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    Sound card question

    I'm looking for a new sound card for my brother's system. The board is a Gigabyte MA-880-US3 (i think that's the model). Anyway, we tried a Creative X-Fi PCIe card (came with an MSI board) and it conflicted with in, meaning it would turn off LAN everytime I plugged it in... even in different slots (and this was even before windows booted)... took that card and put it into my main rig and it fired up fine, so I definitely know it's the board and not the card.
    So now I'm looking for a new card but not sure if we should go PCI-e or PCI? Currently looking at the Asus DX and D1 cards. DX is PCIe and D1 is PCI... what shall I buy?
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    Re: Sound card question

    go pci-e x1 if you can fit it in
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829132006

    if you want pci:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829132013

    if you want usb:
    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...Recording.html (i know its an audio interface, but it has decent D/A in it)

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._Micro_II.html (turtle beach is usually safe...)

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._Surround.html (usb x-fi shouldn't conflict)


    have you tried just resolving the conflict?

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      #3
      Re: Sound card question

      He's in Australia.

      Try changing the IRQ of the on-board LAN and see if the sound card works then.

      There is no point [advantage] in using PCI-E bandwidth for basic sound.
      - Just use whichever is cheaper.

      Personally I'd use the PCI to leave the PCI-E slot available for something more important later.
      [Like a RAID card or add-in LAN card should the on-board crap out.]
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        Re: Sound card question

        Well I purchased the Asus Xonar D1 PCI sound card and I'd have to say I'm really happy. Crystal clear sound and no conflicts with devices... but I have a small issue. My front panel header on my case won't work... I plugged it into the header of the new sound card and it doesn't work at all.

        My front panel is an AC'97 and it says it supports it (and also HD Audio), but why won't it work? have I missed a setting somewhere?
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          #5
          Re: Sound card question

          could be... have you checked the drivers to enable the headers (if any)? otherwise, not sure, unless there's another header. did the front panel work before?

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