You show me video about 8GB RAM and modern Windows. In Windows XP you will not feel the difference, 2 cores or 4 cores. 4 cores are effective in Win7/8/10.
And ICH10 motherboard may have a problems in Win9X and DOS (games).
wrote:You show me video about 8GB RAM and modern Windows. In Windows XP you will not feel the difference, 2 cores or 4 cores. 4 cores are effective in Win7/8/10.
XP supports up to 32 logical processors. Whether you feel the difference solely depends on the applications you use, not on the OS.
However, you are correct with RAM. XP can not use more than 4 GB (pre-SP2 supported PAE, but that was removed, as it wasn't stable). Only the 64-bit edition does, but that's more or less a rebranded Windows Server 2003 anyway.
I say XP - I mean Games which are appropriate to run under XP. This forum is for gamers, right? If I say 98 - I mean Games which are appropriate to run under 98. And etc about OSes, OS == its games (its era games, its much adapted games). OK?
OK, I repeat exactly: XP era games don't use 4 cores effectively. Later games which can use 4-6 cores effectively are adapted for Win7+, for RAM 8GB+, for DX10+... What do you want to see more?
I have to put this build on hold until I receive the NEW 755 motherboard, CPU and fan.
Maybe next week I can resume and complete.
wrote:only has drivers from Win2000 thu XP.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-945PL … pport-dl-driver
Really? You know, if I could read only fool official information I would never build any interesting PC. Only stereotyped dull PCs.
See:
1) ICH7 has unofficial Win98/ME driver which is working perfectly. ICH8+ has not.
2) Windows 7/8 doesn't need any Intel or third-party driver for ICH7 chipset.
I am going to build a Pentium-3 Audio / Gaming build later.
With some of the same sound cards. In that build I will use Win98se.
I think it is best to use WinXP for this build because of the software and driver support.
Okay, I completed the upgrade and the computer performs much better now.
Everything works. Using OEM and Win-XP vanilla drivers.
I really like this variety of sound cards. They have good play back, clarity treble and bass.
And good EQ apps.
Photos taken with my 2017 iPad.
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Well done, keep it up!
It is impossible to prove you something. The most important thing is proper wallpaper! And to shove all devices (need it or not) in proper OS on proper MOBO.
An ordinary fetish without an idea. Don't take offence please. Do not be offended by the truth.
I really like the variety of sounds coming from these cards.
Terratec has good Clarity.
Sound blaster Audigy 2zs has good bass too.
Turtle beach Vortex-2 has nice 3D sound.
Yamaha has good treble and bass combo.
Realtek has good sound.
And they all have good EQ apps.
A Nice variety of sounds for games and multimedia.
I have a bunch of PC demo games I picked up to use with this computer.
Beautiful build!
I especially like the case and the audio front panels.
Do you actually use the EWS 88 MT?
I have that one, too, but unlike the EWS 64 XL, haven't used it so far, because I'm only using the PC for gaming to be honest, and I was under the impression that this is more of an audio production card.
Would be interested to know what you do with it, and how satisfied you are!
Danger Manfred wrote on 2025-07-02, 10:00:Beautiful build! I especially like the case and the audio front panels. Do you actually use the EWS 88 MT? I have that one, too, […]
Beautiful build!
I especially like the case and the audio front panels.
Do you actually use the EWS 88 MT?
I have that one, too, but unlike the EWS 64 XL, haven't used it so far, because I'm only using the PC for gaming to be honest, and I was under the impression that this is more of an audio production card.
Would be interested to know what you do with it, and how satisfied you are!
I haven’t used it in a long time. It’s in my garage storage. But i use to use it for playing games and listening to music.
The EWS 88MT has a deep base sound from what I remembers. The 24/96 has Crystal clear audio with good base.
I am going to add one to my Win-11 computer.
Just want to add some crucial information about the EWS88 that i literally stumbled across, because it's not anywhere in the manual as far as i know.
In my setup for my Win98 DosGaming/WinGaming/Audio PC, i use the EWS88D that is externally synced via ADAT to my greater RME modern Mac setup. 2 channels from that adat cable is sent back from the RME via S/PDIF to a MOTU Ultralite, which is responsible for powering the PC speakers at the "retro pc terminal". In other words, it's really important that everything is synced to the RME card.
Now, my problem was that the EWS88D wasn't saving my settings as default settings. Instead, you have to create a "scene" and manually load that scene everytime you boot the PC. Based on the fact that a win98 machine has to be rebooted every other minute when making changes, this was so annoying that i started looking for a different ADAT PCI card (KORG 1212 came to mind). However, here's the kicker - If you just save your scene with the name "default", it WILL load that scene on startup automatically. Amazing! Completely random discovery that totally saved my day! Hope anyone else finds this info useful!
DJonekill wrote on 2025-10-14, 20:46:Just want to add some crucial information about the EWS88 that i literally stumbled across, because it's not anywhere in the manual as far as i know.
In my setup for my Win98 DosGaming/WinGaming/Audio PC, i use the EWS88D that is externally synced via ADAT to my greater RME modern Mac setup. 2 channels from that adat cable is sent back from the RME via S/PDIF to a MOTU Ultralite, which is responsible for powering the PC speakers at the "retro pc terminal". In other words, it's really important that everything is synced to the RME card.
Now, my problem was that the EWS88D wasn't saving my settings as default settings. Instead, you have to create a "scene" and manually load that scene everytime you boot the PC. Based on the fact that a win98 machine has to be rebooted every other minute when making changes, this was so annoying that i started looking for a different ADAT PCI card (KORG 1212 came to mind). However, here's the kicker - If you just save your scene with the name "default", it WILL load that scene on startup automatically. Amazing! Completely random discovery that totally saved my day! Hope anyone else finds this info useful!
Thanks for the Info.
I Put this computer away in my garage and have not seen it in years, But I have another PC HP 8000 Elite with the
EWS88MT and DMX Fire sound cards that I have running on WinXP. I think I want to build another I have some more of these sound cards. I want to build another one. I want to build another Terratec computer using Win-98 or Win-2000
Intel486dx33 wrote on 2025-10-16, 07:20:Thanks for the Info. I Put this computer away in my garage and have not seen it in years, But I have another PC HP 8000 Elite wi […]
DJonekill wrote on 2025-10-14, 20:46:Just want to add some crucial information about the EWS88 that i literally stumbled across, because it's not anywhere in the manual as far as i know.
In my setup for my Win98 DosGaming/WinGaming/Audio PC, i use the EWS88D that is externally synced via ADAT to my greater RME modern Mac setup. 2 channels from that adat cable is sent back from the RME via S/PDIF to a MOTU Ultralite, which is responsible for powering the PC speakers at the "retro pc terminal". In other words, it's really important that everything is synced to the RME card.
Now, my problem was that the EWS88D wasn't saving my settings as default settings. Instead, you have to create a "scene" and manually load that scene everytime you boot the PC. Based on the fact that a win98 machine has to be rebooted every other minute when making changes, this was so annoying that i started looking for a different ADAT PCI card (KORG 1212 came to mind). However, here's the kicker - If you just save your scene with the name "default", it WILL load that scene on startup automatically. Amazing! Completely random discovery that totally saved my day! Hope anyone else finds this info useful!Thanks for the Info.
I Put this computer away in my garage and have not seen it in years, But I have another PC HP 8000 Elite with the
EWS88MT and DMX Fire sound cards that I have running on WinXP. I think I want to build another I have some more of these sound cards. I want to build another one. I want to build another Terratec computer using Win-98 or Win-2000
Yeah, for me personally, the fact that this EWS card can now be used in a "set it and forget it" fashion (internal routing-wise) like with modern RME cards, but in a Win98 setup, makes this card so much more valueable than it would have been otherwise. Even old (Win98 compatible) RME PCI ADAT cards like the DIGI, doesn't even have an onboard mixer. But I know from the manual that the Korg 1212 has a mixer and a "default preset" ability, but can't confirm it personally. But that card is way too big for comfort. The EWS just hits the spot on all levels for me.
