What's the rating of the current PSU on the 5V line? No point in going to great lengths to basically just replicate what you already have... the Startech PSU is new and probably not old stock either, they specialize in replicating obsolete hardware for this kind of purpose. You could ask the seller …

I decided to go with the ESS ES1868F for my DOS ISA sound card right now. With having to buy a new power supply some other things I just don't want to drop the money on the other + dreamblaster (yet at least). [hr] Symptoms of insufficient power supply will be unstable voltages, which in the short …

Yes it can be overwhelming. Probably why I have 4 different builds that have ISA slots, so I have places to try out my 100+ ISA sound cards I have hoarded over the years. And yes the ESS is a good card to start with. Very easy to install and get working. I quite like that one you linked to as the …

https://i.imgur.com/teZ7T4B.jpg Just messing around with how I'm going to setup the new computer when it comes it. And yes, it will need a fully stocked bar next to it to ease those configurations issues... Don't like how the speakers are off-center from each other (but don't like the tower way off …

Why no shipping from RU/UA? That's where a lot of surplus systems were shipped after being discarded in the West, so a logical place to find old hardware, particularly from this era. I'm on week 6 (and ongoing still) of getting some Kramer broadcast equipment to me from Germany...so I would hate to …

I was up late last night with the help of a knowledgeable friend who was nice enough to help me pickout some things out on eBay (which all of your feedback REALLY helped me decide - thanks). I already ordered but I hope we did OK. Still open to any advice, and I still have questions of course, but I …

hey, welcome to vogons let's see that CRT Hey, I know you from the forums! I barely have pics of it, and none in action really. Been waiting until I have a nice computer to pair it with to take some pics (just wish it was beige TBH...might trade it at some point). https://i.imgur.com/gz54dv4.jpg …

As a rule, brand-name systems are less flexible and more complicated to configure/upgrade. By the sound of it you're new to this game. It might make sense to start off with some nice standards-compliant white-box stuff instead. I'm going for the nostalgia factor as well, so what the case looks like …

you need to go to the sewer in E1L2, this is where at least SB Live! cards crash. and yes, onboard audio will be fine for win9x, but some games like half-life sound better with hardware EAX support from a Live! card. diablo ii from your list also supports EAX. GM synth = roland SC-55 for example, …

Thank you all for the replies! [hr] right around the time your board was made, because it doesn't have ISA. the onboard sb128 is DOS compatible via driver but duke3d for instance crashes on pci sound cards when the reverb effect plays, unless it's turned off via patch. so a pentium 3 or athlon board …

Hi all, I was recommended this forum since I'm trying to get back into ~1991-2002ish era computer gaming and like original hardware (i.e. no DOSbox). I'm having a hard time finding older computers by me, and probably have to resort to eBay so I'm trying to get some information on what specs I should …