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Anonymous   10-08-2001 at 08:48:01 PM

I have a soundblast live Value Pci 5.1 I think is the version. When I run games like quake, Red faction, etc it is very choopy and causes the game to lag and become jerky. I have the latest version of Liveware 3.0 I think but that didnt seem to help. The reason I am sure its the sound card if i disable it in system properties it runs fine. Any suggetions? Should I just get another card like audigy or what? Thanks....

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FatBurger   10-08-2001 at 10:26:40 PM
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System specs?

If you're going to buy another card because of this problem, I'd suggest going with another company. Typically Creative cards share problems very well.

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Anonymous   10-08-2001 at 10:45:41 PM
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System is mobo is a Kt7-Raid, Duron 1400 processor, 356 ram, asus 6600 agp vid card, My system is strong enough to run any 3d game well I thnik but the sound is very laggy and choppy if not Creative then what card would you suggest?

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Crashman   10-09-2001 at 01:08:42 AM
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Let me give you a hand up on the anything but Creative bandwagon. You would find that even the old Vortex 2 cards (including Diamond MX300, Aureal SQ2500, TB Montego II)offer better sound, as does the Phillips Accoustice Edge. A lot of people are using the Herculees Game Theater and enjoying it. The Turtle Beach Santa Cruize is nice as well. If you want something cheap that is about equal in sound quality to the Creative cards, the ESS Canyon 3d sound chip is avaiable on many cards from several manufacturers and goes for $20-$50. Best of all, none of these have the system related problems of the Live series.

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FatBurger   10-09-2001 at 01:56:36 AM
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A lot of people are using the Herculees Game Theater and enjoying it. The Turtle Beach Santa Cruize is nice as well.



I have the Game Theater XP and love it. The Santa Cruz has the same sound chip on it (just thought I'd mention that). Cheaper and not as many features, so it depends on what you want.
I've never used any of the other cards Crashman suggests, but he knows what he's talking about.

BTW, is that an overclocked Duron, or actually an Athlon? They don't make Durons above 1100.

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