aaron
9-08-02, 03:21 PM
Ok I know Creative Labs makes about 32,467 different types of sound cards, and I don't feel like researching every card. Right now I have a Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA card. I absolutely love it, BUT, I'm looking at upgrading to a Pentium 4 probably next year, and I cannot find ANY Pentium 4 motherboards that have ISA slots.
Mainly I hate PCI sound cards because several of my DOS games sound like total shit under PCI sound. I bought a first generation SB Live in 99 and it was just total shit. Almost all of my DOS and DOS 32 games made a really loud buzzing sound, yet nothing under Windows did this. Hence, I have an ISA card.
I can deal with getting a PCI card, but heres my dilemma. I found an SB16 PCI WAVE128 Voice 3D card for $20, which I have used and they are alright, but DOS games STILL have problems under those. I can get the SB Live card for around $40, and the Audigy cards for $100 and up.
Well, I don't need anything spectacular. I'm not a heavy gamer, mostly I just listen to music. I know the SB16 will work fine, but when I do play games (rarely), I want it to sound GOOD. My AWE 64 Gold does a great job, but I'm going to have to retire it soon. So now I need to find a good replacement card.
I don't need a $150 sound card, I know that much. Sound isn't THAT important to me, but I am willing to spend some green on it, just to get good sound, including gaming, when I do it.
So what can anybody recommend me? Again, gaming is not a big deal, but when I do play, I want great quality. Most of those high end SB cards are just way overkill for me.
Mainly I hate PCI sound cards because several of my DOS games sound like total shit under PCI sound. I bought a first generation SB Live in 99 and it was just total shit. Almost all of my DOS and DOS 32 games made a really loud buzzing sound, yet nothing under Windows did this. Hence, I have an ISA card.
I can deal with getting a PCI card, but heres my dilemma. I found an SB16 PCI WAVE128 Voice 3D card for $20, which I have used and they are alright, but DOS games STILL have problems under those. I can get the SB Live card for around $40, and the Audigy cards for $100 and up.
Well, I don't need anything spectacular. I'm not a heavy gamer, mostly I just listen to music. I know the SB16 will work fine, but when I do play games (rarely), I want it to sound GOOD. My AWE 64 Gold does a great job, but I'm going to have to retire it soon. So now I need to find a good replacement card.
I don't need a $150 sound card, I know that much. Sound isn't THAT important to me, but I am willing to spend some green on it, just to get good sound, including gaming, when I do it.
So what can anybody recommend me? Again, gaming is not a big deal, but when I do play, I want great quality. Most of those high end SB cards are just way overkill for me.