SB Live 5.1 Digital vs Realtek 850

[Rivan]

Hi all,

I have a PC with motherboard Gigabyte GA-7n400e. I am using Yamaha speaker system in my PC. I want to convert my PC to gaming PC. there are lots of sound card is available in market, but i found the SB Live 5.1 Digital and Realtek 850 is best. Can anybody suggest me which one is good - SB Live 5.1 Digital or Realtek 850. Please suggest. Thanks for any suggestion.

[Fabian]

I think Realtek 850 is good for gaming PC because it featuring four 16-bit two-channel DACs and a stereo 16-bit ADC, the ALC850 compatible multi-channel audio CODEC designed. The ALC850 include proprietary converter technology and fully meets routine requirements for PC99/2001 systems. It have four pairs of stereo outputs, with 5-bit volume control and manifold stereo and mono inputs, along with supple mixing, and gain and mute functions, offer a complete included audio solution for PCs. The digital boundary circuitry of the ALC850 operates from a low-power using up 3.3V power supply. All the best.

[RoninBlade]

Actually the Realtek ALC850 supports host/soft audio from Intel ICHx chipsets, as well as audio controller-based VIA/SiS/ALi/AMD/nVIDIA/ATI chipsets. Bundled Windows series (98/ME/NT/2000/XP) and Linux drivers, EAX/Direct Sound 3D/I3DL2/A3D well-matched sound effect utilities supporting Karaoke, 26 types of environment sound emulation, 10-band equalizer), HRTF 3D positional audio, and Sensaura 3D (optional), providing an outstanding entertainment package and game skill for PC users.

[T.J.]

The Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit was not in reality a member of the Sound Blaster Live! Family, because it lack the EMU10k1/10k2 processor. It was a stripped down version of the Audigy Value, with an SNR of 100 dB, software based EAX, no superior resolution DVD-Audio Playback, and no Dolby Digital 5.1 or Dolby Digital EX 6.1 playback. A proof of this is that on Linux operating systems, when by means of the ALSA sound system, the component that is used for the Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit, while the module that is used by the Sound Blaster Live.

[Killen]

This latest round of PCI Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 boards hold stereo (two speaker), surround sound (four speaker), and now Dolby Digital 5.1 (six speaker) setups using software-controlled Dolby AC-3 decoding. In case you’re not well-known, Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding provides six divide channels of audio (center, left front, right front, left rear, right rear, and a subwoofer). It's nice-looking much the standard for high-end audio, providing a much more realistic experience than 4-channel surround sound. This is surely a feature we wait for to see in the future as developers struggle for more sensible sound fields in their games.

[Maxforu]

Realtek Semiconductor (Realtek) developed 8-channel's first high-level support for audio conversion chip (AC97 Audio CODEC) ALC850. The chip uses 48-pin LQFP package, is currently available in sample quantities. ALC850 AC97 Rev 2.3 supports the latest specifications, including the Jack-Sensing, PCBEEP Generator with Interrupt Capability so. Also joined the Realtek's own technology to provide 3 groups (Line-out, Mic-in, Line-in) UAJa (Universal Audio Jacka) function. In addition, ALC850 also supports S / PDIF interface allows the computer system, external DVD multimedia audio-visual equipment.

[Hardwareman]

Realtek high definition audio driver features:
* Compatible with direct 3D sound
* And A3D compatible
* I3DL2 compatible with
* The HRTF 3D positional audio
* 26 voices of: the environment, improve the experience of running simulation game
* The software in the 10-band equalizer
* Voice cancellation and key changes to the way Kara OK
* Group and the Assistant to the improved detection devices to improve the user experience