Originally Posted by toonpornblog

What kind of sound card? First, install ALL drivers for your system; Chipset first, then video, etc, etc.

Secondly, if you paid for "Soundblaster Advanced MB", uninstall that, then reinstall whatever else is available - that's a software EAX thing and it fucks up fast systems. It's incredibly awful.

You may try file->run->dxdiag and wait for it to load, then 'next' to the audio tab. See if it's in full 'accellerated' mode, or not.