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PCem or DOSBox for MS-DOS games?

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I just tried Speed Haste in DOSBox and sound stuttering.

Should i use PCem for MS-DOS games?

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If i set cycles to 60000 there is no sound stuttering but game lagging. If i set cycles to max then sound stuttering but game not lagging.

Original MS-DOS or Windows 95 for MS-DOS games in PCem?
 
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DOSBox's Sound Blaster emulation isn't working well on Speed Haste.

The solution is to use Gravis Ultrasound emulation.

Edit dosbox.conf, find "gus=false" and change it to "gus=true".

In MS-DOS, navigate to the game's folder, run setup.exe to configure the sound card and its base port, IRQ, DMA.
 
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Thanks. It's working now. I will delete PCem. Even this MS-DOS game lagging.
 

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PCem is good, but is incompatible with many games. Has good Win9x hardware emulation (3dfx).

Never had issues with DOSbox though...

I prefer pure hardware experience, that's why I have a 386DX40 , a 486DX2, and Pentium MMx builds with ISA sound cards (ESS1688f, ESS1868f) and appropriate gpus for the builds (CL5422, S3 Virge DX and TNT2 M64) to achieve pure DOS experience. I also have a K6-III build with 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 and SB Live! for Win9x gaming...
 
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