OMFG this whole damn thread is going to drive me bananas...
cyclone3d wrote:
It really depends on how poor the power filtering the motherboard has AND how poor the power supply power is.
No, it does not. if your motherboard is THAT bad, it wont post.
For older builds with ISA slots, I can see a filter card making a difference.
no. it will not.
With a thin client such as the HP T5720 which needs the caps added to the PCI riser for some cards to even work, then definitely a filtering card should help.
Those caps are NOT there for filtering.
not a lick of difference should be seen unless you have a really crappy motherboard and/or power supply in the first place.
Fixed. And if this is the case, this card isn't going to help.
Without going too deep into the weeds and teaching you all the basics of electrical engineering. Take this one statement to heart:
filter caps only work when they are directly attached to the device and/or transmission line. The audio signal is not going over the ISA/PCI/MCA bus, this card cannot affect it.
yes, the board is "right next to" your sound card, and you might say that is close. But from an EE point of view, it might as well be in the next city over. Look at the small decoupling caps that are usually next to most logic chips. Ever notice each one gets its own cap and it's almost literally touching the IC? THAT'S INTENTIONAL.
This card is like having your neighbor install earthquake protection in his/her house and expecting to also work for your house. if you want a cleaner sounding SB16 card, then you are going to have to replace the caps on the card itself. you will still hear hiss and noise, because the card wasn't designed for shit (in terms of audio quality)
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.