I've got a SoundBlaster Live 5.1 Platinum, and of course, I've run into the same "fun" problems with the card and the drivers.
I'm seriously considering dropping in the Hercules card, but on the Hercules on-line forum there's a ton of complaints about the drivers; everything from PCI latency issues to game lockups and MP3 jitter due to EAX. Most of it from people with VIA boards, but not always.
From those of you on this forum with the card, I'd like to get some freeback on the issue. I'm aware that many of the problems are probably associated with "normal" user errors ... and so, I'd like to separate this from any actual problems with the drivers.
Any of you guys running with Win2K or WinXP with this card and the latest drivers? And if so, have you experienced any difficulties with the card or the external breakout box?
I'd appreciate any valid comments. And no, after a year of waiting for Creative to get workable drivers out to the consumer, an Audigy is not in my plans. And I want a decent breakout box; I don't need all those wires running out of the front of the can. Basically it's the Herc card, or an Audiotek ... but there's a three hundred dollar difference in the cards with the external boxes.
I'm also open to other suggestions, but I don't want to break the bank getting a new card. I'd say that $400 is my ceiling ... and I'd rather do better than that.
I'm planning on running Cakewalk SONAR with whatever card I install and do a little MIDI recording.
Toejam31
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<font color=purple>"Procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."</font color=purple>
I'm seriously considering dropping in the Hercules card, but on the Hercules on-line forum there's a ton of complaints about the drivers; everything from PCI latency issues to game lockups and MP3 jitter due to EAX. Most of it from people with VIA boards, but not always.
From those of you on this forum with the card, I'd like to get some freeback on the issue. I'm aware that many of the problems are probably associated with "normal" user errors ... and so, I'd like to separate this from any actual problems with the drivers.
Any of you guys running with Win2K or WinXP with this card and the latest drivers? And if so, have you experienced any difficulties with the card or the external breakout box?
I'd appreciate any valid comments. And no, after a year of waiting for Creative to get workable drivers out to the consumer, an Audigy is not in my plans. And I want a decent breakout box; I don't need all those wires running out of the front of the can. Basically it's the Herc card, or an Audiotek ... but there's a three hundred dollar difference in the cards with the external boxes.
I'm also open to other suggestions, but I don't want to break the bank getting a new card. I'd say that $400 is my ceiling ... and I'd rather do better than that.
I'm planning on running Cakewalk SONAR with whatever card I install and do a little MIDI recording.
Toejam31
<font color=red>My Rig:</font color=red> <A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?rigid=6847" target="_new">http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?rigid=6847</A>
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<font color=purple>"Procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."</font color=purple>
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