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Sound chipset on Abit NF7-S
In few months I'll buy MB ABIT NF7-S with Sound SoundStorm 5.1 chipset, and
Barton 2500+ Now I have P3, ASUS motherboard and Creative Labs Live 1024 sound card with 3D Surround. Is it SoundStorm chipset better than my old SB Creative Labs sound card? Can I continue to use my old SB CL on my new motherboard? tnx |
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"John_2001" wrote in message ... In few months I'll buy MB ABIT NF7-S with Sound SoundStorm 5.1 chipset, and Barton 2500+ Now I have P3, ASUS motherboard and Creative Labs Live 1024 sound card with 3D Surround. Is it SoundStorm chipset better than my old SB Creative Labs sound card? Can I continue to use my old SB CL on my new motherboard? tnx "better"? If you connect it to a DD 5.1 surround system and arn't plagued by clicks and pops too much it's fantastic. If you connect via analogue then you can get awful problems resuting from the crap realtek DAC. On the other hand if EAX is your thing then nothing beats creative. But creative Live cards have clicks and pops in non-intel boards such as VIA, and this is a non intel board. |
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In few months I'll buy............
I bet they will be on another revision or two by then :-) -- Regards Morgan |
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I use a NF7 board with a Soundblaster live 4.1 digital, sounds sweet
with the creative 4.1 speakersystem Ogre Morgan wrote: In few months I'll buy............ I bet they will be on another revision or two by then :-) |
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If I am correct, your SB is 2 channel? The sound on the NF7-S is 5.1, plus
it has SPDIF out. I comes with quite an array of equalizing adjustments, very much an improvement over the standard SB and I suggest the SPDIF places it above the Creative Audigy. Visit www.avsforum.com for some great information on sound cards, you will probably find information on the NF7-S sound also. I have no problems with mine, sound quite rich and full. Hope this helps, Alan "John_2001" wrote in message ... In few months I'll buy MB ABIT NF7-S with Sound SoundStorm 5.1 chipset, and Barton 2500+ Now I have P3, ASUS motherboard and Creative Labs Live 1024 sound card with 3D Surround. Is it SoundStorm chipset better than my old SB Creative Labs sound card? Can I continue to use my old SB CL on my new motherboard? tnx |
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LOL in a 'few months' a faster Barton cpu will cost the same as that Barton
2500+ and there WILL be newer and better M/B's available... I suugest you evaluate what's on the market when buy the system... ...also I've found 'inbuilt' sound and video to be very poor on motherboards.. more than adequate if you just want 'a video' card or 'some kind' of sound then its usually a cheap and easy wasy to get sound and video.. I can't speak for this particular chip as i've not heard it.. but other 5.1 onboard sound chips have been low quality.. these chips are usually high on 'features' (to sell the board) like 5.1 and spdif out etc.. but low on quality.. despite what some people think all 5.1 sound cards don't sound the same.. and a good soundcard (like an audigy or audigy2) will always sound better even with an analogue out than a cheap card with digital out. "John_2001" wrote in message ... In few months I'll buy MB ABIT NF7-S with Sound SoundStorm 5.1 chipset, and Barton 2500+ Now I have P3, ASUS motherboard and Creative Labs Live 1024 sound card with 3D Surround. Is it SoundStorm chipset better than my old SB Creative Labs sound card? Can I continue to use my old SB CL on my new motherboard? tnx |
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"Simon Bussey" wrote in message ... LOL in a 'few months' a faster Barton cpu will cost the same as that Barton 2500+ and there WILL be newer and better M/B's available... I suugest you evaluate what's on the market when buy the system... ..also I've found 'inbuilt' sound and video to be very poor on motherboards.. more than adequate if you just want 'a video' card or 'some kind' of sound then its usually a cheap and easy wasy to get sound and video.. I can't speak for this particular chip as i've not heard it.. but other 5.1 onboard sound chips have been low quality.. these chips are usually high on 'features' (to sell the board) like 5.1 and spdif out etc.. but low on quality.. despite what some people think all 5.1 sound cards don't sound the same.. and a good soundcard (like an audigy or audigy2) will always sound better even with an analogue out than a cheap card with digital out. That was true with the usaual ac97 codec systems. The Nvidia APU is derived from their work on the XBOX so are you suggesting the sound on the XBOX is crap as well? |
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"John Russell" wrote in message ... "John_2001" wrote in message ... In few months I'll buy MB ABIT NF7-S with Sound SoundStorm 5.1 chipset, and Barton 2500+ Now I have P3, ASUS motherboard and Creative Labs Live 1024 sound card with 3D Surround. Is it SoundStorm chipset better than my old SB Creative Labs sound card? Can I continue to use my old SB CL on my new motherboard? tnx "better"? If you connect it to a DD 5.1 surround system and arn't plagued by clicks and pops too much it's fantastic. If you connect via analogue then you can get awful problems resuting from the crap realtek DAC. On the other hand if EAX is your thing then nothing beats creative. But creative Live cards have clicks and pops in non-intel boards such as VIA, and this is a non intel board. Please note that he's asking about the Soundstorm in an Abit NF7, and not the Realtek in an Abit IC7. And the board uses and Nvidia chipset, not VIA. Totally different kettle of fish in both cases. I'd pick the Soundstorm over an SB Live any day of the week. |
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"Skid" wrote in message . net... "John Russell" wrote in message ... "John_2001" wrote in message ... In few months I'll buy MB ABIT NF7-S with Sound SoundStorm 5.1 chipset, and Barton 2500+ Now I have P3, ASUS motherboard and Creative Labs Live 1024 sound card with 3D Surround. Is it SoundStorm chipset better than my old SB Creative Labs sound card? Can I continue to use my old SB CL on my new motherboard? tnx "better"? If you connect it to a DD 5.1 surround system and arn't plagued by clicks and pops too much it's fantastic. If you connect via analogue then you can get awful problems resuting from the crap realtek DAC. On the other hand if EAX is your thing then nothing beats creative. But creative Live cards have clicks and pops in non-intel boards such as VIA, and this is a non intel board. Please note that he's asking about the Soundstorm in an Abit NF7, and not the Realtek in an Abit IC7. You'll be pleased to know that the Nf-7s APU is a digital only device. Anyone who uses analog out does so by using the DAC in the external ac97 chip. And the board uses and Nvidia chipset, not VIA. Creative are part of the great wintel consiporacy and seem to make little effort to build their products with non intel boards in mind. |
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"John_2001" wrote in message ... In few months I'll buy MB ABIT NF7-S with Sound SoundStorm 5.1 chipset, and Barton 2500+ Now I have P3, ASUS motherboard and Creative Labs Live 1024 sound card with 3D Surround. Is it SoundStorm chipset better than my old SB Creative Labs sound card? Can I continue to use my old SB CL on my new motherboard? tnx I have the NF7-S and have had a SB live 5.1 card in it. I have made a direct comparison and the on-board (analog) sound is better than the SB Live 5.1; I have removed the card and have been using the on-board sound since, as it is far superior. No, you can't use both the on-board sound and the sound card; it must be one or the other. |
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