Author Topic: SB Audigy 2 or Mobo AC'97 ?  (Read 232 times)

Offline Stone

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SB Audigy 2 or Mobo AC'97 ?
« on: April 01, 2006, 03:45:40 AM »
New MOBO has 5.1 chanel audio. I have a SB Audigy2 card.

Is there any idea installing the sound card, or should I just use the one that is on MOBO ?

Before I think the integrated sound was slowing down the game, but how is it theese days?

Offline JTs

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SB Audigy 2 or Mobo AC'97 ?
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2006, 10:44:22 AM »
quick answer is dont use the AC97 it uses the cpu.

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SB Audigy 2 or Mobo AC'97 ?
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2006, 10:46:13 AM »
Make sure you diable on board sound in bios also.





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Re: SB Audigy 2 or Mobo AC'97 ?
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2006, 11:02:17 AM »
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Originally posted by Stone
New MOBO has 5.1 chanel audio. I have a SB Audigy2 card.

Is there any idea installing the sound card, or should I just use the one that is on MOBO ?

Before I think the integrated sound was slowing down the game, but how is it theese days?


i have audigy2 zs and AC97 onboard. i tried a test with both and i lost
about half my fps when using the onboard sound.


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Offline Stone

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SB Audigy 2 or Mobo AC'97 ?
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2006, 12:50:42 PM »
Ok,

Thank you for the input :aok

Very clear that I need to disable internal sound card.