[Pc_Support] Re: [OT] Tyan S2895 K8WE and EPV12V/SSI 3.51 power supply (correction/additions)

[Damien McKenna]

Bryan J. Smith wrote:

>The only "extra negative" of the S2895 v. most nForce4 mainboards is
>that Tyan choose a _cheap_ AD1981B 2-channel audio, whereas the latter
>typically comes with a 6-channel ALC850/860 which _does_ give you 6-
>channel with the i8x0 ALSA driver.  So I've gotta waste the 32-bit PCI
>slot for a SB Audigy2 (or similar).
>  
>
While on the surface it sounds good, the audio chips shipped with most 
nForce4 boards use a *lot* of CPU to do their thang.  Check out the 
recent SLI boards review on AnandTech for comparisons.

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