Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): $165.00 | Rating: 5
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Kernel (uname -r):
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2.6.14-1.1637
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Distribution:
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FC4
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On acquisition of this mobo Intel 865 et.al. specially if you are upgrading, lets say graduating, from a stereo sound card, then you may enjoy and feel the difference as between an Avro to Boeing, else it is a very decent entry level hardware.
Secondly this is a cake you cannot enjoy without icing...I mean you will have to decorate your desktop with a pretty decent looking and sounding set of 6 channel audio-drivers (speakers).
Thirdly, you got to have a true multi-channel media (content) e.g. a DVD or some other way. Please do not try to judge this setup or any other multichannel audio system with a audio-only media content, video is a must, and fortunately abundant.
Fourth you have to have software that can deliver the bytes to the hardware that has just been paved.
And in the last but not the least, a "working OS plus device driver" combination is the steering wheel of this Merc, where at least on boulevard Linux you may have to struggle.
This is essential part of installation and most difficult to get right in first attempt, up to ten allowed before you may cry help and if you persist you are your own God.
To make the drive dearer, this six channel audio occupies mic jack. You may put another cheapest sound card on a free PCI slot to gain a mic port and bonus MIDI cum game port but for matters titled "setup", it reminds you of things that come bundled with roses.
At the end of it, if and when you are on autobahn (aka express highway), think of something like - Money for Value, double money for the value, remember that speaker set.
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