chinny22 wrote on 2024-01-15, 04:41:

Man that mixer is almost as big as the PC! but it's just lying around then makes perfect sense.

It's from an older studio setup I had. I was thinking of selling it but hadn't gotten around to it yet. Turns out it came in handy of this project.

I think in the long run if I decide to make this a permanent setup, I'll probably go with something more compact like this ART 8-stereo channel mixer. Doesn't have any EQ options or fancy routing, but is much more compact.

I run audio extension cables from the back of each PC and manually plug the speakers into which ever PC I'm using at the time, takes a lot less space but naturally no ability to mix different sources

That can work as long as there is no need to mix multiple sound cards for things like digital audio and music.

That's an impressive 486 rig! 😳
I have tried to find a 90's case with a speed display (green led numbers), but no luck so far.

Nice setup.
What OS are you running ?
I would use the Pentium Over drive CPU because you have some expensive and rare sound cards.
The Pentium CPU plays games better so you will get the best sound out of those cards.
Also a Fast Quiet CDROM like Sony 52x
Nice case setup.

Intel486dx33 wrote on Yesterday, 07:49:

Nice setup. What OS are you running ? I would us the Pentium Over drive CPU because you have some expensive and rare sound cards […]
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Nice setup.
What OS are you running ?
I would us the Pentium Over drive CPU because you have some expensive and rare sound cards.
The Pentium CPU plays games better so you will get the best sound out of those cards.
Also a Fast Quiet CDROM like Sony 52x
Nice case setup.

Thank you!

I'm running DOS 6.22 currently. I might install Windows 3.11 at some point, but haven't gotten to that yet.

I thought about using the Pentium Overdrive, but for games from 1993-1995 (what I'm targeting for this PC), I don't think there would be much benefit in terms of performance. Benchmarks I've seen tend to put the DX4-100 in similar running with the POD 83 for games of that era.

Quake would run better with that POD, but it's a bit beyond the scope of this build.

SGM wrote on Yesterday, 05:14:

That's an impressive 486 rig! 😳
I have tried to find a 90's case with a speed display (green led numbers), but no luck so far.

Thank you!

I lucked out getting this case a few years ago in quite good shape. They aren't the easiest to come by, that's for sure.