jujubeanie21 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Hey all. What it comes down to-- I love OS X, its great. Can't afford the hardware so here I am. Two things are preventing me from sticking with it though; sound and sleep. Sleep, I can deal with. However, sound is a must. Now, I have a SB Live, but I realize thats pretty much a lost hope from what I've searched. Now, my question is, will this card work with OS X? (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829120102) I've searched and some reported issues with the chipset, so I'd just like to make sure. Note: I'm getting JaS.Mac.OS.X.10.4.8.AMD.Intel.SSE2.SSE3.PPF.1.Defiant.diskutil.biker880.ich7-R.patch.Integrated now, I was on 10.4.7 JaS before I quit. Thank you, and I really hope you could give me some kind of reassurance in the next few hours, because I'd like to order it tonight. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44934-chaintech-av-512-51-cmi8738-sound-card/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubeanie21 Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 Oh, and do you think the sound quality would be at least equivalent to my sound blaster live 5.1 (im only using stereo output, nothing else) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44934-chaintech-av-512-51-cmi8738-sound-card/#findComment-321495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
frizbot Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 C-Media CMI8738-6CH LX The sound won't be as good. This is the equivalent of onboard sound, on a card. For sound quality, go with the AV-710 - its an audiophile card, and its cheap as well. I'm not sure what would work with OSX86. A driver was in development for the 710, but it isn't out yet. The "onboard sound card" might be more likely to work, research that chip above. The TurtleBeach USB Micro is a good OSX86 soundcard with spdif. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44934-chaintech-av-512-51-cmi8738-sound-card/#findComment-321544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubeanie21 Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 Thank you for your reply. I was buying headphones from newegg so I bought it; 15 bucks, if its not great, its not a tremendous waste. If I see those drivers come out, I'll look into it then (god, I really hope i/someone gets sleep to work, and then i'd be set... my pc is loud so i have to turn it off...) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44934-chaintech-av-512-51-cmi8738-sound-card/#findComment-321591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
frizbot Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Look into better cooling. 120mm fans, better videocard, CPU, and northbridge heatsinks. Modern FDB hard drive, good PSU. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44934-chaintech-av-512-51-cmi8738-sound-card/#findComment-321706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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