the AWE64 cards have real OPL3. My suggestion would be to get an AWE64 or a CT3670... my preference being towards the CT3670 If you want an …

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Re: Best sound card with real OPL3 and Windows 98 support?

Posted on 2017-10-03, 21:05

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

What motherboard do you have? What slots do you have available? Where are you located?

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Re: MIDI questions. MID Dx Rx. MIDI2USB.

Posted on 2017-10-03, 16:09

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by cyclone3d

in MT-32 General

in MT-32 General

Just get a midi gameport cable. They have both in/out connections. USB to midi generally is very iffy unless you get a higher dollar / good brand cable. Look for something with a real brand name on it, such as Roland, M-Audio, Creative, EMU. I tried one of the cheapo Chinese made ones and it only …

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Re: A discussion - two graphics cards in one machine - Voodoo 5 + faster card

Posted on 2017-10-03, 04:56

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

A really interesting fact is that the chip is a two way converter. The same chip is used for both adapters. Makes no sense why the PCI card in a PCIe slot adapter is way cheaper than the other way around.

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Re: A discussion - two graphics cards in one machine - Voodoo 5 + faster card

Posted on 2017-10-03, 00:44

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

How fast do you need? AFAIK the fastest PCI card that supports win98 is GF6200, and GT430 is among the fastest PCI cards regardless of OS support. I had no idea there was a plain PCI graphics card that new! That definitely changes things, might be a good solution to get the best of both, even if it …

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Re: Broken Asus P5A?

Posted on 2017-10-02, 20:20

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have a P5A that I got maybe a year ago. First time I powered it up it worked.. then after that, nothing. I've tried it a few times since then with different known good CPUs and still nothing. Looking forward to seeing if a recap fixes it for you.

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Re: PIII Build briefly turns on then off (SOLVED)

Posted on 2017-10-02, 20:17

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yeah, what was it?

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Re: PIII Build briefly turns on then off

Posted on 2017-10-02, 18:07

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

1. Power supply 2. Motherboard 3. Motherboard shorting out in computer case from an extra standoff. 4. Something else that is plugged into the motherboard. Unplug absolutely everything except the power supply, CPU, video card and RAM. 5. Could be that the power button on the case is faulty or is not …

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Re: Upgrading Windows 98 box... Advice?

Posted on 2017-10-02, 17:21

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi, I had no idea the chip set mattered on the motherboard and I've already purchased the board it's an Intel D865GLC. I must mention that I'm not looking for the best audio ever. All i want is for games such as DOOM, C&C, Wolf3d, Magic Carpet, Theme hospital etc to work period. I'm not looking for …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-02, 16:58

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Have another lot of soundcards on the way... Mostly Creative. Gonna keep a few and probably sell the rest. Sellers pic: sound_card_lot.jpg Also have an IBM Aptiva sound card S-16WP1/L with the original wavetable daughtercard. From the research I did before buying it, it looks to basically be an Acer …

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Re: Upgrading Windows 98 box... Advice?

Posted on 2017-10-02, 15:46

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The Audio PCI is probably OK for sound effects, but for OPL3/Adlib it is horrible. With any PCI card, there are going to be at least some drawbacks. If you want the best OPL3, a Yamaha YMF card is really your only choice. The ESS Solo 1 is probably the second choice as it has pretty good OPL3 …

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Re: Upgrading Windows 98 box... Advice?

Posted on 2017-10-02, 14:36

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

For PCI card, definitely look at the Yamaha YMF series cards. YMF-724 is good. YMF-744 is better due to 4-channel support in Win98 as well as a higher SNR. Pure DOS support will depend on whether or not there is a initialization utility that supports your chipset. At the very least, you can get …

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Re: Simmconn AWE64 Adapter

Posted on 2017-10-01, 18:12

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Awesome. Good to hear. Thanks to all who are working and testing for this project.

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Re: Yamaha YMF7x4 Guide

Posted on 2017-09-30, 16:50

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

if i have a card without the pins for a sb-link header but it has the pads labled for it can i attach a cable to the pads and have it work? It should work. Yo may need to add a couple missing resistors as well though. And the "pads" should actually be through the board holes. The correct way to do …

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Re: Yamaha YMF7x4 Guide

Posted on 2017-09-30, 16:49

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

if i have a card without the pins for a sb-link header but it has the pads labled for it can i attach a cable to the pads and have it work? It should work. Yo may need to add a couple missing resistors as well though. And the "pads" should actually be through the board holes. The correct way to do …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-09-29, 18:36

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I opened a case, and the seller refused to accept the return, and the seller asked ebay for help, and ebay helped the seller. I wonder if ebay always sides with whoever asks them for help first... And that right there is a great case to leave negative feedback and if you paid with a credit card, do …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2017-09-29, 16:21

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by cyclone3d

in Milliways

in Milliways

Absolutely everything that this seller has is priced through the stratosphere and beyond. Heatsink - $49 Motherboards $169 - $699 CPUs $259 - $970 https://www.ebay.com/sch/dj-typhoon_l45/m.html

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Re: A very long post about my retro pc

Posted on 2017-09-29, 14:11

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Great story and build. I absolutely love the heatpipe cooler you modded to fit. I am still looking for a Super Socket 7 board for a K6-III+ build. They are so pricey now days. I got an ASUS P5A quite a while ago, but it is dead. 😢

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-09-29, 13:56

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Cyrix200+ wrote: cyclone3d wrote: Received a box of goodies today... that I bought. 1x Mitsubishi XC-1410C CGA/EGA monitor... don't even have anything I can hook this up to Wow that's that TFT CGA/EGA monitor right? It is a CRT. I see there are "replacement" monitors for sale online that are …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-09-29, 05:51

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Received a box of goodies today... that I bought. The better items are: ATI 9800 Pro 128MB AGP ATI FireGL x1 128MB AGP ATI 9600 XT 128MB AGP Nvidia FX 5500 128MB PCI (64-bit version I think so not that great). And for some stuff that was given to me. A Gigabyte AM3+ board.. may or may not work A mix …

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