i have had my old sound card for quite a while now and i quite like it, it has SPDIF in and out and surround sound, the software is a little crappy but performs fine for what i need.
however i am a gamer and i have just recently needed to use voice comms in certain games, mainly counterstrike 1.3 and for the life of me i cant figure out why i cant use the voice comms in the game.
i get an error message when i play a game of CS on the net in the console, says something like the direct hardware sound is already in use please try again.
i cant really remember the message but the point is i cant use my microphone in the game which is bad.
i think this has something to do with my sound card not being FULL Duplex or something? is this right? or does it have something to do with my modem?
i dont know if my sound card is full duplex or my modem, is there any way to find out? i dont really want to get rid of my modem as it's pretty good usually in games.
if it is my sound card i will probably get a new one if needed, what are the best sound cards out at the moment? i dont want to spend much money on one, well not more than $60-70 if i have to.
i have heard that the SB live are pretty good? i wouldn't mind one with the live drive as it's hard to plug the cables in the back of my PC without moving it all the time.
also if i get a SB live will it not work with my motherboard? i have an ASUS A7V133 and i've heard there are some incompatibility problems with the KT133A chipset?
let me know what your suggestions are, thanks
however i am a gamer and i have just recently needed to use voice comms in certain games, mainly counterstrike 1.3 and for the life of me i cant figure out why i cant use the voice comms in the game.
i get an error message when i play a game of CS on the net in the console, says something like the direct hardware sound is already in use please try again.
i cant really remember the message but the point is i cant use my microphone in the game which is bad.
i think this has something to do with my sound card not being FULL Duplex or something? is this right? or does it have something to do with my modem?
i dont know if my sound card is full duplex or my modem, is there any way to find out? i dont really want to get rid of my modem as it's pretty good usually in games.
if it is my sound card i will probably get a new one if needed, what are the best sound cards out at the moment? i dont want to spend much money on one, well not more than $60-70 if i have to.
i have heard that the SB live are pretty good? i wouldn't mind one with the live drive as it's hard to plug the cables in the back of my PC without moving it all the time.
also if i get a SB live will it not work with my motherboard? i have an ASUS A7V133 and i've heard there are some incompatibility problems with the KT133A chipset?
let me know what your suggestions are, thanks
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