[Chivalry]

hiya.. im after a nerw soundcard to replace my onboard soundstorm.... im sick of all the pops and hiss i get,, let alone the problemsduring gaming... so i decided to get a PCI soundcard.... found this at a good price but all the numbers mean nothing to me....... i was hoping someone might have experiance with it ir know if its any good.... thnx alot

http://www.gainward.com/c-3_71Soundcard.html

 

[NightRaven]

A recently popular option is the Chaintech AV 710. Some other low cost options that have good gaming compatibility include the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, Audigy LS, and maybe the Audigy 2 OEM.

I've heard that the M-Audio Revo is only $80 someplace but not sure where.

 

[pedxing]

Definitely replace the soundstorm. If you need to use the soundstorm right now, muting the microphone and turning its boost gain off may alleviate some of the static.

 

[ooheadsoo]

Interesting, I never got any hiss pops or clicks out of my soundstorm. I would say that I've had more problems than ever since getting my revo, but it was a gift, so............

 

[Glassman]

this Gainward looks identical to the Chaintech one.. I'm sure this board is VIA's reference board and will or is produced in one factory under lots of brands.. get the cheapest one then

 

[Chivalry]

i cant find any info in the gainward card.... maybe its in the downloadable manual? maybe it would say which chips and stuff is on it?.... is a possibility of a revo 7.1 for £50 atm.... so im trying for that. but if that dont come off i dunno ;/

 

[Chivalry]

no one mamaged to find anything else oout about this card? :0(

seems the audio processor is a VIA Envy 24 HT-s ?? anyone got any info on this?

 

[CingKrab]

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=364771

Here's a link to an Envy24HT-S thread on AVS Forum... scroll down and there are several reviews on the Gainward card. The second post also outlines the differences between the several Envy24HT-S based cards.

 

[Earwax]

As Glassman said, judging from the photographs, it appears to be identical to the Chaintech AV710, which has had a lot of discussion lately
http://www5.head-fi.org/forums/showt...threadid=63301

[added:]
Whoops! According to http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=364771 the Gainward does NOT have the desirable Wolfson DAC.

 

[CingKrab]

Apparently (according to the AVS Forum thread), the Gainward uses inferior DACs than the AV710.

 

[NightRaven]

You mean the Gainward, since the AV710 IS a Chaintech

 

[CingKrab]

Guh! Thanks, you're right... I should lay off the crack....

Edited!