Note: This relates to sound mostly and not sound cards outright, but this seemed the best place to post. Gimme a break, I'm new here.
So I've been having horrible sound issues on my computer for a long while, specifically on PC games. The issue is that sound is irredeemably choppy on very many games.
Original: Dell Dimension 3000
Intel Extreme Graphics 2 (82865G controller) integrated video
SoundMAX integrated sound
Modified: Radeon X1300 PCI (was Radeon 9250 PCI a week ago)
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer Edition
I've followed dell.com's procedure for enabling new sound cards and video cards on the Dimension 3000, and still have some issues that I'm fairly confident are caused in some part to onboard devices. Video display is up to adequate FPS in the afformentioned games, and the new card has DirectX9.0c and the latest pixel shaders models, etc. The onboard sound can be outright disabled in BIOS options, and now doesn't appear in device manager, so I think I can count that out. The onboard graphics, however, can't be disabled in BIOS and still appears in the device manager (and is disabled there).
Also, I've gone into DXDiag.exe and minimized the "Hardware Sound Acceleration Level". In the "Troubleshoot" tab in Advanced Display Properties, I've manually moved Hardware Acceleration to as low as it can be with still running. None of these have undone the afformentioned sound issue.
If anyone can help me I would be incredibly thankful.
So I've been having horrible sound issues on my computer for a long while, specifically on PC games. The issue is that sound is irredeemably choppy on very many games.
Original: Dell Dimension 3000
Intel Extreme Graphics 2 (82865G controller) integrated video
SoundMAX integrated sound
Modified: Radeon X1300 PCI (was Radeon 9250 PCI a week ago)
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer Edition
I've followed dell.com's procedure for enabling new sound cards and video cards on the Dimension 3000, and still have some issues that I'm fairly confident are caused in some part to onboard devices. Video display is up to adequate FPS in the afformentioned games, and the new card has DirectX9.0c and the latest pixel shaders models, etc. The onboard sound can be outright disabled in BIOS options, and now doesn't appear in device manager, so I think I can count that out. The onboard graphics, however, can't be disabled in BIOS and still appears in the device manager (and is disabled there).
Also, I've gone into DXDiag.exe and minimized the "Hardware Sound Acceleration Level". In the "Troubleshoot" tab in Advanced Display Properties, I've manually moved Hardware Acceleration to as low as it can be with still running. None of these have undone the afformentioned sound issue.
If anyone can help me I would be incredibly thankful.