Bizarrely, some gaming crashes I've been experiencing have been due to my sound-card driver. I was getting BSODs only in some games, and the cause was apparently the TBirda.dll file my Phillips ...

Don't know about the CT-5880, but i have a board with an AC97 and, well, it puts out sound. That's about all i can say about it. I have heard some crackling noises playing Deus Ex. I should be getting ...

Before the release of the Intel AC '97 standard, computer sound was frequently an add-on feature. To use anything other than a small, monophonic internal speaker, you'd need to buy a card that plugged ...

Add or Remove Programs entry for Realtek AC'97 Audio. Realtek AC97 Audio is an Audio driver package for Realtek Audio Interface Cards. Realtek cards are often used for on-board audio on several ...