First post, by user33331
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Hello
Is this Pentium 1 motherboard a good high end one (no entry level/low cost/budget motherboard ?) and easy to use ? They appear to be very common.
QDI P5i430vx 250dm Explorer II :
http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/Archive/Qdi%20- … ls/430vxe22.pdf
- It has just 48mb of memory "max is 128mb" manual says 1x 3.3V DIMM.
( I have multiple 1x SDRAM 128mb from PIII(3)+Socket 462(A) PC-100/133mhz combs but they probably don't fit.)
- GPU= S3 Trio 64 PCI 😒 Oh no. 🤣 This I know it is bad.
- Sound card= OPTi 82C929A ISA https://www.philscomputerlab.com/82c929a.html
This should be the latest BIOS ?=http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/Archive/Qdi%20- … R_II/index.html
What is the real deal with using a PCI sound card or a ISA sound card ?
- Should I use a PCI Sound Blaster Live! 1999 card ?
or
- Should I use a ISA card: ESS ES1869F 1996-97 or OPTi 82C929A 1996 ?