MSI kt266 and sound blaster live. NEED INFO

[Theslowone]

Sorry if this has been posted, but I did search. I am thinking about upgrading from my current mobo(asus a7a266), but I need your opinion on if it is a good choice. The MSI got good reviews but is there still a major problem with the live and via chipset, a big enough problem that I should not get the board. The only other board I am really interested in is the leadtek 735 which cost about the same amount.
I am getting ready to get a new video card either a g3 ti200 or 8500 oem, but the rest of my system includes:
1ghz athlon
sound blaster live
nic
2 hd
512 ddr (2 *256) crucial
and right now a geforce 256 ddr

I wouldn't even bother with the new upgrade but this board has not been the best of expereinces.

Thanks for any help.

 

[jcmkk]

I didn't have any problem with my MSI KT266A based board, and I used a SB Live 5.1

 

[Theslowone]

Thanks for the reply, you don't notice any strange sound crackeling or poping from your card.

 

[jcmkk]

None at all. What really sounded bad was the AC97 audio onboard. I thought I would give it another chance with my new system, but it let me down again. It hasn't skipped a beat in games and music ever since I put it in.

 

[Texun]

Please don't tell my new MSI K7T 266a that it isn't supposed to work with the SB Live. The install was almost effortless and I loaded all the bells and whistles. It's working great. However, I do hear a pop when Windows 98 or XP plays the startup wav upon booting. I could attribute that to the initializing of the card, but then I didn't have it on the ABIT BH6?!?!? Not a big deal since there are no other pops once loaded.

Good luck,
R