PCI Chipsets: ES1938 vs CS4281 vs YMF7xx vs ES137x vs EMU10K? \ VOGONS

PCI Chipsets: ES1938 vs CS4281 vs YMF7xx vs ES137x vs EMU10K?

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First post, by appiah4

Posted on 2017-09-05, 23:23

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If you were to pick one of these PCI cards to maximize combatibility and utility with games ranging from DOS to Win98 to Win2K what would your picks be and why?

Im currently leaning towards the EMU10K because of SF2 support but I realize OPL3 will be attrocious.

ES1938 is probably good for ESFM OPL3 but lacks MIDI wavetable support.

No idea what the CS4281 sounds like but I guess it also lacks a wavetable?

That leaves the YMF as the only solid choice in the list?

Am I missing anything?

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Reply 1 of 8, by gdjacobs

Posted on 2017-09-06, 02:09

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ES1938 boards often feature an unpopulated wavetable header. Ultimately, compatibility will be strongly dependent on motherboard support.

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Reply 2 of 8, by dr.zeissler

Posted on 2017-09-06, 05:56

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ES1938S with Dreamblaster-S2 is a very good combination if the motherboard supports it.
In my test, the ES1938S was better than all over mentioned above.

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Reply 3 of 8, by appiah4

Posted on 2017-09-06, 07:16

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dr.zeissler wrote:
ES1938S with Dreamblaster-S2 is a very good combination if the motherboard supports it.
In my test, the ES1938S was better than all over mentioned above.

Now, if only I could find an ES1938S with a wavetable header for a good price..

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Reply 4 of 8, by dr.zeissler

Posted on 2017-09-06, 08:00

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They are cheaper than other cards, but relatively hard to find. Where is your location?

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Reply 5 of 8, by appiah4

Posted on 2017-09-06, 08:22

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Reply 6 of 8, by dr.zeissler

Posted on 2017-09-06, 09:01

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Shipping 16 Euros.

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Posted on 2017-09-06, 09:06

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dr.zeissler wrote:
Shipping 16 Euros.

Is this an offer? Or a link to something on sale somewhere?

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Reply 8 of 8, by gdjacobs

Posted on 2017-09-06, 16:23

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appiah4 wrote:
dr.zeissler wrote:
ES1938S with Dreamblaster-S2 is a very good combination if the motherboard supports it.
In my test, the ES1938S was better than all over mentioned above.

Now, if only I could find an ES1938S with a wavetable header for a good price..

Terratec built units would be ideal for you. They're inexpensive. One seller is from Germany.

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