NEW Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.68

30 Dec, 2004 at 3:09pm ET Article published in Tech

Realtek have released some new AC97 audio drivers.

Download: [b]Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.68[/b] (10.7MB)

The ALC650 incorporates proprietary converter technology to achieve a high SNR, greater than 90 dB. The ALC650 AC’97 CODEC supports multiple CODEC extensions with independent variable sampling rates and built-in 3D effects. The ALC650 CODEC provides two pairs of stereo outputs with independent volume controls, a mono output, and multiple stereo and mono inputs, along with flexible mixing, gain and mute functions to provide a complete integrated audio solution for PCs.

Source: Realtek

Comments

30 Dec 2004 ~ 3:39pm gibbonsl Man they release new drivers fast

all of them are usally very good to:)
31 Dec 2004 ~ 11:25am -Ben Still does not fix the surround sound issue with HL2.

Stick with the 3.63's if you don't have any immediate problems and want to play HL2 with surround sound.
16 Jan 2005 ~ 12:50pm Luringen man får håpe på at det funker :P
16 Jan 2005 ~ 12:52pm Kwitko

Luringen (Guest) wrote:

man får håpe på at det funker :P

No, probably not until Thursday.
16 Jan 2005 ~ 5:51pm danball1976

^Ben wrote:

Still does not fix the surround sound issue with HL2.

Stick with the 3.63's if you don't have any immediate problems and want to play HL2 with surround sound.

This is the only release I've had problems with. v3.68's cause some sort of issue where pausing video files will get a buzz, but will end if you close the video player. I went back to the 3.67's where I don't get this problem.