Hey All-
I've got what I think (although audiophiles will wince I am sure) is a nice 2.1 speaker set in my Klipsch ProMedia 2.1's. My current mobo is an old nForce 2 with the SoundStorm audio which has treated me great for the past couple of years. I am getting a new mobo so I can upgrade my CPU and alas SoundStorm is leaving me. The new mobo has "Realtek 850 7.1 channel AC'97 audio codec" listed as the on board audio. I've heard a few people say it isn't bad, but was curious as to how it would compare to my old SoundStorm and or a low end stand alone card, I don't have much cash to be spending on a seperate audio card unless really necessary so it wouldn't be anything fancy, i would just hate to have some good quality speakers trashed by crummy audio output (I won't be doing any recording/input).
Thanks!
I've got what I think (although audiophiles will wince I am sure) is a nice 2.1 speaker set in my Klipsch ProMedia 2.1's. My current mobo is an old nForce 2 with the SoundStorm audio which has treated me great for the past couple of years. I am getting a new mobo so I can upgrade my CPU and alas SoundStorm is leaving me. The new mobo has "Realtek 850 7.1 channel AC'97 audio codec" listed as the on board audio. I've heard a few people say it isn't bad, but was curious as to how it would compare to my old SoundStorm and or a low end stand alone card, I don't have much cash to be spending on a seperate audio card unless really necessary so it wouldn't be anything fancy, i would just hate to have some good quality speakers trashed by crummy audio output (I won't be doing any recording/input).
Thanks!