Onboard sound on A7V133

[m3rcury]

Is the onboard sound on an Asus A7V133 comparable to the Cretive Ensoniq AudioPCI? Or maybe the Vortex 1? How good is it?

 

[Dulanic]

No, its software.. AC97. Its decent for MP3s or such, but for games and stuff it doesnt do extremely well.

 

[neuralfx]

hm my A7V133 didnt come with onboard sound, nor did my A7v for that matter heh, ya its in the manual but it aint there. but im very glad i didnt get it, onboard sound is usually crap to be real honest..
-neural

 

[KevinH]

It's prolly cause you got one that was no audio . The A7v and her big brother both come in an audio and no-audio flavor.


Kevin

 

[CollinsCollector]

I can't give you a direct comparison because I haven't used either of the two sound cards you mentioned.

I can tell you that I'm very pleased with it. It has more gain (higher volume) than any PCI card I have ever used. Particularly nice when playing DVD's into my Boston Acoustics Surrond Sound system.

 

[jamesbond007]

My friend uses the onboard sound of the A7V133 and he LOVES it. He's very happy that he saved $50+ on a soundcard and spend $5-10 for the onboard sound version. Plus, it saves a PCI slot. Good move for the value-seekers.