Chaintech AV-710

[Eureka]

I've been pointed towards the AV-710 in terms of a nice 2.1 soundcard... however there seems to be complaints (lots of them) on Newegg. I know that most of them are from 5.1 users and such, and I'm getting a MX5021 (2.1), but I also see complaints about sound quality and such...

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Fee...tRatingReview.asp?Item=N82E16829120103

What exactly does this mean for me? Although I do appreciate sound quality, I also game quite often... will this be bad?

Norm

 

[screw3d]

This is NOT a gaming card, and I have to admit the drivers does suck.

but if you use it for only 2.1 or for the digital out only, then this card is really good for its price

 

[Excelsior]

If you game a lot, maybe you should just get an audigy 2 ZS value or some such card.

 

[larciel]

it's good for music. but ok for game

 

[Eureka]

How will it affect my game if I use it? Will it drain my system resources? I don't quite care for extreme game sound, as long as it plays normally and I don't have to sacrifice too much sound quality.

Norm

 

[prochobo]

I game on this card and it's awesome. Unless you're a real audiophile, you won't notice a difference. This card uses the envy24ht (I believe) chipset which has had HIGHLY good reviews from folks over at head-fi.org. People put this card over Audigys because it sounds better (all a matter of opinion I know, but the majority believe so) and there are SO many mods to this card to get it to sound the way you want.

 

[Zap]

I have this card also, and it works just fine. I only use analog stereo out and not any surround or EAX. All I wanted was clean output and this card does it, plus it's one of the few that has headers for front audio ports.