How good is onboard sound, LAN etc.?

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AtomicX

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I'm currently using a ASrock K7VM2 mATX MB and using an old Diamond sound card and was wondering how the onboard sound compares? This MB comes with AC'97 sound. I'm just using a reg stereo setup (2 speakers,1 sub).


also comparing PCI eithernet card to onboard LAN. Would there be any significant difference?
 
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Ionizer86

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If the AC97 is soft audio (done by processor with the AC-97 serving as a codec), it probably sucks pretty badly. My bro's EPoX 8KHA+ board has some basic AC-97, and it sounds extremely tinny and cheap. It's worth a try though.

The onboard lan quality should be quite decent unless it's using a really cheesy lan chip.
 
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newbiepcuser

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I heard great things about nForce 2 sound storm, but my experience with old skool onboard sound was horrible for gaming. As for onboard LAN, well it works well for me.
 
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Basically the only onboard sound that I'd use for an extended period of time is the nForce2's sound (which I use 24/7). I just built a system for my Dad with the Epox 8KHA and the sound on that was so bad I threw in a cheap sound card and there was a HUGE improvement.
 
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corkyg

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To denigrate all onboard sound and LAN is simply juvenile prattle based on perpetuation of ignorance. With sound, a lot of it depends on what you connect it to. Feed the onboard it to a quality stereo amp and speaker system (not the cheesy, small, computer-type speakers) and the output will often beat separate sound cards. As for the LAN, I have it on three systems and it works perfectly at the higher speed. Just remember, - all generalizations are false, including this one. (Oliver Wendell Holmes.) :)
 
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