Looking for good, basic sound card to put in computers that I build for people, that are NON-Aureal based....

[KDOG]

looking for PCI, nothing special, just so it works without too many issues. thanks!

 

[NFS4]

Get an OEM SB Live! for $30.

 

[Shagga]

Don't think ya gunna beat that one.

 

[helloedchen]

where can you find a sb live for $30? that w/o shipping or with?

 

[NFS4]

W/O shipping of course

 

[KDOG]

Yeah, thats a pretty good one. Thats at the top of my list. Any others?

 

[larrymoencurly]

How good are the Aopen Yamaha YM724 cards?
Buy.com has them for $14 (SKU 10242450).

 

[Rellik]

sb128 pci. around 20-25 bucks. Reliable and good value.

 

[Prodigy^]

SB Live!'s the only way to go

 

[Terp]

Before I bought my SBLive! X-Gamer, I had a Yamama XG-something gaming board, they called it...got it for like $15.00 at a computer show, but have seen them online for like $10.00 It worked well for me for over a year...

 

[Ausm]

SB Live Value is the way to go !!

Ausm

 

[flenn]

Yeah, SB Live is good, too good to put in a customers machine unless you know they're going to use it. Most business users can get away with much less. I've been using OEM Ensoniq PCI soundcards ($10-15 at shows/online) if I know the person isn't a big gamer.

 

[piku]

The Live! Value is your best bet, but the Creative 128 thing that Rellik mentioned would also be great for someone who isnt going to be gaming much or at all.

 

[AMB]

Yep, the Sb Live Value

 

[Electric Amish]

Yeah, the SB Live value or the SB PCI128. I never had any problems with my PCI128. Usually, though, there is only a $15 to $20 difference in price between the two..

amish

 

[Susan]

I'd say SB Live! Value for home user (playing games) and either a SB128 PCI or Ensoniq PCI for businesses/light home users.

I don't like Yamaha cards because I've seen a couple loose their volume after a year or two.

 

[Sir Fredrick]

Creative is not supporting all of the PCI128 cards for Win2k. Mine has the 1370 chip, and they say they're not supporting that one with Win2k drivers. I don't understand why not, but it's something to consider when you buy your card.