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Asus Cusl2 Onboard audio. That bad?

I've been reading up on the cusl2 reviews and almost all of them says the audio is crap. Exactly how crappy is it? I am hoping to use the onboard audio to make things a bit cheaper when building a low cost computer.
 
I wouldn't recommend using a Cusl2 when building a low cost PC. I never did try the onboard sound, but soundcards are fairly inexpensive right now. You can get a OEM soundblaster live for less than $45. These motherboards seem to be very picky when it comes to working. There are MANY people that seem to have problems with the board but I am not one of them. Mine works excellent and i spent only $1398 total.

 
Good luck finding the audio version of the CUSL2. As far as I'm concerned it doesn't exist =).

The CUSL2 does not include the AC97 audio codec built in, even though it is in built into the 815E. I don't see why you would want such a crappy audio codec anyway. The place on the board where the codec would be is labeled as such, but does not have the chips and connectors inserted.

You won't have a problem any SB Live! as long as you get the newest drivers from www.creativehelp.com.

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ceraph
 
How good are your ears and how good are your speakers? If both are bad, then the audio won't really matter. Mine does not have on-board audio. Get an SBLive Value if you worried about it. It's not that expensive.
 
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