Author Topic: onboard sound or sound card (Read 266 times)

38ruk · « **on:** October 24, 2002, 10:15:40 AM »

hi guys i have a gigabyte 7dx with integrated sound which is a sound blaster 128, now i have a sound blaster 16 pci card thats just lyin around,what im asking is ,will the sounds from aces high use less cpu power if i install the pci card , or should i use the onboard sound system specs are amd 1.4t bird 266fsb ti4400 win98 512megs of ddr ram.......... what im mainly lookin for is real smooth sounds and not the little jerk u can get some times thx all 38

38ruk · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2002, 01:55:25 AM »

Staga · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2002, 05:45:52 AM »

IMHO you should buy a new soundcard: SB-Audigy (60$ and up), Hercules Fortissimo II/III (about 50$) or Turtle Beach Santa Cruz (about 60$).

I know first cards are using less CPU-cycles than other soundcards and are having excellent audio quality and some players have been pleased to their Santa Cruz cards.
Scroll down this forum, IIRC there are at least couple topics about this same issue.

38ruk · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2002, 12:38:22 PM »

thx for the reply 8)