i have the following motherboard with "onboard audio"... http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Products/P ... 90&LanID=9
now i have Sound Blaster Audigy LS sound card lying around. should i go ahead and install the sound card or is the onboard audio "superior" to the add in sound card?
what would get me better performance in games, etc.?
Sound Card Question
Sound Card Question
"I didn't do it!!!!"
__________________
__________________
-
FlyingPenguin
- Flightless Bird
- Posts: 33162
- Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2000 11:13 am
- Location: Central Florida
- Contact:
That board has a Realtek AC97 audio chipset. Far as I'm concerned it's as good as the SB Audigy without the Audigy driver issues and the bloated background apps.
I'd use the onboard unless there's some specific feature in the Audigy you like.
I'd use the onboard unless there's some specific feature in the Audigy you like.
---
“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” - Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez
“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” - Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez
-
GuardianAsher
- Golden Member
- Posts: 1102
- Joined: Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:30 am
- Location: Lubbock, TX