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Started by AAvK
Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:18
Quake 4 > I need a new sound card?
Author: AAvK
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:18
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:18
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I downloaded the Quake 4 demo not knowing the requirements, recently bought a new ATI x800xl vid card for this generation of games, I get no sound at all when playing, can't make it happen either. Then I read the readme minimum requirements from the download: "100% DirectX(r) 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers" My card installed is an old Creative SB Live! 5.1 0100, from about five or six years ago, works with everything else all around! So I suppose it does not support DX 9.01c, which I have installed. My onboard sound chip (Abit IS7 mobo) is AC97 ALC650 six channel surround, from two to three years ago, does anyone think it supports DX 9.01c? I have searched up and down the 'net with no results so, any help much appreciated. TIA... -- Giant_Alex cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/
Re: Quake 4 > I need a new sound card?
Author: sam owens
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:01
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:01
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On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 03:18:42 -0700, "AAvK" <nomail@notquite.net> wrote: > >I downloaded the Quake 4 demo not knowing the requirements, recently bought >a new ATI x800xl vid card for this generation of games, I get no sound at all >when playing, can't make it happen either. > >Then I read the readme minimum requirements from the download: >"100% DirectX(r) 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers" > >My card installed is an old Creative SB Live! 5.1 0100, from about five or six >years ago, works with everything else all around! So I suppose it does not support >DX 9.01c, which I have installed. > >My onboard sound chip (Abit IS7 mobo) is AC97 ALC650 six channel >surround, from two to three years ago, does anyone think it supports DX 9.01c? >I have searched up and down the 'net with no results so, any help much >appreciated. TIA... Get an Audigy 2 Value. Look on eBay
Re: Quake 4 > I need a new sound card?
Author: McG.
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:47
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:47
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"AAvK" <nomail@notquite.net> wrote in message news:W%qZf.820$Fl.484@fed1read09... > > I downloaded the Quake 4 demo not knowing the requirements, recently > bought > a new ATI x800xl vid card for this generation of games, I get no sound > at all > when playing, can't make it happen either. > > Then I read the readme minimum requirements from the download: > "100% DirectX(r) 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers" > > My card installed is an old Creative SB Live! 5.1 0100, from about > five or six years ago, works with everything else all around! So I > suppose it does not support DX 9.01c, which I have installed. > > My onboard sound chip (Abit IS7 mobo) is AC97 ALC650 six channel > surround, from two to three years ago, does anyone think it supports > DX 9.01c? > I have searched up and down the 'net with no results so, any help much > appreciated. TIA... > > -- > Giant_Alex I'd never had a problem with any game using my SB Live! Value card. Ever. BUT, when I started using the AMD A64 socket 939 motherboard over a year ago, I stopped using the SB Live! because the onboard sound chips on my 3 new mobos are ALC 97 8 channel chips are better than the Live! Have run Q4 on two of these mobos with X2 4800+ and onboard Realtek 8 channel chip and no sound problems with any games at all. Except when I installed a beta Audio and IDE driver from nVidia. My suggestion would be to get the latest mobo audio driver from the ABit site for your mobo. Getting that right is likely the key. Merry Christmas! McG.
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