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Realtek HD Audio vs. Creative Sound Blaster 128 PCI

Casheti

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Hi. I have Realtek HD Audio (Motherboard integrated) and I was wondering whether to put in my old Creative Sound Blaster 128 PCI instead. I'm not sure which one is better, so I'm asking you guys. Thanks in advance, Casheti.
 
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i maybe wrong but i would say stick with the onboard its gonna be a lot newer than and old soundblaster 128, could be wrong tho. does the sb have eax ? or you could just install it anyways and try out a few games see which gives you the better sound.
 

Casheti

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I have no idea what it has, that the trouble. I may just have to do what you said, and install it and see what happens on BF2. My BF2 always crashes or lags out because of my poor soun. On top of that, I only have 1GB of ram, and a poor 2.8GHz Pentium D (Dual Core), which sucks in single core applications. Not to mention my suck ass motherboard. ASUS P5LP-LE.
 
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