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Article #483Re: KT266A Chipset and SB Audigy: Are They Compatible?
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Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 22:27
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 22:27
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On 30 Sep 2001 05:20:15 -0500, "Jim A." <not@home.net> wrote: >NewsBrowser <Newsbrowser@Newbrowser.com> wrote in >news:aedcrtkdv7fitovovh9ncn715j4gpmpqqm@4ax.com: > >> Wrong Question. >> >> Let me paraphrase, what you should be asking. >> >> Can Creative Labs design a proper PCI Bus Chipset that does not cause >> hissing and some data corruption (on some chipsets ) or stuttering (on >> other chipsets). >> >> /rant on >> Basically, I personally that creative labs create their sound cards >> with the feeling that they will be the only thing on the PCI Bus and >> the hell with the rest of devices on the bus. Its not that Creative >> Labs will change their design philosophy anytime soon in the future >> because they have very little competition and very little regard for >> the ultra highpower user. >> /rant off >> >> But, yet I have a SBLive strangely enough never had a problem with it. >> My System: >> Athlon Classic 700 >> EPOX 7KXA w VIA686A Chipset >> 256 MB DRAM (PC 100) >> Generic Ethernet Card with Cable Modem Interface >> Plextor CD-RW 12/10/32A >> Maxtor UDMA 33 Harddrive >> Maxtor UDMA 66 Harddrive. >> >> By the http://www.viahardware.com has fixes for any problem that you >> may have. >> >> >> >> -Ralph Watson >> My real E-Mail Address is "Ralphwat-dot-home-at-excite dot com" >> >> <searching for a .sig > > > >I also had an SBLive in my old system (ASUS A7V w/ KT133 chipset) and never >had a problem with it. I just made sure I had the latest mobo drivers >before installing it. I may not have a problem using the Audigy with the >KT266A board, but after doing some more research I've decided to go with >the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz for gaming and the Midiman Audiophile 2496 for >my pro audio/MIDI recording. > >Jim A. > > >-----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- >http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > Check out our new Unlimited Server. No Download or Time Limits! >-----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! ==----- Don't know how reputable the reviewers were but I picked this up on HardOCP.com http://www.tbreak.com/hard/othr/audigy_ex/page1.asp I couldn't get the page to load because their Advertisement server was down. But, HardOCP said In short "no problems" -ralph -Ralph Watson My real E-Mail Address is "Ralphwat-dot-home-at-excite dot com" <searching for a .sig >
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