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Re: KT266A Chipset and SB Audigy: Are They Compatible?

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From: NewsBrowser
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.
>
>
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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"

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