Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi SB0770 Dell / Alienware OEM
Posted on 2015-07-21, 21:13
Actually, I think it's 2MB.
Re: Too many Retro PCs? Let's build a 4 in 1 Retro Gaming PC! 386, 486, Pentium...
Posted on 2015-07-21, 18:40
BTW we have some threads on here from a few years ago that explored what could be done with Slot 1 for making a machine with varied speed. A nice thing about Slot 1 is how fast you can change CPUs too. Unfortunately most of those people don't come by anymore. http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46 …
Re: Is X-Fi actually practically superior to Audigy?
Posted on 2015-07-20, 20:57
Yeah it's the game's sound design. I was using XP. No Alchemy translation. As for the boredom, I think I'd rather play it than Quake4 and Doom3 even though none of them are particularly astonishing. FEAR has the squad AI that's at least somewhat fun to deal with. FEAR seems to be more demanding …
Re: Is X-Fi actually practically superior to Audigy?
Posted on 2015-07-20, 19:22
I found a room in FEAR that has machine noise emanating from the center and concrete columns near it. Sound is occluded by the columns. I noticed that the machine noise is essentially muted. It's almost inaudible. In real life you would hear the noise reverberating off of the concrete walls. I …
Re: Best storage solution for 98SE/MS-DOS: CF or HDD?
Posted on 2015-07-20, 16:48
Even MLC and TLC SSDs have been shown to be able to handle hundreds of terabytes of writes so I wouldn't worry about longevity in most cases, or having the swap file on them. I have a few drives around that have been running Vista and 7 desktops for years with swap and have < 10 TB write totals.
Re: Is there such a thing as a robust mouse wheel?
Posted on 2015-07-20, 03:04
Split some off-topic material to a new thread and moved some reported posts to the trash.
Re: Genius Peripherals
Posted on 2015-07-19, 04:35
Moved to Marvin.
Re: My new Apple iMac! Bondi Blue 233mhz! :D
Posted on 2015-07-19, 04:32
Moved to System Specs and moved some posts to the Trash Can after a report. Please stay on topic.
Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi SB0770 Dell / Alienware OEM
Posted on 2015-07-19, 00:05
Why would they have wanted UAA X-Fi badly enough to build this card?
Re: Is X-Fi actually practically superior to Audigy?
Posted on 2015-07-18, 18:36
I've heard occasional pops with Vortex 2 on 440BX with 98SE as well. I think it is just something that happens with 3D cards combined with PCI sound cards. And yeah the Doom3 EAX4 twitch thing is strange. It comes and goes.....
Re: Nvidia Quadro 2 Pro
Posted on 2015-07-18, 03:48
philscomputerlab wrote: Not good news 😒 At 1920 x 1200 and also 1680 x 1050, the image is a narrow vertical strip. I guess I'm not surprised. Thanks for trying it.
Re: Is X-Fi actually practically superior to Audigy?
Posted on 2015-07-17, 22:02
philscomputerlab wrote: Ok will do 😀 Oh let me add that I don't know if those older Diamond drivers might be fine too. I don't remember how much I tried them. 2041 seems solid though so I just go for them.
Re: Is X-Fi actually practically superior to Audigy?
Posted on 2015-07-17, 21:56
Yeah I came to the conclusion that 2041 is best a couple of years ago when I was exploring different A3D games on a MX300 myself. Elite Force in particular has flipped channels if you use 2048. 2048 also has that horrible partially complete EAX emulation.
Re: Is X-Fi actually practically superior to Audigy?
Posted on 2015-07-17, 21:46
QSound is an upmix post processing effect, not an API to be coded for. I'm not sure that's true with later QSound. But the only implementation I know of is the Thunderbird chips. I bought a Philips Seismic Edge and a TB Santa Cruz (Sensaura) to play with several months ago. The Seismic Edge sounds …
Re: Is X-Fi actually practically superior to Audigy?
Posted on 2015-07-17, 21:32
There were only ever 3 hardware audio API's present, Sensaura, EAX and A3D. There's also QSound with the VLSI Thunderbird 128/Avenger. :) Sensaura was certainly very popular indeed. I do like A3D a lot. The Aureal drivers are a bit buggy though. Especially that 2048 release that most people seem to …
Re: Nvidia Quadro 2 Pro
Posted on 2015-07-17, 20:54
philscomputerlab wrote: Hmm, I could test this for you tomorrow. That would be appreciated. I would like to have a DVI GeForce2/Quadro2 around if it can work with my LCD...
Re: Is X-Fi actually practically superior to Audigy?
Posted on 2015-07-17, 20:29
The problem with hardware audio is it was quirky and not everyone cared to pay for it so it was niche. Mess with enough Aureal, Creative, Philips, Turtle Beach, Cmedia, ESS, etc PCI 3D audio cards in Windows 98 and Windows XP, and you might notice common problems among them. Stability, bus issues, …
Re: Is X-Fi actually practically superior to Audigy?
Posted on 2015-07-17, 20:23
There is also software X-Fi, but the latest X-Fi MB3 is for modern OS. It adds the Creative features to your onboard sound card. Works very well, and since Vista, it's all in software anyway :) I've reviewed X-Fi MB3 on my Channel. It's $30 and gives you features of the Sound Blaster Z. For gaming …
Re: Nvidia Quadro 2 Pro
Posted on 2015-07-17, 20:02
Anyone try the DVI on Quadro 2 Pro with a high resolution monitor? I have a "SGI V3" GeForce 256 DDR with DVI that can't handle my 1920x1200 monitor. I also have a GeForce3 DVI and it works fine.
Re: Is X-Fi actually practically superior to Audigy?
Posted on 2015-07-17, 19:55
Is the Vista/7 suite as complete as the XP one when it comes to controls and features now? And can a USB-based solution really be more reliable than the PCI/PCIe bus it ultimately connects to? If you download Daniel_K's "Audigy Support Pack", you get all of the Audigy control panels. Everything …
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