Soundblaster Live 5.1

[EagleOC]

I think I need up-to-date drivers for my soundcard (as I'm experiencing game freezes with sound loops) - but the last drivers I can see on the Creative site are 5 Jan 04. Is that right? Aren't they a little old?

Any suggestions as to what I can do?
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[Curio]

I think that's the best you'll do. They haven't worked on the Live! drivers much since the Audigy and now the X-Fi series came out. I just upgraded from a Live! and I remember the most recent drivers I could find were indeed quite old. I didn't have a single problem in games tho. Are you sure it's not something else causing the problem? Freezing with looping sound could also be an overheating video card, for example.

 

[EagleOC]

Cheers.

Freezing with looping sound could also be an overheating video card, for example.

Really? Do you think so?

I've just bought Tomb Raider Legend and am running it with a 9800 Pro (256Mb). I know they're quite old by todays standards but is it really not coping?...
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[Curio]

Cheers.

Really? Do you think so?

I've just bought Tomb Raider Legend and am running it with a 9800 Pro (256Mb). I know they're quite old by todays standards but is it really not coping?...
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It's possible. Make sure the fan/heatsink isn't clogged up with dust for a start. Same for the CPU. It could also be a driver issue - have you tried the latest Catalyst drivers?

Is it just Tomb Raider it's happening in? If so, try and find some Tomb Raider forums and see if other people are having the same issue. Could be a know problem.

 

[EagleOC]

Thanks again.

I actually had a very similar issue with X³ Reunion - a freeze with a soundloop - so I'm reluctantly accepting it's the old 9800 just can't cope with modern games.

I've got a very stable system (in 2D) so I'm reluctant to change the card/upgrade. I also tried the latest Cats (6.3) form guru3d.com but I couldn't get DirectDraw to function.

Expensive times ahead...

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