Possibility of 2 sound cards in one computer will work?

g00fer · 09-29-2002, 03:16 AM

Okay here's my solution....

I got Battlefield 1942 and the sound got all geshtorpt (yiddish for screwed up). Sound was okay the first few seconds of the game it was well, then this really crazy fuzzyness mixed with screeching and scratching sound happened with any sound that happened in the game. The soundcard I was using was SB Live 5.1.

After that, I thought "okay, screw this crap, i'm re-installing my old sound card!". So I re-installed my old crappy soundcard and everything worked fine on BF1942. My old sound card right now is a CrystalSound Fusion card (a very old one) but it still works. But I wish I could still have my soundblaster 5.1 in there because now my SB 5.1 is catching dust on my shelf. And I can't use my SB card for my other great games.

So I was just thinking hey, why don't I just install both of the sound cards? I thought I would get an opinion from you guys.

Now I have a couple of questions about this.

1. Will this screw up my sound
2. Will I be able to switch the cards in the sound/hardware manager when I want to play BF1942 and other games?

And finally, my system specs:

Windows XP Home
AMD 1.4 GHz
768 MB Ram
40 gig HD
6 gig HD
GeForce 4 Ti 4200
CrystalSound fusion sound card

Now, I have all the latest drivers for all my stuff....so please give me your opinions on this, because I really want to use my Soundblaster card...it's been sitting on my shelf catching dust for 2 weeks now...

[BFN]Walmart Security · 09-29-2002, 06:13 AM

they actually might conflict...thats the only problem I can think of.
but other than that you got a beefy system

but it runs great

Sgt.Bilko · 09-29-2002, 06:49 AM

Ive had my onboard sound card and my old PCI blaster working together, the onboard sc was so I could my mic and my PCI sb was for speakers, I didn't have a conflict..

g00fer · 09-29-2002, 11:34 AM

Hmmm....do you think I should chance it?

g00fer · 09-29-2002, 08:55 PM

There, I did it and it works perfectly!!! The only thing I need to do, is before I want to play on BF1942, I just need to click the sound manager on, and switch my mixer device to my CrystalFusion soundcard and when I want my SB live card to work, i'll just switch it back!

If anyone has 2 cards and room in their Motherboards and are having problems with their BF 1942 sound, then do what I did and install both.

09-29-2002, 03:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
g00fer Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11	Possibility of 2 sound cards in one computer will work? Okay here's my solution.... I got Battlefield 1942 and the sound got all geshtorpt (yiddish for screwed up). Sound was okay the first few seconds of the game it was well, then this really crazy fuzzyness mixed with screeching and scratching sound happened with any sound that happened in the game. The soundcard I was using was SB Live 5.1. After that, I thought "okay, screw this crap, i'm re-installing my old sound card!". So I re-installed my old crappy soundcard and everything worked fine on BF1942. My old sound card right now is a CrystalSound Fusion card (a very old one) but it still works. But I wish I could still have my soundblaster 5.1 in there because now my SB 5.1 is catching dust on my shelf. And I can't use my SB card for my other great games. So I was just thinking hey, why don't I just install both of the sound cards? I thought I would get an opinion from you guys. Now I have a couple of questions about this. 1. Will this screw up my sound 2. Will I be able to switch the cards in the sound/hardware manager when I want to play BF1942 and other games? And finally, my system specs: Windows XP Home AMD 1.4 GHz 768 MB Ram 40 gig HD 6 gig HD GeForce 4 Ti 4200 CrystalSound fusion sound card Now, I have all the latest drivers for all my stuff....so please give me your opinions on this, because I really want to use my Soundblaster card...it's been sitting on my shelf catching dust for 2 weeks now...

09-29-2002, 06:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
[BFN]Walmart Security Captain Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Van Nuys, CA Posts: 2,653	they actually might conflict...thats the only problem I can think of. but other than that you got a beefy system but it runs great __________________ Designer - Pandemic Studios http://alizandi.com/

09-29-2002, 06:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sgt.Bilko Private Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 37	Ive had my onboard sound card and my old PCI blaster working together, the onboard sc was so I could my mic and my PCI sb was for speakers, I didn't have a conflict.. __________________ Specs: AMD XP 1.9 - Geforce 3 Ti 500 - 512MB DDR RAM - Onboard Advance AC97 Soundcard Todays BF1942 Bug/Problem = Warping vehicles in some servers.

09-29-2002, 11:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
g00fer Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11	Hmmm....do you think I should chance it?

09-29-2002, 08:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
g00fer Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11	There, I did it and it works perfectly!!! The only thing I need to do, is before I want to play on BF1942, I just need to click the sound manager on, and switch my mixer device to my CrystalFusion soundcard and when I want my SB live card to work, i'll just switch it back! If anyone has 2 cards and room in their Motherboards and are having problems with their BF 1942 sound, then do what I did and install both.