ViaHardware vient d'annoncer que les nouvelles cartes Sound Blaster Audigy rencontrent les memes types de problemes avec le Southbridge Via 686B que les anciennes Sound Blaster Live! a leurs débuts. De nombreuses updates de drivers et de BIOS etaient parvenus a resoudre plus ou moins correctement le probleme dans le cas des live!. GameSpot, qui a publié une review de la carte a d'ailleurs declaré :

"Unfortunately for owners of AMD Athlon systems who use VIA chipsets, the new Sound Blaster Audigy cards have many of the same compatibility problems as did the previous Live! line. Soon after we installed the Audigy, our Athlon experienced audio and system hangs, background audio popping, and many crashes. Only a full upgrade and subsequent tweaks of the system BIOS stabilized everything. This may be more work and risk than many gamers are willing to bear."

Bref, attendons les updates...