First post, by janskjaer
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There are so many variants of the Sound Blaster LIVE! That I can't separate the best from the worst.
When looking to purchase an SB LIVE, which model numbers should I be looking at?
It was my understanding that the best card to get was the original (CT4760) and this should be the only one to go for and the third-party cards (SB0220 and SB0410) should be avoided. But then there is the CT4780 and CT4870, CT4830 and the SB0100, and what's the difference between a CT4760, CT4670 and CT4620? I'm going crazy! 😕
If anyone has an informed guide on what to look for when shopping a LIVE card, it would be of great help. And if some cards are better than others for particular reasons (e.g. better DOS Emulation, 4.1/5.1, better driver support, low noise floor etc ...), then feel free to explain why you think that card is better and for what reason.
DELL Dimension XPS M200s
:Intel P1 MMX 200MHz
:64MB EDO
:DOS 6.22/Win95b
:Matrox Millenium II + m3D (PowerVR PCX2)
Chaintech 7VJL Apogee
:AMD AthlonXP 2700+
:512MB DDR
:Win98SE/2000 SP4
:3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP