Reply 20 of 23, by appiah4
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Ok, so here are my 2 cents..
System I
Audio: This really depends on whether you want a single or multi card setup, and how much DOS compatibility you want. If you are going to require no DOS compatibility an Aureal Vortex 2 card is a slam dunk here, but you don't seem to have one. Of the lot you own I'd go with Terratec Fortemedia TT801-QD which has good sound quality, optical out, an acceptable OPL3 core that is very DOS compatible as well as a software synth for Win9x.
2D GPU: Steer clear of early nVidia cards, their VGA IQ is pretty bad out of the box and get even worse in a Voodoo setup. Again, if you don't want/need DOS compatibility, G450 will give you great IQ with good D3D acceleration so I would be OK with that.
System II
CPU: When you say Lucas games that covers a very wide range, and some of the later games (The Dig etc) require processors that earlier ones won't be compatible with. Personally with this system I'd go for at least a DX2-66 and disable L1 with Setmul if necessary.
Ram: 16MB should be good enough, 32MB would be nice if you want to set up a RAMDISK or something. Without knowing how much cache you have on the motherboard, don't exceed 32MB.
Graphics: Cirus Logic VLB Card will be fine
Audio: You need something with an unbugged MPU so just steer clear of the Sound Blaster 16. CT3910 has OPL3 and a working MPU401 so it's the obvious choice here.
System III
Mobo: Tekram P5T30-B4E
CPU: The 200MMX with Setmul will give you the best flexibility here
Ram: 32MB or above, max out the 64MB if possible.
Graphics: This depends on how good your S3 cards are; most have very shitty washed out and muddy output, but if you are lucky enough to have one with a sharp and strong signal then go with it. Otherwise, Matrox Millenium 2MB.
Audio: Again, the buggy MPU-401 disqualifies the SB16. If your CT3990 has an OPL3 chip, then use that, otherwise use the CT4500 AWE64.
