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Title: What sound card are you guys using in your mame cabinets?
Post by: ahofle on July 07, 2003, 11:40:09 pm

I bought a cheap PC which has a bunch of stuff built into the motherboard (like audio).  I noticed a few games stuttering so I thought maybe a stand alone sound card would help.  Got a cheap sound blaster PCI 128 and it's even worse than the on board sound!!!  Useless piece of junk.  The computer is an Athlon 2000+ XP.  I'm seeing the stuttering on puzzloop (Europe edition) mostly, it's pretty bad.  Can anyone recommend an inexpensive card for MAME that works well?  I'm not really wanting to spend $100 on this if possible.

Thx,
Andy

Title: Re:What sound card are you guys using in your mame cabinets?
Post by: paigeoliver on July 07, 2003, 11:50:06 pm

I use a Soundblaster 16 ISA and don't have any audio problems at all. My other cabinet has some other ISA soundcard, and also doesn't seem to have any audio issues.

Title: Re:What sound card are you guys using in your mame cabinets?
Post by: ahofle on July 08, 2003, 01:00:39 am

Unfortunately my PC only has PCI slots.  Why is it that the oldest ISA sound cards are always the ones with the least problems??!?

Title: Re:What sound card are you guys using in your mame cabinets?
Post by: paigeoliver on July 08, 2003, 01:06:40 am

The older cards have more mature drivers. Maybe a soundblaster 16 PCI would work out better for you.

But in all truth, I have had nothing but success with pretty much every souncard I have ever owned. (Mostly Creative ones, SB 16, SB 128 and SB Live).