Sound card advice for ECS K7S5A...?

[Elvis2]

A buddy of mine is building a new XP1800 system using that mb and was asking me what sound card to use since that on board sound ain't makin' it. I don't know what card may have issues with that sis chipset. Any ideas? He doesn't have alotta cash or
I'd recommend a Hercules GTXP which I use and love.

 

[Mem]

Not a bad choice of sound card by you,however maybe an OEM version of the Santa Cruz or Audigy will be better,if he`s more into gaming then the Audigy is best bet,Santa Cruz for general purpose.

 

[CoDerEd]

I love the Hercules GTXP

 

[DClark]

I'm using the little brother of the GameTheaterXP, the Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo II. The Fortissimo II sounds great, and doesn't cost too much. First thing I did was crank up the volume and play some music to see how it would handle - all I got was some very loud, yet crystal-clear music.

Here's an in-depth review of the Fortissimo 2.

 

[Elvis2]

Thanks for the comments guys. He's elected to go with the Game Theater. Great choice.

 

[tenoc]

Make sure the on-board sound, gameport and midi are disabled in Bios.