I'm still a little confused about all this!! Why the hell does the Mobo makers put AC97 chips on the bords, if they allready have a better one in there, in form of the N-force MCP-T?? I must admit, that I can't figure out what's so great about Soundstorm, here is what I just copied from ABIT's site:
Audio:
- 6-Channel AC 97 CODEC on board
- Professional digital audio interface supports 24-bit S/PDIF Out
- Supports real time AC-3 Encode by Soundstorm™ Technology
With the above in mind, what is the job of the AC97 chip? What is the job of the MCP-T? Is Soundstorm just a fancy name for the MCP-T chip? If not what is then the job of the Soundstorm APU??
I my self, is looking at the EPOX 8RDA+, becouse of it's good rep when it comes to overclocking, but at the same time I'd like to use the N-force sound MCP-T, but again here on this bord is that AC97 chip...
If some of the crew at THG reads this, then maybe this would be a nice add on to your previous artickles on the N-force2 bords: Say a little about what kind of soundchip is on the rewieved bords and if there is more then just 1 then tell a little bit about how it works and so forth!!
Thank's Kasper