hi all.

 

what is the best soundcard for a win98se system?!

 

 

 

my computer came back from the shop, but they had to use a very

"cheap" soundcard for it, a C-Media CMI 8738/c3dx PCI, 6 channel. It

sounds OK, even with the version 1.0 driver in it.But: I wonder if i

am missing something?!

 

I find in the stores that all of the new sound cards are for winxp,

now, I cannot use them.

I know that on Amazon.com, and other places, that there are many many

older cards now real cheap. but which one is a good card made with

98se compatibility?

 

It is for a gaming computer, cannot use too too much cpu-cycles.

sempron 1800, a sis741gx motherboard, 1 gig ram.

 

So how is my currant C-media card, compared to some of the others?

should I stick with that one?

 

Audigy 2 zs, that card was once made for win98se, but I see at best

buy that even now they are winxp only.

 

so many cards, and seems that everone that i read about has "issues"

somewheres.

 

thanks...freestone

I don't have a recommendation but I have to ask, if your current card sounds

OK and presents no problems, why are you even looking? Granted, I have a

tin ear but I have never really noticed any difference except when I have

added decent speakers.

 

--

Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2007

 

 

"freestonew" <freestonew@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:1183243205.353142.21980@k29g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...

> hi all.

>

> what is the best soundcard for a win98se system?!

>

>

>

> my computer came back from the shop, but they had to use a very

> "cheap" soundcard for it, a C-Media CMI 8738/c3dx PCI, 6 channel. It

> sounds OK, even with the version 1.0 driver in it.But: I wonder if i

> am missing something?!

>

> I find in the stores that all of the new sound cards are for winxp,

> now, I cannot use them.

> I know that on Amazon.com, and other places, that there are many many

> older cards now real cheap. but which one is a good card made with

> 98se compatibility?

>

> It is for a gaming computer, cannot use too too much cpu-cycles.

> sempron 1800, a sis741gx motherboard, 1 gig ram.

>

> So how is my currant C-media card, compared to some of the others?

> should I stick with that one?

>

> Audigy 2 zs, that card was once made for win98se, but I see at best

> buy that even now they are winxp only.

>

> so many cards, and seems that everone that i read about has "issues"

> somewheres.

>

> thanks...freestone

>

freestonew wrote:

> Audigy 2 zs, that card was once made for win98se, but I see at

> best buy that even now they are winxp only.

 

The retail box for Audigy 2 and Audigy 2 Platinum list win-98se as a

compatible OS.

 

I have both cards but haven't yet installed them on any system.

They're probably 3 years old at this point.

 

I don't know what the "zs" indicates in "Audigy 2 zs".