Well basically looking for a semi decent sound card, which doesn't cost to much to replace my onboard sound due to problems in bf1942 one of the games i play most. I watch movies on my pc and listen to alot of music and play games when i have time, but due to buying alot of stuff lately im on a budget for a card which should do the job.


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Are you sure it isn't something else that's causing the game to malfunction? Drivers, conflicts etc.
Regarding which soundcard to buy, Creative's offerings are both over-hyped and overpriced and the drivers are flaky most of the time too. I would rec Hercules Fortissimo II/III, Philips Edge (Acoustic top notch) or Sonic Fury (TBSC). The Philips AE in particular is very interesting as it can produce DIRECTIONAL surround sound from a stereo source which should be ace for all those games lacking surround support.
I wouldn't rec a SB Live, much of the flack they got (and get) is warranted. Quality is good as is capabilities BUT it seriously hogs the CPU and totally kills the PCI bus which is known to be weaker on VIA mobos like yours (although you have 8235 which is much improved). Getting a SB Live may undo much of what you are trying to do, free up CPU cycles.

