PocketMatrix

Ok, heres the deal, I installed XP and it screwed up my soundcard. I've downloaded the XP drivers, and all that good stuff, but it still won't work. I decided I'm going to buy a new sound card, but I don't know what one to get. Anyone have any suggestions (it needs to be XP compliant so I don't go on another cussing spree with creative labs tech support).

i've got a soundblaster live. is that what you had? well, i recomend that anyway. i've always had a good experience with creative.

Turtle Beach Santa Cruz... good card.

I got a turtle beach montago(sp?) or something along those lines.

this is another reason why i avoid XP like the plague

Paul, yeah I've got the Soundblaster Live! value card.<br><br>Matt and Chris, I've heard that the turtle beach ones were good, the one from them that I was looking at was the santa cruz, it's the only one that was "Designed for XP". It looks like a good card, I just need to find a store that sells that particular one. BestBuy doesn't have it (the one thing I actually need from there they don't have), I'm gonna try Circut City, and Comp USA.

The SB Audigy is arguably the best consumer level sound card available. The Hercules Gamer XP (not XP for WinXP) is arguably the second best card available. I believe both will 'work' with WinXP, but it's just a matter of months until new drivers will become available. Don't buy a new one just because.

Moose, you rip out your sound card and try living with it for a month, I need one now, and I'm not buying one of those damned "compliant with XP" ones, I need one thats designed for XP, where I don't have to go download drivers that don't farging work, off some second rate, hard to navigate, sucky creative website!!!!! Wow, I feel better now, but you see my point.

Yea, OBVIOUSLY get the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz (like Chris said).  Its made for Windows XP and its actually the best sound card out so far.  It can support up to 6 speakers (but of course works great with 4.1 or anything less) and cost less than the SoundBlaster Audigy (which WASNT actually designed for XP).  I bought the Santa Cruz a few weeks ago and its actually the best thing I've ever seen.  Here's there link to find out more specs:<br><br><br><br>omg you'll love it

I bought it at CompUSA.

I'm going out tomorrow with 325 dollars in my little hands, I'm going to buy something, dunno what (besides a sound card) but I'm going to buy something.........