Hey guys I'm thinking switching sound cards.

Robert McClelland · May 5, 2008, 10:03 PM

Right now my line is on my XFI Music card is going. And I need backup. I think might take 4-6weeks RMA it. So I need good cheap backup card would Turtle Beach TBS-3300-01 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Montego DDL Sound Card - Retail do? it's 45 bucks right now at newegg thinking buying tomorrow

Beside like I said I know it has only EAX 1 and 2 on but then again I don't play to much games with it only sports and haulin game lol and I watch moslty movies on my pc or listen tv from my direct tv line in.

kris23 · May 5, 2008, 10:06 PM

wait.... so your card died and you need a temporary one?

why not use on board sound for now?

Robert McClelland · May 5, 2008, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kris23

wait.... so your card died and you need a temporary one?

why not use on board sound for now?

temp one on board doesn't have 7.1 sound at all thats why I thinking get backup one. My sound card not dead yet it's just the line in getting broking on it.

kris23 · May 5, 2008, 11:11 PM

i dunno..... 50 is a good amount of money and then another 50 can get you a better card than the XtremeMusic.....

Robert McClelland · May 5, 2008, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by kris23

i dunno..... 50 is a good amount of money and then another 50 can get you a better card than the XtremeMusic.....

Well another 50 bucks I don't have thats why

I'm just thinking get beach card for now to I get my card RMA. Like I said kris I really don't play heavey game hardly lol. I mostly watch tv and play movies on my pc

beside it be good fit for my direc tv for that sound card.

**dj_stick** · May 6, 2008, 07:02 AM

just use onboard sound for now, almost no movies use anything other than 5.1 sound

compunerd · May 6, 2008, 08:56 AM

Have you considered HT Omega? I hear they are pretty good.

Matth · May 6, 2008, 11:21 AM

As a stopgap, why not go real cheap...
Newegg.com - ENCORE ENM232-8VIA 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards
VIA VT1723 is a "VIA Vinyl" family controller, model "Tremor" (Envy 24DT), and to do 7.1, it must be using the VT1618 codec.

No point going any dearer, if you just need a stopgap while the other one is fixed.

VIA Arena - Display Drivers - Driver for Vista32

VIA Arena - Display Drivers - And for XP32

Dated 7th March 2008

CMEDIA - the chipset of the next card up, have been asleep for a couple of years, since the last bit of news on the site is "Visit C-Media at Computex 2007, Hall 1, D630, D632", I'm guessing they all got lost on the way, and forgot to pay for the CMEDIA.COM domain (only C-Media Electronics | Total PC Audio Solutions left now). The trumpeted driver update (HydrogenAudio) was delayed then swept under the carpet, it's forum section removed. The forum itself is a pretty forlorn place, full of Windows Vista woes. (Beta Vista drivers for CMEDIA PCI audio on the forum, none on the main site). The best they managed for complaints of their onboards not working in Vista, was a "not our problem", blaming it on the BIOS not setiing it up correctly to activate generic HD-audio support.

Doing a javascript:alert(document.lastModified); on them did give a date not so lone ago, but possibly just a server change.

Anyway, until they show some sign of genuine activity, it would be fair to treat CMEDIA as dead!

Robert McClelland · May 6, 2008, 12:55 PM

how about this? Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards there 30 buck rebate on the gamer card

or this about same price after rebate

can't decided reply quick thanks. [Newegg.com - AuzenTech XPlosion 7.1 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards they both have rebates on them.

kris23 · May 6, 2008, 06:40 PM

Newegg.com - AuzenTech AZT-XPCINE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface X-Plosion 7.1 Cinema Audio Card - Sound Cards

rebate is pretty nice and its a quality card

mike2h · May 6, 2008, 06:45 PM

just sk it up & use onboard sound. unless you got $$ to burn having a 'bkup' soundcard is a waste imo.
however if your going to get one consider someting that will help u in your driver development, if that is possible.

***Veridian3*** · May 6, 2008, 07:33 PM

If you really must buy a 7.1 card for a short amount of time then i don't know why you would need anything more than: Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards but personally i think you should just use the onboard and save the cash.

Robert McClelland · May 6, 2008, 09:43 PM

Well guys I thinking gettting this one

that way I can do drivers mods with this card also while I be waiting get my other one fix. Newegg.com - AuzenTech XPlosion 7.1 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards
I need get something for fiber optic if I get PS3 or something down line

and my direc tv has that too with that input so that be great for full sound.

kris23 · May 6, 2008, 09:54 PM

i dont like the idea of a crap back up card.... id rather get an equivalent card so you can use both.... lol

id get the Cinema card i posted because it has more features that you could play with on the programming level... the card you want is also discontinued so its a good idea to get the one that isnt...

Necrosis · May 7, 2008, 10:35 PM

Didn't you have the same problem on your other card?