What kind of soundcard were you looking for? Do you listen through speakers (analog or digital?), headphones (IEMs, full size, dirt cheap, low, mid, high, ultra, insane end?), do you want to use the same soundcard on both your desktop and your laptop?
On 5 Jan, 04:10, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > I know, if it was slapped with a mid-end discrete gpu, it would be > classified a low-end gaming laptop lol. > Damn I still need a soundcard for my desktop :( > On Jan 4, 8:04 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Oh, and those soundcards also have modded drivers, both lightweight > > and with sound mods :) > > > On 5 Jan, 04:03, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ah, your cpu is a very different story :) that explains the > > > performance you get on several games. > > > Software wise, FMOD is the best software renderer. Hardware wise, > > > OpenAL is the better option. Games went through a rough time between > > > the end of DS3D and the first version of OpenAL, but now with both > > > FMOD and refined OpenAL, gaming audio is quite fine. > > > I still recommend anyone who wants much better audio than those > > > onboard chipsets, to get a x-fi go usb, or a x-fi surround 5.1 usb for > > > both optical and 5.1 output. Any of those makes a world of difference > > > in audio, be it games, music or movies. > > > > On 5 Jan, 03:58, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > @Tribal > > > > My specs are on my profile :) > > > > I have the 1.0 so I'm all good :D > > > > @Espi > > > > Thanks for the retexturing link :) I'll be sure to reinstall UT GOTY > > > > for my comp and try this sucker out. > > > > To the sound renderer topic, I prefer OpenAL because its 3D audio > > > > positioning work better than FMod. FMod however has a very good > > > > quality and has a really good working audio library. > > > > On Jan 4, 7:11 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The difference is that OpenAL enables audio acceleration. Of course > > > > > that the quality of both the audio hardware/chipset as well as the > > > > > driver, do make a lot of difference. Don't forget that some onboard > > > > > chipsets don't resample audio so well, so windows audio settings might > > > > > have to be lowered to gain both some fps and better audio overall. > > > > > > On 5 Jan, 03:09, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Meh I think OpenAL and FMOD sounded about the same to me, but I > > > > > > forget > > > > > > what the conditions were, but when trying to use Hardware audio on > > > > > > one > > > > > > of the 2 audio renders, it would have a (lot) higher pitch on all > > > > > > sounds (I'm thinking this was on XP on my 950GMA laptop with Realtek > > > > > > HDA) > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:03 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Last time I played it, OpenAL wasn't an option yet. I always > > > > > > > recommend > > > > > > > OpenAL for most users, as well as me when using my DAC instead of > > > > > > > x- > > > > > > > fi. How's the quality of the OpenAL renderer? And I do understand > > > > > > > you > > > > > > > using FMOD instead of the default audio renderer, it was kinda > > > > > > > finnicky :) > > > > > > > > On 5 Jan, 03:00, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> Yea, UT99 or the Goty version of it, also I cant use the Galaxy > > > > > > >> (default) audio render cuz it plays corrupted audio for some > > > > > > >> reason on > > > > > > >> 7 for me (other option is OpenAL also) > > > > > > > >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:40 PM, tribaljet > > > > > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> > Luckily I was able to get a first version :) But anyway, if > > > > > > >> > any of you > > > > > > >> > guys have a second version, I posted a downgrade patch a few > > > > > > >> > days ago > > > > > > >> > here, on the first topic about gta sa online. > > > > > > > >> > Espi, is that for UT99?? That big of a pack must have kickass > > > > > > >> > textures :D I only disagree with FMOD, that while being quite > > > > > > >> > nice, > > > > > > >> > still isn't match for audio hardware renderers, which can be > > > > > > >> > emulated > > > > > > >> > by now, at least at those audio hw tiers. > > > > > > > >> > On 5 Jan, 02:34, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> >> I downloaded san andreas a few days ago (I'm pretty sure its > > > > > > >> >> the first > > > > > > >> >> edition DVD) but yea steam/direct2drive/version 2.0 dvd's > > > > > > >> >> dont work I > > > > > > >> >> heard > > > > > > > >> >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:26 PM, tribaljet > > > > > > >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> >> > Hey Espi, do you happen to know about any high quality > > > > > > >> >> > texture packs > > > > > > >> >> > for UT 99? Despite me being a quake fan, it kinda went > > > > > > >> >> > downhill for > > > > > > >> >> > quite some time ago, and that UT, as well as 2004 are great > > > > > > >> >> > :) > > > > > > > >> >> > Which version do you guys have of gta sa? Because > > > > > > >> >> > multiplayer only > > > > > > >> >> > works with the first version. > > > > > > > >> >> > On 5 Jan, 02:23, Espionage724 <[email protected]> > > > > > > >> >> > wrote: > > > > > > >> >> >> Yea I could host a server (my server pc is doing nothing > > > > > > >> >> >> at the moment > > > > > > >> >> >> cept hosting teamspeak 3 lol) > > > > > > > >> >> >> I was thinking about hosting a CS:S server or Gmod, or > > > > > > >> >> >> maybe > > > > > > >> >> >> OpenArena, UT Goty, etc idk lol > > > > > > > >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:18 PM, MAD_BEAST > > > > > > >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> >> >> > yeah men i always wanted to play something with the > > > > > > >> >> >> > brothers i > > > > > > >> >> >> > remember few months ago uncle wanted to join us in a > > > > > > >> >> >> > KILLING FLOOR > > > > > > >> >> >> > game unfortunatly it fails for the lack of cracked > > > > > > >> >> >> > servers.... > > > > > > > >> >> >> > thats why i have been looking for COOL and FREE games > > > > > > >> >> >> > where we all > > > > > > >> >> >> > could have fun it would be awesome! > > > > > > > >> >> >> > -- > > > > > > >> >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > >> >> > -- > > > > > > >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > >> > -- > > > > > > >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
