JustAnAverageGuy
Diamond Member
Most of you probably remember my problem with the sound during POST, but not in windows thread about two weeks back.
Currently using a SB audigy 2, I would however prefer to put this in a HTPC.
The question is would it be worth the time (Money is obvious SB costs almost as much as the mobo 😱 ) to RMA a perfectly working (except the sound) and stable A7N8X rev. 2 motherboard back to newegg just to get a motherboard with sound working.
Two things are really all that keeping me from doing it.
- The uncertainty of getting another rev. 2 board (maybe they've run out of the 1.0x at the warehouse by now.) Recent orderers, which rev have you received?
- The (guessing a week?) downtime to disassemble, pack, ship, pack, and return a motherboard for my main gaming rig. I've got other computers so withdrawl isn't such an issue.
Is the SoundStorm really worth a week of downtime? (now that I re-read the question, a week off for a long time of a working componet seems like a stupid question.
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Tech support from Asus = no help. Several other forums including you guys, amdmb, and various other places didn't turn up much help. Had a 40 reply thread on amdmb though 😀 .
Anyway, second opinions welcome.
Currently using a SB audigy 2, I would however prefer to put this in a HTPC.
The question is would it be worth the time (Money is obvious SB costs almost as much as the mobo 😱 ) to RMA a perfectly working (except the sound) and stable A7N8X rev. 2 motherboard back to newegg just to get a motherboard with sound working.
Two things are really all that keeping me from doing it.
- The uncertainty of getting another rev. 2 board (maybe they've run out of the 1.0x at the warehouse by now.) Recent orderers, which rev have you received?
- The (guessing a week?) downtime to disassemble, pack, ship, pack, and return a motherboard for my main gaming rig. I've got other computers so withdrawl isn't such an issue.
Is the SoundStorm really worth a week of downtime? (now that I re-read the question, a week off for a long time of a working componet seems like a stupid question.
Tech support from Asus = no help. Several other forums including you guys, amdmb, and various other places didn't turn up much help. Had a 40 reply thread on amdmb though 😀 .
Anyway, second opinions welcome.