Nforce 2 Vs SB 5.1 Live Card
Hi all,
I have recently built a new system using an AMD 2600 and an MSI K7N2-Delta L motherboard. I used my trusty old Sound Blaster 5.1 Live card thinking it was bound to be better than the built-in audio.
Question is - is it?
I've found that Unreal Tournament 2003 (and a few other games) slows considerably when Hardware 3D surround is enabled - would the Nforce audio work better?
To add to the mix, I have the chance to buy the S-bracket which doesn't come with the basic MSI boards, and will give me SPDIF in and out
Its the bog-standard MCP chipset, not the spangly Dolby MCP-T version, by the way.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Gav
Nforce Sound Vs Sb Live 5.1
Thanks Guys -
Looks like my SB Live is going to a new home - someone just offered me £25 for it so he can use it for music recording.
I'll post back here once I've set up the NForce sound and let you know if it does perform better..
Thanks again!!
Gav
SB Live 5.1 Vs Nvidia NForce
Hi all,
Many thanks for the replies - all greatly appreciated.
I took my SB Live 5.1 out on Saturday, enabled the Nforce and installed drivers (vers: 5.10 from the Nvidia website - system drivers - select Audio driver install only).
And the results were....
NForce is a lot faster - my PC (game-wise) feels like a new rig. Looks like its been a bottle-neck since I built it.
Again, many thanks for the help!!
Gav