Game controller card

Furez

Hello people.
I just got a new Gateway, but I found to my horror that its soundcard has no bloody joystick port. And Game cards seem to be impossible to find. I have checked itdirect and dabs but dont know any other good stores?.
That said are game cards any good do the help or can they cause problems?.

Furez

Trojan

Is it an actual card in the machine? Could be on the mo-bo...

Not a man for game cards meself but SB64 has a good rep....


Alo.

gandalf

I'm presuming u have an onboard soundcard. I'd say buy a new soundcard with the game port as a game card is quite rare these days.

Gandalf.

Furez

No Gandalf Its a bloddy PCI sound card. Cant believe GW would be so cheap. Well mabye I can. I bet game gards are more common than the POS sound card they gave me .

Furez

Stephen

You can get a Creative SoundBlaster PCI 128 with game port for about 20 quid. Its the card I use - nothing special but it sounds fine to me

Trojan

Lads, wandering here but how much is an SB AWE64 Value (ISA) worth now? ...

Squids, or do I charge the guy a couple of cans?

Al.

gandalf

ROFLOL Jesus they have really gone down the drain since I left them years ago

Gandalf.

Furez

Followed Stepens advice. Got a cheapo 128 not too worried about super sound quality, but It sounds fine to me too .

Furez

Stephen

In fairness, I can't fault the PCI 128 on sound quality - its pretty good - It just doesn't have those extras a lot of other cards have - such as EAX or A3D support. It does however have wavetable midi, but since MIDI is fairly dead these days that's not worth much

Cake Fiend

Or get a USB gamepad

Furez

God in Himmel. I Had to replace the modem in the GW system too. The new one couldnt get connected above 45 the lucent from the old machine connects @ 50-52,pings in Counterstrike seemed crappier than normal too.But Oh man having an amd 1.2GH machine really is nice after struggling wit a crappy P350 Voodoo2 setup. Luckily The GW modem fitted the old puter that Im handing down .

Furez