need good, cheap soundcard---suggestions?

eskiled · 12-28-2004, 12:13 PM

I'm looking for a soundcard (preferably under $25usd) that is very compatable with Linux (gentoo, debian, and slackware). I would like for it to be able to handle my 2 small speakers and a subwoofer, and leave my cpu untouched. Those are pretty much my only requirements, as I'm just trying to relieve the processor of calculations a sound card should be doing.

Thanks,
eskiled

hw-tph · 12-28-2004, 12:42 PM

The Soundblaster Live! series PCI soundcards are well supported and even supports hardware mixing using the ALSA drivers. They have been around for a while now and can be found for next to nothing. Just make sure you get a "real" Live card - one that is based on the emu10k series chips.

Håkan

Boffy · 12-28-2004, 12:47 PM

Yup sound blaster live! is the way to go, avoid the c-media 8738 based chips is you want full 5.1 as the linux compatibility is poor.

Boffy

eskiled · 12-28-2004, 01:36 PM

Could someone link me to one of these cheap, linux compatable cards that use the "emu10k" chipsets

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thanks
eskiled

Boffy · 12-28-2004, 03:08 PM

Where are you from?

hw-tph · 12-28-2004, 05:51 PM

This is a Soundblaster Live! 5.1 retail I found at Newegg in case you're from the US. You can get them a lot cheaper than $30 in bulk at a lot of stores.

Håkan

eskiled · 12-28-2004, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Boffy
Where are you from?

Haha Im from Ohio, in the U.S.A. lol. Why???

Thankyou for that link hw-tph

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thanks all

eskiled

Boffy · 12-29-2004, 10:50 AM

So I could give you a link to a store in your country, hw-tph did it for you. Glad your problems solved.

Boffy