what is best sound card for a win98se system?

hi all.

what is the best soundcard for a win98se system?!



my computer came back from the shop, but they had to use a very
"cheap" soundcard for it, a C-Media CMI 8738/c3dx PCI, 6 channel. It
sounds OK, even with the version 1.0 driver in it.But: I wonder if i
am missing something?!

I find in the stores that all of the new sound cards are for winxp,
now, I cannot use them.
I know that on Amazon.com, and other places, that there are many many
older cards now real cheap. but which one is a good card made with
98se compatibility?

It is for a gaming computer, cannot use too too much cpu-cycles.
sempron 1800, a sis741gx motherboard, 1 gig ram.

So how is my currant C-media card, compared to some of the others?
should I stick with that one?

Audigy 2 zs, that card was once made for win98se, but I see at best
buy that even now they are winxp only.

so many cards, and seems that everone that i read about has "issues"
somewheres.

thanks...freestone

I don't have a recommendation but I have to ask, if your current card sounds
OK and presents no problems, why are you even looking? Granted, I have a
tin ear but I have never really noticed any difference except when I have
added decent speakers.

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2007


"freestonew" wrote in message
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hi all.

what is the best soundcard for a win98se system?!



my computer came back from the shop, but they had to use a very
"cheap" soundcard for it, a C-Media CMI 8738/c3dx PCI, 6 channel. It
sounds OK, even with the version 1.0 driver in it.But: I wonder if i
am missing something?!

I find in the stores that all of the new sound cards are for winxp,
now, I cannot use them.
I know that on Amazon.com, and other places, that there are many many
older cards now real cheap. but which one is a good card made with
98se compatibility?

It is for a gaming computer, cannot use too too much cpu-cycles.
sempron 1800, a sis741gx motherboard, 1 gig ram.

So how is my currant C-media card, compared to some of the others?
should I stick with that one?

Audigy 2 zs, that card was once made for win98se, but I see at best
buy that even now they are winxp only.

so many cards, and seems that everone that i read about has "issues"
somewheres.

thanks...freestone

freestonew wrote:

Audigy 2 zs, that card was once made for win98se, but I see at
best buy that even now they are winxp only.

The retail box for Audigy 2 and Audigy 2 Platinum list win-98se as a
compatible OS.

I have both cards but haven't yet installed them on any system.
They're probably 3 years old at this point.

I don't know what the "zs" indicates in "Audigy 2 zs".