Sound cards

[Odball-1]

What sound cards do I have to choose from that I can buy to replace the on board sound card to fix this bloody crash issue ?

[Darkmoore]

I would recommend any Soundblaster.

[Naiya]

I agree with Dark. i'm using a creative labs sound card and it is my happy place. I've never had a problem with them and I've used them for years

[Odball-1]

I got an older than dirt soround sound Creative platinum card around here I think. Would that work ?

[Naiya]

it depends on your definition of "older than dirt" if it's a Live! card it might. older than that and I'm not sure - it will depend on if it is better than the onboard.

[Darkmoore]

Until mine died recently, I was using a 6 year old Live! card. Worked beautifully. The biggest advantage of using any sound card is that it takes the stress off of your processor by handling all of the sound.

[Fyrestrom]

My "Older than Dirt" Soundblaster PCI 512 would only run in software mode on Vanguard. I bought a Soundblaster Audigy for around $30 and was able to get VG running in hardware mode.

Here is a link : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102002

[Naiya]

gratz!

[Odball-1]

Yeah it's a live, I refer to older than dirt cuase it was my first pc I built in 99 I think it was.


Hard part is locating where I put it if I didn't toss it when I tossed a bunch of old graphics cards and some otehr vintage boards..

[Odball-1]

Nope, the live! card is gone, either tossed out, or otherwise missing... =(

But I still want to know why I would crash only in discovery, and VGplayers update, and if I disabled the sound card at the hardware manager what correlation that has.