[deleted24062011]

any suggestions on a new sound card? i have on board audio with Realtek ac97 but it isn't working. i put an old pci sound card into my pc but it just sounds horrible!
thanks

 

[Rebellion88]

Heres a few good ones for a cheap budget,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102011

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829118109

 

[TheMatt]

What is not working about the sound? Have you installed the correct drivers?

BTW, I have moved you to Sound Cards.

 

[deleted24062011]

yep i got the right drivers installed. no sound will play back. i have uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers, but still nothing. that is my on board sound, i have a creative audiopci (es1370), sb pci 64/128 (wdm) installed right now, and that sounds horrible.
thanks for the info i looked on tigerdirect last night and found one i think i'm going to buy soon.

 

[Rebellion88]

I had the same problem, with realtek ac97 sound codec, the newest version caused me to have no sound what so ever. I would try and find some previous version of the drivers and go to www.driveragent.com to check your systems drivers are working and up to date.

 

[Daedalus]

I am also currently using Realtek AC97 Audio. What motherboard do you have? You may need to enable the onboard device in your BIOS setup.

 

[A-Nick4me]

I am also currently using Realtek AC97 Audio.
And it works well with the driver that came preinstalled installed with the computer.

Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Driver Date: 19/08/2005
Driver Version: 5.10.0.5900

 

[TheMatt]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829118109

This would be my choice, since you get optical S/PDIF output.

 

[ecc83]

Depends what you want a sound card for. If you do a lot of games, Sound Blaster (but don't come to me if you have problems) Music creation, MIDI, 24bit stuff, cheapest option is Audiophile 2496, has only coax dig i/o but you can get an optical converter for $15.00 if you really need ops.
Rock on
Dave

 

[deleted24062011]

thanks for the suggestions, i forgot i had posted one about that. but what i'm doing right now until i get some extra money for a new card. i just don't turn up the system volume:4-thatsba , i just use the speaker volume. the crackling noise doesn't happen that way. :4-dontkno