Help with Audio issues

[Chala]

When playing music on my computer the sound skip's, stutters and pauses. I have these symptoms when playing a
CD as well as MP3 files . I tried different players but all have the same result. I thought it was my Anti Virus, but
when disabled it symptoms still occur. When I exit all applications with the exception of the software playing the
file it's much better and skipping, stuttering and pauses are almost non existent but still happens.

I now disabled the sound card and went to onboard sound, and a half hour in it's working flawlessly. Is this a bad sound card? Please Help!

OS: Windows Professional
Processor: Processor 3.20 gigahertz Intel Celeron
RAM: 2048 MB
Hard Disk 1TB of which 15GB is used
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy-Model Number SB0570

 

[astrallite]

It sounds like it. Your onboard is probably better than the Audigy SE, that card is old as dirt...

 

[popatim]

It swounds like the Audigy is having an IRQ conflict and not sharing nicely. Are you using creatives drivers? (you didn't say which version of windows you are using btw, XP Vista, or 7)

 

[saaiello]

The Audigiy SE are really bad sound cards most onboard sound will be better then that card. For sound cards anything really under $70 will not be much better then your onboard sound if its better at all. If you really want a quality sound card Look at ASUS Xonars or an HT|OMEGA Striker the Sound Blaster X-FI Titaniums are really good cards too but you are gonna spend atleast $80 on a decent card if you dont got that to spend on one just stick with onboard sound.

 

[Chala]

It sounds like it. Your onboard is probably better than the Audigy SE, that card is old as dirt...

LOL

It swounds like the Audigy is having an IRQ conflict and not sharing nicely. Are you using creatives drivers? (you didn't say which version of windows you are using btw, XP Vista, or 7)

I thought i updated the right drivers, but i may be wrong and having a problem with obtaining the correct drivers. I am using Windows XP Pro.

The Audigiy SE are really bad sound cards most onboard sound will be better then that card. For sound cards anything really under $70 will not be much better then your onboard sound if its better at all. If you really want a quality sound card Look at ASUS Xonars or an HT|OMEGA Striker the Sound Blaster X-FI Titaniums are really good cards too but you are gonna spend atleast $80 on a decent card if you dont got that to spend on one just stick with onboard sound.

SAAIELLO probably the best advice i have gotten, thanks for that piece of information

 

[Chala]

It swounds like the Audigy is having an IRQ conflict and not sharing nicely. Are you using creatives drivers? (you didn't say which version of windows you are using btw, XP Vista, or 7)

Popatim tell me more about IRQ issues and where to begin to troubleshoot if you know. I just updated to the latest driver below. Using Windows XP Pro.

Unable to post the link here for some reason, but it's the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Value/SE/LS and Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit XP and Windows Vista Pack 1.04.0077