posted 01-28-2000 10:42 AM
I just got a new CPU & MB and would like to purchase a new sound card as well! Could some of you guys give me a few suggestions as to what to get? I don't need anything expensive, but I do want something better than average!
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Greggy_D
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posted 01-28-2000 11:06 AM
Get the Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer. It does EAX positional sound and comes with the FULL versions of Need for Speed High Stakes, Thief, and, Descent3. It's around 60-70 bucks from buy.com. Also has very low CPU utilization.
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Truro
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posted 01-28-2000 11:16 AM
Also, Comp USA has the Montego II Quad for $49 this week, Saturday is last day. If you have any favorite games that support EAX or A3D, that should be a factor in what card you buy.
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Dr. Claw
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posted 01-29-2000 09:54 AM
You might want to check out the Diamond Monster MX300. I got mine for just over $42 from some place in WA after checking for prices and info on www.killerapp.com. It got good reviews and suits me just fine.
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DBond
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posted 01-30-2000 07:49 AM
These guys are right. They have mentioned the only 3 sound boards you should consider, IMO. Even though I own a Montego II, and like it very much, the SBLive! has the lowest CPU utilization. All 3, the SBLive, MX300, and Montego support positional sound as Greggy_D mentioned. Can't go wrong with any of them.
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Shavah
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posted 01-30-2000 02:32 PM
If you can find one the I.O Magic brand boards are very good. I have a Magicwave PCI board in my PC that I picked up at CompUSA a few months back for $36. These cards have A3D positional audio chipset, DOS enulation that can't be beat(if you need it) and a rock steady digital gameport. CPU usage is also very miserly where these cards are concerned. I have had NO problems with it whatsoever running any game/sim and set up was a snap.
For the price it is the sound card steal of the year IMO.
posted 01-31-2000 10:35 AM
Hell, you could always buy *my* soundcard so I could upgrade. It's a not-so-brand-spanking-new Soundblaster 32 (essentially an AWE32 value). It's one of those Ultra-modern (10 years ago!) ISA cards, and as a game thingy on the back.
It's been fully soak-tested (4 years and counting!) so I can probably guarantee it'll work (as long as your machine *has* ISA slots - not everyone's is modern enough for this!). I'd even blow the dust off it for no additional charge...
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posted 01-28-2000 10:42 AM
