Quality of Abit NF7-S V.2 onboard sound?

[GregSX]

I've just ordered a mess of new components for a system rebuild, among them an Abit NF7-S Version 2 mobo. I didn't order a separate sound card, since the NF7-S has onboard sound, but I'm wondering... should I have?

I have only a three speaker (left, right, subwoofer) speaker system, and in my current 'puter I have a Soundblaster Live! Gamer 5.1 that's getting a bit long in the tooth, but has been sufficient for my gaming purposes so far.

Will the onboard sound of the NF7-S serve my purposes? Is it worth considering a future upgrade?

I welcome any thoughts! TIA.

 

[Nights_L]

the APU on nForce2 is one of the best sound system you could get..it beats ur SBLive 5.1, so don't worry

 

[Cybercraig]

You just wasted your money. The Soundstorm will be a little better that the card you bought!

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. Now, let's eat!

 

[upec]

The onboard sound is pretty good. I would not waste money on a new sound card.

 

[GregSX]

<i>You just wasted your money. The Soundstorm will be a little better that the card you bought</i>

I didn't waste my money on the soundcard. I've had it for a couple of years, on my old system. So I'll just use it for my secondary computer.

Thanks for the tips all.

 

[Coyote]

about the only reason for soundcard in an nf7-s is for the gameport. The nf7 series doesn't have one.

Mobile XP 2600+ (11X200)
Abit NF7-S v 2.0
Maxtor 60GB ATA 133 7200RPM
512MB Corsair Twinx 3200LL
BBA 9800 Pro
Enermax Noisetaker 420 watts
Win98SE

 

[Obtuse]

And they left it out of the Nforce3, argghhhh!!!

"It's too late now anyway. That song is stuck in my head and the only way to get rid of it is to blow it out. With a bullet!! - Carl

 

[Cybercraig]

Nope, the VNF3-250 Chaintech board has one built-in to the Audio-Riser card.

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. Now, let's eat!