Which Audio Driver is Better?

Musafir_86 · Rated PG Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 11

Hi everybody,

-Here I've a question; which driver is best for onboard (integrated) audio device (AC'97), whether from the Southbridge maker (eg. SiS, VIA, etc.) or from the CODEC maker (eg. Realtek, C-Media, etc.)?

-I ask this because both party (S/B Mfg & CODEC Mfg) always update their driver at a frequently basis. So, which is better in terms of :-
->Performance/Features
->CPU/Resource Usage
->Compatibility/Stability

-I hope somebody does have the answer, thank you.

Regards,
-Musafir_86.

FOX · Posted: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 20:51:39 Post Subject:

im not too familiar w/ the different drivers, best bet would be to install one run a program such as 3d mark or something that can analyze system performance take the score install the other driver then compare....

anyone else have any suggestions?

BeerCheeze · Posted: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 21:20:13 Post Subject:

They are generally the same. The chipset maker generally comes out with divers faster than any of their partners.