written by overkill. on 13/01/2002
Good Points
Great sound, full software support
Bad Points
Difficult to set up in many systems. Irq problems common to Soundblaster series.
General Comments
The SoundBlaster Live 5.1 from Creative is a well-priced (oem version) sound card with excellent features and sound. Marred by incompatibilty with many motherboards and needs to be set up by a real expert if you have a VIA chipset on your board.