SB Audigy
Just wanted to know how many of you are acutally interested in this one. I fugured they would roll out a new card when XP comes out. .
Just wanted to know how many of you are acutally interested in this one. I fugured they would roll out a new card when XP comes out.
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Well, if creative will support it instead of putting out half assed drivers, I think it might fly. But creative has pissed off quite a few customers with the poor Win2k support.
I believe in one of my rants I posted that they would roll out a new card when XP came out to force you to upgrade. Figured it would be around Christmas tho. But nonetheless, they will sell a ton of them cause of marketing alone, taking a page from Intel. Consumers like things in flashy boxes.
I am still boycotting Creative Labs over the W2K driver issue. I just don't trust them anymore.
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Sorry guys but it really dosen't have any to do with SBLive drivers,
it has more to do with newer motherboard namelee VIA some newer Intel chip and few unlucky user.
Think about it in last yrs half only thoses motherboard have had the problem.
How ever CL will be come with new drivers format know as UDA I have test the Liveware Beta UDA drivers very good I think.
Just give you idea on what comeing next & not just for new Audugy card
http://audigy.boom.mu/drivers/drivers.html
Remember that EMU10K1 processor came out in 1998, three years before thoses chip set came out and before Win2000.
it has more to do with newer motherboard namelee VIA some newer Intel chip and few unlucky user.
Think about it in last yrs half only thoses motherboard have had the problem.
How ever CL will be come with new drivers format know as UDA I have test the Liveware Beta UDA drivers very good I think.
Just give you idea on what comeing next & not just for new Audugy card
http://audigy.boom.mu/drivers/drivers.html
Remember that EMU10K1 processor came out in 1998, three years before thoses chip set came out and before Win2000.
I have a Hercules Game THeatre and my friend has A santa Cruz card and we were both stunned at how much better quality these cards are. I know they are newer then the live but everything sounds so much better.
I think Creative has the same problem ATI has. IT develops really good hardware then stops. No attempt at improving drivers since it can push its products trhough OEM's like there's no Tommorrow. If they would spend half as much time adverstising and more time developing drivers then they wouldn't have this problem.
Nvidia is where its at today because of good drivers. They add performance to each set that comes out. I will only buy this card if and when my current Hercules no longer does what I need and Creative gets there act together and redeems themselves for past mistakes. Thats a pretty big IF........
I think Creative has the same problem ATI has. IT develops really good hardware then stops. No attempt at improving drivers since it can push its products trhough OEM's like there's no Tommorrow. If they would spend half as much time adverstising and more time developing drivers then they wouldn't have this problem.
Nvidia is where its at today because of good drivers. They add performance to each set that comes out. I will only buy this card if and when my current Hercules no longer does what I need and Creative gets there act together and redeems themselves for past mistakes. Thats a pretty big IF........
