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Stuttering computer after installing audigy!
I bought the computer recently without any soundcard as it has a 6 channel audio on board. Ran hl2 really well. Now ive installed my old Audigy (1) card and all my other games ie Far cry, bf1942 etc stutter like crazy. Even on the lowest res with all the sound options turned down to the lowest they will go! Bizzarly hl2 still runs without a problem. What the hell is going on. Ive tried disabling the onboard sound in the bios but still nothing gives. The games play but just keep jolting every 20 or 30 secs, what gives?
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"Geezer" <ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message Did you disable the on-board sound in Device Manager?news:cv5ntf$v74$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk... > Ive got a amd 64 3500+, fx 5700, asus av8 mb, sata 300gb hd.1gb ram > > I bought the computer recently without any soundcard as it has a 6 channel > audio on board. Ran hl2 really well. Now ive installed my old Audigy (1) > card and all my other games ie Far cry, bf1942 etc stutter like crazy. Even > on the lowest res with all the sound options turned down to the lowest they > will go! Bizzarly hl2 still runs without a problem. > > What the hell is going on. Ive tried disabling the onboard sound in the bios > but still nothing gives. The games play but just keep jolting every 20 or 30 > secs, what gives? > > > -- Bearman If it's got tits, tires, tubes, or transistors, it's trouble.
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"bearman" <n***@home.com> wrote in message Not really sure what this looks like in device mgr ive gotnews:UL6dnYwmf-rk4ovfRVn-3A@comcast.com... > > "Geezer" <ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:cv5ntf$v74$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk... > > Ive got a amd 64 3500+, fx 5700, asus av8 mb, sata 300gb hd.1gb ram > > > > I bought the computer recently without any soundcard as it has a 6 channel > > audio on board. Ran hl2 really well. Now ive installed my old Audigy (1) > > card and all my other games ie Far cry, bf1942 etc stutter like crazy. > Even > > on the lowest res with all the sound options turned down to the lowest > they > > will go! Bizzarly hl2 still runs without a problem. > > > > What the hell is going on. Ive tried disabling the onboard sound in the > bios > > but still nothing gives. The games play but just keep jolting every 20 or > 30 > > secs, what gives? > > > > > > > > Did you disable the on-board sound in Device Manager? > > -- > Bearman > If it's got tits, tires, tubes, or transistors, it's trouble. > > a audio codecs b legacy audio drivers c media control devices d creative sb audigy e unimodem half duplex audio device f video codecs any thoughts? On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 00:15:05 -0000, "Geezer"
<ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: Show quoteHide quote | > Did you disable the on-board sound in Device Manager? Actually the on-board audio drivers would show up in Device Manager,| > | > -- | > Bearman | > If it's got tits, tires, tubes, or transistors, it's trouble. | > | > | Not really sure what this looks like in device mgr ive got | a audio codecs | b legacy audio drivers | c media control devices | d creative sb audigy | e unimodem half duplex audio device | f video codecs | | | any thoughts? | but that's not the usual way to disable on-board sound. You'd probably have to go into the BIOS to disable it. In mine, it's listed under Integrated Peripherals. Larc §§§ - Change planet to earth to reply by email - §§§ On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:49:29 -0000, "Geezer"
<ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: >Ive got a amd 64 3500+, fx 5700, asus av8 mb, sata 300gb hd.1gb ram Try adjusting each games' sound settings.> >I bought the computer recently without any soundcard as it has a 6 channel >audio on board. Ran hl2 really well. Now ive installed my old Audigy (1) >card and all my other games ie Far cry, bf1942 etc stutter like crazy. Even >on the lowest res with all the sound options turned down to the lowest they >will go! Bizzarly hl2 still runs without a problem. Are you running new enough DirectX version? Try updating sound card driver. Adjust the PCI latency in bios- higher numbers. Try 80 or 96, or 64 first if it's only at 32 presently. There's also a latency tweak tool or two or three out there somewhere, LOL, I think it might be called "Ltycfg.exe". Naw, that's not it... try this one: http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=951 > You "tried" or you succeeded? If you're not using the>What the hell is going on. Ive tried disabling the onboard sound in the bios >but still nothing gives. The games play but just keep jolting every 20 or 30 >secs, what gives? > onboard sound anymore, keep it disabled. Once disabled in the bios (and assuming the bios isn't buggy) it IS then disabled, no further action should be needed in Device Manager... though you might want to uninstall the driver too. Try another Via chipset (4in1) driver too. In article <cv5ntf$v7***@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>,
ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk says... Show quoteHide quote > Ive got a amd 64 3500+, fx 5700, asus av8 mb, sata 300gb hd.1gb ram Remove the audigy.> > I bought the computer recently without any soundcard as it has a 6 channel > audio on board. Ran hl2 really well. Now ive installed my old Audigy (1) > card and all my other games ie Far cry, bf1942 etc stutter like crazy. Even > on the lowest res with all the sound options turned down to the lowest they > will go! Bizzarly hl2 still runs without a problem. > > What the hell is going on. Ive tried disabling the onboard sound in the bios > but still nothing gives. The games play but just keep jolting every 20 or 30 > secs, what gives? > > > >
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"theyak" <y**@dev.null> wrote in message But I thought the audigy would create more processor room! Thats thenews:MPG.1c80dcbe4ba22c03989f74@news.easynews.com... > In article <cv5ntf$v7***@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>, > ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk says... > > Ive got a amd 64 3500+, fx 5700, asus av8 mb, sata 300gb hd.1gb ram > > > > I bought the computer recently without any soundcard as it has a 6 channel > > audio on board. Ran hl2 really well. Now ive installed my old Audigy (1) > > card and all my other games ie Far cry, bf1942 etc stutter like crazy. Even > > on the lowest res with all the sound options turned down to the lowest they > > will go! Bizzarly hl2 still runs without a problem. > > > > What the hell is going on. Ive tried disabling the onboard sound in the bios > > but still nothing gives. The games play but just keep jolting every 20 or 30 > > secs, what gives? > > > > > > > > > > > Remove the audigy. whole reason i put the audigy in! I have disabled the on board audio in the bios. But why does half life 2 run perfectly well but everything else keep jamming up! On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 15:47:35 -0000, "Geezer"
<ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: >> Remove the audigy. Have you tried moving it to different slots? My Audigy did get a bit> > >But I thought the audigy would create more processor room! Thats the >whole reason i put the audigy in! > >I have disabled the on board audio in the bios. But why does half life 2 run >perfectly well but everything else keep jamming up! better away from the Video slot since it shared an IRQ with it if it was next to it I think. The main culprit with me was I had a Maxtor Promose controller card in one of the slots and it seemed to cause stuttering in the sound. I had to take it out and use the sata controller with some converters and then all was well. With the old nforce2 I did see a group of posters who insisted Asus had a sound stuttering problem while others dismissed the idea and various cures were posted - drivers and other things. Conflict of IRQ?
Move your sound card to another PCI slot. If it doesn't works, try to download the latest sound driver. -- WebWalker "WebWalker" <webwal***@eudoramail.com> wrote in message Some good suggestions that I will try. But why would half life 2 be ok and anews:dgre111fgh2dvikuvkc6qls6ruavakm55q@4ax.com... > Conflict of IRQ? > Move your sound card to another PCI slot. > If it doesn't works, try to download the latest sound driver. > > -- > WebWalker game like say Battlefield 1942 and far cry stutter so badly even in the lowest res with all the detail turned off!!! On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:25:28 -0000, "Geezer"
<ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: | Some functions may come into play with one game and not the other.| "WebWalker" <webwal***@eudoramail.com> wrote in message | news:dgre111fgh2dvikuvkc6qls6ruavakm55q@4ax.com... | > Conflict of IRQ? | > Move your sound card to another PCI slot. | > If it doesn't works, try to download the latest sound driver. | > | > -- | > WebWalker | | Some good suggestions that I will try. But why would half life 2 be ok and a | game like say Battlefield 1942 and far cry stutter so badly even in the | lowest res with all the detail turned off!!! Creative may or may not have drivers that will support everything you need for your particular computer configuration. My experience has been that Creative's initial drivers for any given product are quite good for computer needs at the time the product comes out. But subsequent driver updates as OS changes are introduced (eg., WinXP SP2) usually leave a lot to be desired. That's why I trashed my Creative cards and moved on. It wasn't because they were bad cards, but because Creative did not seem capable of writing updated drivers to keep them working properly. Somebody already suggested that you remove your Creative card and go back to using onboard sound. If onboard sound supports your games, that's probably the best way to go short of buying a new soundcard. Larc §§§ - Change planet to earth to reply by email - §§§
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"Larc" <larc-n***@jupiterlink.net> wrote in message But wouldnt onboard sound `suck` processor power whereas the audigy does itnews:f1rh115lu6eg63m192k10fnidtiqijgtjj@4ax.com... > On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:25:28 -0000, "Geezer" > <ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: > > | > | "WebWalker" <webwal***@eudoramail.com> wrote in message > | news:dgre111fgh2dvikuvkc6qls6ruavakm55q@4ax.com... > | > Conflict of IRQ? > | > Move your sound card to another PCI slot. > | > If it doesn't works, try to download the latest sound driver. > | > > | > -- > | > WebWalker > | > | Some good suggestions that I will try. But why would half life 2 be ok and a > | game like say Battlefield 1942 and far cry stutter so badly even in the > | lowest res with all the detail turned off!!! > > Some functions may come into play with one game and not the other. > Creative may or may not have drivers that will support everything you > need for your particular computer configuration. My experience has > been that Creative's initial drivers for any given product are quite > good for computer needs at the time the product comes out. But > subsequent driver updates as OS changes are introduced (eg., WinXP > SP2) usually leave a lot to be desired. That's why I trashed my > Creative cards and moved on. It wasn't because they were bad cards, > but because Creative did not seem capable of writing updated drivers > to keep them working properly. > > Somebody already suggested that you remove your Creative card and go > back to using onboard sound. If onboard sound supports your games, > that's probably the best way to go short of buying a new soundcard. > > Larc > > > > §§§ - Change planet to earth to reply by email - §§§ itself? On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:40:57 -0000, "Geezer"
<ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: | But wouldnt onboard sound `suck` processor power whereas the audigy does it Onboard sound usually pretty much handles its own processing. It's| itself? memory that you have to be more concerned about. Soundcards have their own memory, but onboard sound has to rely on assigned system memory. You should be able to specify the amount in the BIOS. Larc §§§ - Change planet to earth to reply by email - §§§ On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:55:07 GMT, Larc
<larc-n***@jupiterlink.net> wrote: >On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:40:57 -0000, "Geezer" No, typically they're soft-audio and use as much or more CPU><ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: > >| But wouldnt onboard sound `suck` processor power whereas the audigy does it >| itself? > >Onboard sound usually pretty much handles its own processing. time than other alternatives. > It's No, they don't. Look at one, where are the memory modules?>memory that you have to be more concerned about. Soundcards have >their own memory, There "could" be a buffer on the sound chip(set) but that isn't typically referred to as memory and shouldn't be, as it's not even remotely adequate for this discussion. >but onboard sound has to rely on assigned system No, you're thinking of video maybe. At most a sound card>memory. You should be able to specify the amount in the BIOS. might have a midi waveset allocation, which is basically the size of the file it loads, the profile for it's midi voices. On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:25:28 -0000, "Geezer"
<ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: Show quoteHide quote > Because you're talking about graphics rather than sound?>"WebWalker" <webwal***@eudoramail.com> wrote in message >news:dgre111fgh2dvikuvkc6qls6ruavakm55q@4ax.com... >> Conflict of IRQ? >> Move your sound card to another PCI slot. >> If it doesn't works, try to download the latest sound driver. >> >> -- >> WebWalker > >Some good suggestions that I will try. But why would half life 2 be ok and a >game like say Battlefield 1942 and far cry stutter so badly even in the >lowest res with all the detail turned off!!! > One bears not on the other. HL2 is actually pretty well designed in that it can benefit from fine-tuned, high-performance systems but also run rather well scaled back on an old 1GHz box with a GF4MX in it. 
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