Thanks
Also, if I try to select 3D sound it crashes back to the desktop everytime.
It doesn't sound any better with direct sound, EAX, or A3d selected.
Any help on this greatly appreciated!
Something to do with the changes in Motherboards, the drivers for the cards,
the graphics card and companies that are too slack.
If you have a VIA MVP3 chipset, then a small file called "CPU to PCI Bridge
Latency Timer" might help. It allows you to set the latency timer to 0 clock
pulses. You can find it at :
http://koti.mbnet.fi/parru/
http://koti.mbnet.fi/parru/CPU-to-PCIBridgeLatencyTimerTo0clks.zip
If you have a different chipset, you might be able to set it to 0 in the
bios.....
Anyway, it's a very common problem.
> Also, if I try to select 3D sound it crashes back to the desktop
everytime.
> It doesn't sound any better with direct sound, EAX, or A3d selected.
> Any help on this greatly appreciated!
> > I just got a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card and it seems to like all
> of
> > my games except for N4. Get a lot of static and scratchy nosie with the
> > sound of the engine. I downloaded the latest drivers for the card and
it
> > did not help. I have tried running the EAX, Direct Sound, and A3D
setups,
> > with 3d sound on and off, still no good. I am running Direct X 8.0a and
> Win
> > ME.. Is this a known problem with N4 and this card? Is there a
> workaround?
> > Thanks
> > I just got a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card and it seems to like all
> of
> > my games except for N4. Get a lot of static and scratchy nosie with the
> > sound of the engine. I downloaded the latest drivers for the card and
it
> > did not help. I have tried running the EAX, Direct Sound, and A3D
setups,
> > with 3d sound on and off, still no good. I am running Direct X 8.0a and
> Win
> > ME.. Is this a known problem with N4 and this card? Is there a
> workaround?
> > Thanks
Also, I did an uninstall/reinstall for my sound card drivers and solved
whatever the problem was with getting the CTD when selecting the option for
3d sound.
Really annoying that this doesn't work. I'm not even that into sound, but
the static is really bothersome, especially now that I can't make it go
away.
--Tim
> > Try running dxdiag and move the hardware sound acceleration slider to
> > "basic". Acceptable sound, no static or crackles or pops.
> > > I just got a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card and it seems to like
all
> > of
> > > my games except for N4. Get a lot of static and scratchy nosie with
the
> > > sound of the engine. I downloaded the latest drivers for the card and
> it
> > > did not help. I have tried running the EAX, Direct Sound, and A3D
> setups,
> > > with 3d sound on and off, still no good. I am running Direct X 8.0a
and
> > Win
> > > ME.. Is this a known problem with N4 and this card? Is there a
> > workaround?
> > > Thanks
None of my other games sound like this and most of the reviews I'm reading
for N4 do mention popping and hissing in the sound.
