Help, choosing soundcard for DFI K6BV3+

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sevendp
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Help, choosing soundcard for DFI K6BV3+

Post by sevendp »

hi, im new here.....
my rig:

AMD K6-2 350
DFI K6BV3+
SDRAM 256 MB
GeForce MX460 64 DDR
20 GB + 10 GB Seagate HDD
380W Generic PSU
Win98SE

last few years i OC it to 100Mhz x 4 for daily use (4-5 years OC). but now i put it on the standart clock.

my Q:
1. my old soundcard SoundBlaster 32 (ISA) is broken, i will buy new one.....
what brand+type of souncard do you suggest for my rig?
can it be under 10 us$? :)

2. how to optimize my rig so i can play WC3 ROC, i mean better FPS (if possible)

3. can i use via driver hyperion? which driver version work best in this mobo? and which version of geforce driver work best for gforce 460mx?

thanks and sorry for my spell
dp
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Stedman5040
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Post by Stedman5040 »

From your set up it looks as if your rig is rather cpu limited. With regards to better FPS you need to upgrade your cpu to, preferably, a K6+ line or K6-III processor. There are good articles on this. see below

http://www.aceshardware.com/Spades/read ... cle_id=106

http://www.aceshardware.com/read.jsp?id=126

there are plenty of other articles too on the net on sites such as anandtech and lost circuits.

I would go for a sound card from e-bay. I have a Sound Blaster Live 5.1 which works good for me and you will probably get one on e-bay for less than your budget requirement. However if you want to use the surround sound the speakers with the card it will cost you a lot more than your budget.

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KachiWachi
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Post by KachiWachi »

Something using a C-Media chip would use less resources than an SB chip. :wink:

Once the PCChips Lottery BBS comes back up, I'll post the chip ID that was mentioned there to me many moons ago.
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Post by Guest »

i see.......
maybe i should build new rig if i want still to play wc3 (sempron maybe :) )
i already ask about SB in my retailer......
SB Live 5.1 = 25 $
Audigy Value = 35 $
Yamaha = 12 $

its always good to upgrade too higher rank of product (Audigy for longer investment, and sure my AtlhonXP 2500 can use it better than the onboard realtek)
but for now, i dont think my K6 can handle well with this Audigy.
so maybe i will go for SB 5.1 or Yamaha.
i dont know what brand/type using Cmedia Chip....
can you tell me?

thx a lot
dp
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Post by sevendp »

http://www.soundblaster.com/products/pr ... duct=14184

according to that, the minimum system req for SB 5.1 is 500 MHz CPU
can K6-2 350 handle it?
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Post by tazwegion »

KachiWachi wrote:Something using a C-Media chip would use less resources than an SB chip. :wink:
I know what you mean, back when I used my K62-500 everyday (for everything) I noted the poor performance (read as lag) watching DVD's with my ISA soundblaster 32AWE (which I still have BTW :P), using a PCI soundcard made a visable difference... it's chip was the C-media CMI8738 (5.1) ;)


Genius - Audio 5.1channel PCI

System requirements
* PII-266+
* 40Mb HDD+
* 16Mb system RAM
* PCI support
* CD-ROM
* Speakers
* Windows XP/ME/2000/98/95/NT, MS-DOS & Linux

BTW other than picking up a better CPU... upping the FSB may help a little with system response ;)
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Post by DonPedro »

as best driver for your gf 4mx460 I strongly suggest the lowest possible driver version available for that card. i.e. 28.32. the more recent the driver version the less it is optimized for the k6-series (regarding fps speed).

but undoubtedly nvidia did a good job in providing better dvd support in their most recent drivers.
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