Sound card suggestions

[Cameron]

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).

[Paul]

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.

[Chris Edwards]

Turtle Beach Santa Cruz... good card.

[Matt Keys]

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

[Robby]

this is another reason why i avoid XP like the plague

[Cameron]

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.

[Moose]

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.

[Cameron]

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.

[Dan2950]

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

[Dan2950]

I bought it at CompUSA.

[Cameron]

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.........