Mad Dog Entertainer 7.1 DSP

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Sound cards are a commonly overlooked component when building a computer. As more and more software and games use better, three-dimensional audio engines, the importance of a good card becomes obvious. Let's see what VIA's mid-range chipset, the Envy24HT-S, can do...

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While I agree that getting other sound options into the market is a good thing I do have to disagree with the idea that this is a good chipset. It does not support hardware DirectSound. So it relies more on the CPU than other sound cards with hardware DirectSound support. Since I am a gamer I will have to keep this one off my list.

My box says: Supports EAX, DirectSound3d and A3D

I have no problems whatsoever as a gamer. Been using it for well over 6 months and I am a very happy customer.