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apollos
1st June 2002, 13:24
Ok, here's how it goes:
I had Windows XP on my old pc till I kinda cracked the motherboard and got a new pc virtually. Now my music slows down and goes all funny whenever I listen to music on WMP and Winamp. so..

Im considering getting a new card. Im looking for quality of music as it is the main thing I use my pc for.

I don't know alot about soundcards so i was wondering if you could reccomend a good one to me (bearing in mind i wont be using it for 5.1, just for 4.1)

Thanks in advance :)
Rocker
1st June 2002, 14:30
anything new from gulimot(hercules) or yamaha
even turtle beach santa cruz are good

don't get a creative soundcard

are good soundcards
apollos
1st June 2002, 17:13
Ty Winamprocker :)
Im thinking of getting an Audigy - Creative people. Ive heard alot
of good stuff about them. Why are they not good? Is there a noticeable difference between 16 and 24bit cards? :igor:
QHOBBES
1st June 2002, 18:33
well anything that can be done on 4.1 can be done on 5.1 you just won't have central sound. you never mentioned price so check out
http://www.pricewatch.com/
Bilbo Baggins
1st June 2002, 20:56
the only thing preventing me at the moment from getting a new sound card are:

1) lack of funds

2) I need a fairly cheap soundcard tat has both optical out and SPDIF out.
DJ Egg
2nd June 2002, 00:23
No, don't get an SB Audigy . . . you'll regret it!
Audigy specific issues (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=72515)

Creative Labs cards seem to work ok on Win9x systems, but their Win2k/XP drivers suck . . . fact!

As Winamprocker said . . .
Hercules (Guillemot) cards are pretty cool
GameTheater XP, Fortissimo II, Muse XL
www.hercules.com

More cards listed here:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=57617

eg. Turtle Beach Santa Cruz (aka: Videologic Sonic Fury - in Europe), nVidia Nforce APU, Philips Acoustic Edge, Terratec DMX Xfire 1024, M-Audio Delta 1010
LawnGnome2005
2nd June 2002, 00:24
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz is a really nice card. I would pick that over a Creative Labs one. Creative is only better than onboard sound usually.
eleet-2k2
2nd June 2002, 00:29
Originally posted by Winamprocker
anything new from gulimot(hercules) or yamaha
even turtle beach santa cruz are good

don't get a creative soundcard

are good soundcards Turtle Beach Santa Cruz and Yamaha. :D Perfection. :D
Rocker
2nd June 2002, 02:26
Inatlantis... did you try updating your drivers?

they might be causing the slowdown

Originally posted by Winamprocker
don't get a creative soundcard

did you miss this bit?
apollos
2nd June 2002, 10:04
Originally posted by Winamprocker
Inatlantis... did you try updating your drivers?

Yes I hjave the latest drivers. It worked before my machine was upgraded but now its all funny. Nm, thanks everyone :)