G5 Audio Chip

[Dr. No]

In the PC world, everyone wants the best soundcard- Creative, Turtle Beach, etc.

Does anyone know exactly what audio chip the G5 uses for its audio?

 

[Dr. No]

...and how does the quality of the onboard match up with other solutions?

 

[Counterfit]

I don't know any detail about the chip, but if you want anything "special" (analog surround out, etc.) you have to go with a PCI or USb based system, thanks to Apple Corp.

 

[will]

The only information from Apple that I'm aware of is:
http://developer.apple.com/document...Notes/Macintosh_CPUs-G5/PowerMacG5/index.html

 

[osprey76]

Audio is processed through the CPU. That's why UT2004 gets a boost with dual processor machines. The game isn't multithreaded, but it does use the second processor for sound processing. On a PC this is done on the sound card.