First post, by GeorgeMan
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Hello folks! I know there are MANY topics around the title's question, and I've read the majority of them.
But I want your opinion on selecting the right one for my needs.
Setup 1 - Purpose: DOS/Win 3.1, old days gaming
CPU: Pentium MMX 166Mhz (can downclock to 110Mhz and disable caches for 386/486 equivalents)
VGA: S3 Vision 968 4MB PCI (IBM ramdac). S3 DOS compatibility, plus not being so fast for older games like the Virge/Trio64 series.
Motherboard: i430TX atx
RAM: 64MB SDR
Setup 2 - Purpose: Demanding DOS/ Glide gaming. Also some 2D that cannot run on the older one fast enough (SimCity 3000, AoE II etc). OS: Win 98se
CPU: Pentium III 600MHz
VGA: 2x Voodoo2 in SLI mode plus a Geforce 2.
Motherboard: ASUS i440BX
RAM: 256MB SDR
So the sound choices are:
*CT3670: SB 32 (AWE 32 chip), PnP, 2MB ram, ISA, no discrete OPL, IDE (1996)
*CT2890: SB Vibra 16S, PnP, ISA, OPL, IDE (1995)
*CT1600: SB Pro 2, non-PnP, ISA, OPL (1991)
*CT4170: SB Vibra 16XV, PnP, ISA (1997)
*SB0060: SB Live! 5.1 retail, PnP, PCI, can emulate an SB 16 under Windows 9x (1999)
Which one to choose for each setup and why?
Not interested in MPU midi stuff.
Thanks in advance guys!
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