Okay, I'm having some random hiccups with this new card I got...
I've been using my X58A-UD3R's onboard soundcard, but recently I realised that lockups I've been having in BF2 and 3 have been an issue of Realtek's drivers and Punkbuster. So, with EA unable to fix it, I decided to say "fudge it" and buy a new soundcard.
I ended up with the one on the title. Pretty robust, according to web reviews, and I got it for 40 euros retail, good price for it.
Thing is, sometimes it just refuses to play sound. I hook up the jack to its green slot and... nothing. The playback is identified and I can see the volume going up and down in the mixer, but the card refuses to get it through to the speakers.
So I thought maybe it's a problem of the speakers at first. I hook up the 5mm jack to my HTC Desire HD, and sound plays nice... So I think "what the hell, maybe I did something wrong.". Then I re-hook the jack to the sound card and voila, sound plays fine.
Sometimes this would happen on boot. Windows loads, I try to listen to something but no sound is played. I unhook and rehook the jack, and sound plays fine. Or I restart and again, voila, sound.
What might be causing that? Defective card?
Any other info you'd like me to provide?
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