Re: Cant "detect/hear" EAX effects in games on a SoundBlaster X-Fi??? (SB0880)
Posted on 2023-09-14, 18:28
C0deHunter wrote on 2023-09-14, 18:18: Yes, thank you. Is that a good one for EAX? Yup, it's a good card.
Re: Cant "detect/hear" EAX effects in games on a SoundBlaster X-Fi??? (SB0880)
Posted on 2023-09-14, 18:03
C0deHunter wrote on 2023-09-14, 17:28: Can you tell me which model is the 0880? It's an X-Fi Titanium PCIe, if that's what you mean.
Re: Picking a sound card (or two ?) to use along with a SC-55
Posted on 2023-09-14, 10:28
The easiest solution would be to add one of your ES1868 cards to that system. As long as you configure both cards to use different resources, you won't have any problems. You can use the ESS card for MPU-401 duties and the SB16 for the rest, if you so prefer. Additionally, some older "talkie" …
Re: Cant "detect/hear" EAX effects in games on a SoundBlaster X-Fi??? (SB0880)
Posted on 2023-09-14, 05:43
This is news to me, could you clarify how exactly? Any good games to test this with? Unfortunately, I don't have any specific game examples, since I've always had this setting enabled on my X-Fi. Honestly, I didn't even know you could get EAX working with it disabled, so I may have been wrong about …
Re: Cant "detect/hear" EAX effects in games on a SoundBlaster X-Fi??? (SB0880)
Posted on 2023-09-14, 05:37
C0deHunter wrote on 2023-09-14, 04:24: Thanks for invaluable info! Would you provide a link to the X-Fi drivers? I use the ones from DanielK's blog.
Re: Cant "detect/hear" EAX effects in games on a SoundBlaster X-Fi??? (SB0880)
Posted on 2023-09-14, 03:58
Isn't that just basically a system wide "EAX" like effect that applies to everything and is completely separate from the actual EAX that you can enable with games that support it? That may have been the case with SBLive cards using older drivers, but on Audigy and X-Fi, you actually need to have …
Re: Cant "detect/hear" EAX effects in games on a SoundBlaster X-Fi??? (SB0880)
Posted on 2023-09-14, 03:32
For EAX to work correctly on an X-Fi card, a couple of things need to happen: The game must support EAX and you have to turn it on from the in-game options menu The X-Fi card must be in Game Mode EAX effects must be turned in the Creative EAX Console utility Operating system must be Windows XP (32- …
Re: Some questions about a LGA775 Win98 build using PCIe graphics
Posted on 2023-09-13, 11:05
Ydee wrote on 2023-09-10, 09:46: That would be nice to confirm that dual channel is the "deal breaker", thank you very much. Update: it has been independently confirmed by both @mockingbird and myself that the 4GB memory amount lowers performance under Win98, not dual-channel. Check the posts here …
Re: Core 2 Duo E8600 / Foxconn P35AX-S / X800 GTO / Audigy2
Posted on 2023-09-13, 11:03
Anyway, I haven't tested it, but the performance issues are most likely caused by the 4 GB of RAM, not by the dual channel operation. So 2 x 1GB sticks should work just as well. My 2x1GB memory kit just arrived and I can confirm the findings made earlier by @mockingbird. It's the 4GB memory amount …
Re: Guide: Using Audigy drivers with a Sound Blaster Live (version 2.1)
Posted on 2023-09-13, 09:38
Long time lurker, first time poster here. ... I just wanted to add that I managed to get this to work on a CT4870 (not to be confused with the CT4780) - both windows and DOS drivers. I managed to do it on two fresh Win98se installs (so the first attempt wasn't a fluke). I see that this card's not …
Re: Pentium MMX 166 / Soyo SY-5BT / S3 Trio64V+ / Voodoo1 / YMF719 / AWE64 Gold / SC-155
Posted on 2023-09-12, 16:42
Love it! Very nice and tidy PC with components that almost look like new - my favorite kind of build! :grin: Thanks! A few years back, I was very fortunate to get my AWE64 Gold and Voodoo1 locally, in mint condition, and for very little money. But nowadays, their prices have exploded even in my …
Re: Pentium MMX 166 / Soyo SY-5BT / S3 Trio64V+ / Voodoo1 / YMF719 / AWE64 Gold / SC-155
Posted on 2023-09-12, 14:48
Finally got around to taking some pics of this system with the new components installed. Very happy with the modded YMF719 card. It's a real treat to play older DOS games on it.
Re: Core 2 Duo E8600 / Foxconn P35AX-S / X800 GTO / Audigy2
Posted on 2023-09-11, 18:03
That cooler is just too weak, ATi reference design for Radeon X850 Pro/X800GTO VIVO used copper base and it mostly hovers around 70-72. Good to know, and yeah, I didn't see any copper on the bottom side of this oddly designed cooler assembly. It baffles me that this thing actually pushes hot air …
Re: Core 2 Duo E8600 / Foxconn P35AX-S / X800 GTO / Audigy2
Posted on 2023-09-11, 14:29
Looks good! Just curious, what temperatures are you seeing now during full load? I tested a PC with an X800XT about a month ago using AtiTool (which only works in WinXP), and I was seeing 85 degrees C, even with a 21 - 22C room temperature. I've been using GPU-Z for my measurements, so I'm not sure …
Re: Core 2 Duo E8600 / Foxconn P35AX-S / X800 GTO / Audigy2
Posted on 2023-09-11, 13:08
I was actually going to mention the X800 cards and their coolers... I have a few X800XT and X850XT cards, and they are annoyingly LOUD and HOT. I'm not familiar with the cooler on your particular card, my cards have the typical plastic shroud (as seen in these photos from TechPowerUp). Those are …
Re: Core 2 Duo E8600 / Foxconn P35AX-S / X800 GTO / Audigy2
Posted on 2023-09-11, 11:11
bloodem wrote on 2023-09-11, 10:55: Very nice build, congrats! 😀 Thanks man! Couldn't have done it without your help! 😀 BTW, do you have any advice on cooler maintenance for X800 cards? I'd like to re-paste mine and possibly also lubricate the fan, but this thing looks like it wasn't built to be …
Re: Core 2 Duo E8600 / Foxconn P35AX-S / X800 GTO / Audigy2
Posted on 2023-09-11, 10:05
Here's Deus Ex running at 1600x1200 with 4xAA and 16xAF on this system: Deus_Ex.jpg This is using the stock Direct3D renderer with detail textures, vertex fog and volumetric lighting all turned on. Doesn't drop below 100 FPS on Liberty Island, which is an awesome feat for a Win9x rig. Also, sorry …
Re: Core 2 Duo E8600 / Foxconn P35AX-S / X800 GTO / Audigy2
Posted on 2023-09-11, 09:24
Why aren't you using two RAM sticks? No matter how much you limit the memory to, you will still get the speed boost benefit of interleaving (read: dual channel mode). For some reason, using two 2GB sticks in dual-channel mode severely reduces GPU performance under Win98 on this motherboard. It's …
Re: Some questions about a LGA775 Win98 build using PCIe graphics
Posted on 2023-09-10, 19:40
Completed the build. Full info and detailed benchmarks can be found in this thread.
Re: Core 2 Duo E8600 / Foxconn P35AX-S / X800 GTO / Audigy2
Posted on 2023-09-10, 19:33
A couple of benchmarks, all carried out under Windows 98SE. For the 3DMark entries, the standard benchmarks were utilized, in whatever resolution and color depth each one uses by default. CPU-Z.jpg Everest_GPU.jpg Bench_Latest.jpg 3DMark.jpg All game benchmarks were carried out using 32-bit color …
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