Having problems.

[Swifty55]

Hey guys, I currently have an Audigy 2 ZS and running Vista x64. But I'm having problems and I dunno if it's an hardware of software fault.

My mic keeps being wierd, as in when i try and talk all other people hear is a wierd static noise. Also Vista keeps resetting the option so I sometimes get playback through the mic.

Restarts hardly fix the problem and sometimes the sounds mess up.

I'm using the drivers released from Creative, and tried reinstalling with no luck.

I love to game and listen to music so I'm guessing my onboard ALC883 couldn't cope with what my Audigy can?

All help will be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Uriel]

The Realtek is likely to be more noisy than your Audigy 2 ZS. You could try it but I think it will probably be a drop in quality.

If you try it - make sure you download Realtek 3D soundback for better gaming audio. It should get EAX 2 working in games that support it and will also allow multi-channel audio.

Longer term, I'd consider a soundcard upgrade. Maybe a Xonar of some sort. Please bear in mind that some games supporting EAX 3 and 4 will only give you EAX 2 with a Xonar (although with any luck Asus will eventially sort that out in drivers). X-Fis are a good alternative but you're stuck with Creative drivers. Avoid any of the external ones or the Xtreme Audio, as they're Audigys in disguise.