A7N8X-E Deluxe - onboard sound ???

[Nemeliza]

A7N8X-E Deluxe -
Im getting one of these babies and i wanted to know if the onboard sound (SoundStorm? / Dolby® Digital Audio) is better than my SB Live! 5.1 ?

[Nemeliza]

Also while im on the subject is it possble to use the 3rd IDE connector to plug in 2 extra devices WITHOUT using a RAID array?

[BUFF]

If you use the spdif then the onboard sound is better than SB Live.
If you use analogue out probably about the same.

I don't think that it has 3 IDE connectors .....
If you mean on SATA, then you should be able to if
1) they are SATA devices
2) they are IDE but you use a compatible PATA>SATA adapter

[Nemeliza]

Thanks buff, yes i meant the 3rd SATA connector not IDE, my bad there.

[Stoo]

yup, the soundstorm is easily a match for just about any consumer sound card out there at the moment