Shponglefan wrote on Yesterday, 16:10:

DustyShinigami wrote on Yesterday, 15:47:

That could be a requirement. Especially as the PicoGUS is an ISA card. That would mean having to sacrifice my Yamaha OPL3 card.

That could be a challenge then. Retroweb only lists a few Socket A boards with more than one ISA slot.

This is one reason I went the Pentium 4 route. The P4 motherboards that have ISA slots usually have at least two.

Hmm. But yeah, I did notice with those Socket A mobos that they only have the one ISA slot. I suppose, the ideal thing to do, would be to get a Socket A motherboard with the one ISA slot, which is all I've got now anyway, and preferably a motherboard that isn't going to break the bank. And then much later down the line, invest in one of the industrial P4 motherboards. Finding a deal is going to take some time anyway.

Another option if you're limited to only one ISA slot is a sound card that can cover more bases.

That's one reason I use the Orpheus II in my P4 build. It's like having three sound cards in one slot. And fortuitously there is another batch being made and available for order.

Shponglefan wrote on Yesterday, 16:36:

Another option if you're limited to only one ISA slot is a sound card that can cover more bases.

That's one reason I use the Orpheus II in my P4 build. It's like having three sound cards in one slot. And fortuitously there is another batch being made and available for order.

Oh, wow. Cool. Yet another toy to add to my ever growing list of things to get for a retro PC. :p The price sure is steep though, so again, it's one of those things I'd likely get further down the road. Also, I have no experience with a Gravis Ultrasound. I know the official website gives a warning saying it's for experienced users only. But yes, it would definitely have to be for one specific build.

Shponglefan wrote on Yesterday, 15:08:

I suppose one caveat about those boards is if you need more than one ISA slot. Dunno about Socket A, but I know Tualatin boards with multiple ISA slots are rare and expensive.

Not when they're a 440BX board with a modded BIOS.. 😏

Shponglefan wrote on Yesterday, 16:36:

Another option if you're limited to only one ISA slot is a sound card that can cover more bases.

That's one reason I use the Orpheus II in my P4 build. It's like having three sound cards in one slot. And fortuitously there is another batch being made and available for order.

I've kinda been feeling like the Orpheus II has become a bit of an overly expensive/complicated solution to a problem that the PicoGUS has grown to almost entirely solve for way less money (and IRQs!) 🤷‍♂️

Mike_ wrote on Yesterday, 14:46:

You can get faster Athlon XPs than 2000+, basically anything that has a 266MHz FSB should work unless the board in question has some quirks.

I was under the impression that KT133A capped out at 133x12.5 without mods