nFORCE2 Sound, is it any good?

Awhile back someone had said the nFORCE2 built in sound didn't have any bigger performance hit than a separate card. So since I'm redoing my system I'm thinking about giving it a shot. So how good/bad does the nFORCE2 chipset onboard actually sound. My Phillips AE card has some weird effects in NR2002/NR2003 so I'll probably try it as long as its not total crap sound. Will it do surround sound on non-surround software like the Phillips and Santa Cruz? thanks MadDAWG

"MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Awhile back someone had said the nFORCE2 built in sound didn't have any > bigger performance hit than a separate card. So since I'm redoing mysystem > I'm thinking about giving it a shot. So how good/bad does the nFORCE2 > chipset onboard actually sound. My Phillips AE card has some weird effects > in NR2002/NR2003 so I'll probably try it as long as its not total crap > sound. Will it do surround sound on non-surround software like thePhillips > and Santa Cruz? > > > thanks > MadDAWG nForce 2 sound is as good as any non-pro PCI Sound card (i.e. Audigy, Game Theatre, SB Live etc etc ) It's 5.1 surround sound - superb quality - no irq problems - basically - the dogs kahunas. Details here http://www6.tomshardware.com/mainboard/200106041/nforce-07.html#apu_the_audi o_processing_unit ( nforce 1 had same audio unit as nforce 2 has ) " This APU comes with features that blow away every sound card that's currently on the market, which is even more impressive when you consider that the APU is integrated into nForce's south bridge 'MCP' and not a discrete card " and http://www6.tomshardware.com/mainboard/20020716/nforce2-11.html " The sound system is not exactly new, but it's still one of the best that the market has to offer. Note here that the APU is part of the chipset, and not a separate sound card. " in conclusion. HELL YEAH! Doug

Thanks Doug. I'll give it a go tonight. MadDAWG

Yep, it's been good for me. I dumped my Audigy in favour of it, and all sound problems with NR2002 and others disappeared immediately. I'm not sure that the sound quality has quite the same depth, but I'm being picky! Iain "MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Thanks Doug. I'll give it a go tonight. > > MadDAWG > > -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----

On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 19:35:25 +0100, "Iain Mackenzie" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Yep, it's been good for me. I dumped my Audigy in favour of it, and all >sound problems with NR2002 and others disappeared immediately. I'm not sure >that the sound quality has quite the same depth, but I'm being picky! >Iain > > >"MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> Thanks Doug. I'll give it a go tonight. >>

HOWEVER make sure if you are buying a new MB to get one with MCP-T for the sound, otherwise the MB uses the basic AC97 chip. Basically look for "delux" versions (a7nx-Deluxe,MSI-K7N2G-ILSR) If it has Serial ATA it looks to be fully loaded as well

"ssrat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 19:35:25 +0100, "Iain Mackenzie" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Yep, it's been good for me. I dumped my Audigy in favour of it, and all > >sound problems with NR2002 and others disappeared immediately. I'm notsure

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> >that the sound quality has quite the same depth, but I'm being picky! > >Iain > > > > > >"MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:[email hidden]... > >> Thanks Doug. I'll give it a go tonight. > >> > HOWEVER make sure if you are buying a new MB to get one with MCP-T > for the sound, otherwise the MB uses the basic AC97 chip. > Basically look for "delux" versions (a7nx-Deluxe,MSI-K7N2G-ILSR) > If it has Serial ATA it looks to be fully loaded as well

Asus A7N8X Deluxe here - most trouble free motherboard I've ever owned DOug

It is the best MB I've ever owned! The sound is great and trouble free. It's a ASUS A7N8X Deluxe. Salvie "Doug Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ExHka.2081$[email hidden]...

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> > "ssrat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 19:35:25 +0100, "Iain Mackenzie" > > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > >Yep, it's been good for me. I dumped my Audigy in favour of it, and

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> > >sound problems with NR2002 and others disappeared immediately. I'm not > sure > > >that the sound quality has quite the same depth, but I'm being picky! > > >Iain > > > > > > > > >"MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > >news:[email hidden]... > > >> Thanks Doug. I'll give it a go tonight. > > >> > > HOWEVER make sure if you are buying a new MB to get one with MCP-T > > for the sound, otherwise the MB uses the basic AC97 chip. > > Basically look for "delux" versions (a7nx-Deluxe,MSI-K7N2G-ILSR) > > If it has Serial ATA it looks to be fully loaded as well > > Asus A7N8X Deluxe here - most trouble free motherboard I've ever owned > > DOug > >

On Tue, 08 Apr 2003 19:54:09 GMT, ssrat wrote:

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> On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 19:35:25 +0100, "Iain Mackenzie" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> [10 quoted line(s) supressed] > HOWEVER make sure if you are buying a new MB to get one with MCP-T > for the sound, otherwise the MB uses the basic AC97 chip. > Basically look for "delux" versions (a7nx-Deluxe,MSI-K7N2G-ILSR) > If it has Serial ATA it looks to be fully loaded as well

mcpt-t does not mean its the soundstorm certified model. asus recently removed the soundstorm lable on their deluxe because it could not meant nvidia's s/n ratio. there are only 2 or three certified mcp-t boards available.

>there are only 2 or three certified mcp-t > boards available. The abit nf7 is one of these rms

> HOWEVER make sure if you are buying a new MB to get one with MCP-T > for the sound, otherwise the MB uses the basic AC97 chip. > Basically look for "delux" versions (a7nx-Deluxe,MSI-K7N2G-ILSR) > If it has Serial ATA it looks to be fully loaded as well Yep thats what I found out last night. My Leadtek board has the ac97. oh well I still have my Turtle Beach. MadDAWG

nf7 here and it's the best MB I've ever owned. Iain "Roger Squires" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:SLQka.189$[email hidden]...

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> >there are only 2 or three certified mcp-t > > boards available. > > The abit nf7 is one of these > > rms > >

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Very good, although sound is musically not quite as good as an audigy, but u need a proper av amp setup to notice the difference. "MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Awhile back someone had said the nFORCE2 built in sound didn't have any > bigger performance hit than a separate card. So since I'm redoing mysystem > I'm thinking about giving it a shot. So how good/bad does the nFORCE2 > chipset onboard actually sound. My Phillips AE card has some weird effects > in NR2002/NR2003 so I'll probably try it as long as its not total crap > sound. Will it do surround sound on non-surround software like thePhillips

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> and Santa Cruz? > > > thanks > MadDAWG > >

"MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Awhile back someone had said the nFORCE2 built in sound didn't have any > bigger performance hit than a separate card. So since I'm redoing mysystem > I'm thinking about giving it a shot. So how good/bad does the nFORCE2 > chipset onboard actually sound. My Phillips AE card has some weird effects > in NR2002/NR2003 so I'll probably try it as long as its not total crap > sound. Will it do surround sound on non-surround software like thePhillips > and Santa Cruz? > > > thanks > MadDAWG >Perfect timing almost - http://www17.tomshardware.com/game/20030405/sound_for_games-03.html#benchmar ks Doug

Perfect timing almost - http://www17.tomshardware.com/#b ks Doug

Did I read that review right? The onboard sound takes a major hit on performance. BTW this Epox 8RDA+ is the best board I have ever owned. My 1700+ does 11x210=2310 @1.7v prime 95 stable. "Doug Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b73vi9$asgtr$[email hidden]...

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> > "MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Awhile back someone had said the nFORCE2 built in sound didn't have any > > bigger performance hit than a separate card. So since I'm redoing my > system > > I'm thinking about giving it a shot. So how good/bad does the nFORCE2 > > chipset onboard actually sound. My Phillips AE card has some weird

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> > in NR2002/NR2003 so I'll probably try it as long as its not total crap > > sound. Will it do surround sound on non-surround software like the > Phillips > > and Santa Cruz? > > > > > > thanks > > MadDAWG > > > Perfect timing almost - > >

http://www17.tomshardware.com/game/20030405/sound_for_games-03.html#benchmar > ks > > Doug > >