Whats the point

zeppelin03 · 12-10-2007, 08:36 PM

I'm just wondering whats the point of a sound card. I'm not sure of the advantages of one. I've never bought one before, and never even looked into them. It may seem like a dumb question but i am not sure what they are about.

ComputerGuru64x2 · 12-10-2007, 08:51 PM

A sound card, is a basic way to listen to audio, but more enhanced then audio onboard. Many things on a sound card give you a better more clear sound, The audio chipset, the analog ports, opticals, coxials, and the maximum decibal rate, frequency, etc... You can get all round better sound by purchasing a good sound card...

StrangleHold · 12-10-2007, 08:51 PM

The lower ends are are about the same but upper end cards chips do alot of the processing to take it off the CPU too

jimkonow · 12-10-2007, 08:52 PM

i use it for multiple outputs, though its not a 5 or 7.1 card.
i like my soundblaster

zeppelin03 · 12-10-2007, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrangleHold

The lower ends are are about the same but upper end cards chips do alot of the processing to take it off the CPU too

So they can run quicker on top of cleaning up the sound

StrangleHold · 12-10-2007, 11:38 PM

I dont know about the sound card itself being quicker, it willl just use less CPU time because of it own onboard audio processor.

epidemik · 12-11-2007, 03:32 AM

When your onboard is causing too many problems...you get a sound card cause your lazy and the card was free

thats what i use mine for.

[-0MEGA-] · 12-11-2007, 03:49 AM

I have never noticed an increase in performance, and it's not something you should be looking for in a sound card, especially with today's dual/quad cores.

The main advantages are the newer technology it supports, such as the latest EAX, as well as the X-Fi's popular 24-bit crystallizer and CMSS 3D.

12-10-2007, 08:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
zeppelin03 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Age: 19 Posts: 114	Whats the point I'm just wondering whats the point of a sound card. I'm not sure of the advantages of one. I've never bought one before, and never even looked into them. It may seem like a dumb question but i am not sure what they are about.

12-10-2007, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
ComputerGuru64x2 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 431	A sound card, is a basic way to listen to audio, but more enhanced then audio onboard. Many things on a sound card give you a better more clear sound, The audio chipset, the analog ports, opticals, coxials, and the maximum decibal rate, frequency, etc... You can get all round better sound by purchasing a good sound card... __________________ Gaming System/Media Center CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Windsor @ 2.2Ghz Socket AM2 MB: Abit AN-M2HD nVidia GeForce 7050PV nForce 630a HDMI mATX RAM: 2Gb(2 X 1Gb) OCZ Platinum Revivsion 2 PC2 6400 @ DDR2 880 (3-4-4-15) HDD: Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200RPM IDE GPU: MSI GeForce 8600GT 256Mb DDR3 128bit OD: LG DVD-RAM Black Sata Case: nMEDIAPC HTPC 200BA Black Speakers: Logitech X-240 2.1

12-10-2007, 08:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,511	The lower ends are are about the same but upper end cards chips do alot of the processing to take it off the CPU too __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600-3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066-944mhz. 4gbs. PNY 8800GT/VD964 Cooler W/D Sata 3.0 500gb RE2 Humans are curious creatures and by nature insane. Lock us all in a room together and within hours we're dividing into groups, creating Gods and plotting on how to kill one another.

12-10-2007, 08:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
jimkonow Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chatham, New York Age: 17 Posts: 943	i use it for multiple outputs, though its not a 5 or 7.1 card. i like my soundblaster __________________ E4500 @ 2.2GHz Acer AL2216W @ 1680x1050 Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2048MB OCZ DDR2-800 80GB Excelstor SATA 3.0 MSI HD2600XT (256MB GDDR4) NEC DVD-R-DL

12-10-2007, 11:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,511	I dont know about the sound card itself being quicker, it willl just use less CPU time because of it own onboard audio processor. __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600-3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066-944mhz. 4gbs. PNY 8800GT/VD964 Cooler W/D Sata 3.0 500gb RE2 Humans are curious creatures and by nature insane. Lock us all in a room together and within hours we're dividing into groups, creating Gods and plotting on how to kill one another.

12-11-2007, 03:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
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12-11-2007, 03:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	I have never noticed an increase in performance, and it's not something you should be looking for in a sound card, especially with today's dual/quad cores. The main advantages are the newer technology it supports, such as the latest EAX, as well as the X-Fi's popular 24-bit crystallizer and CMSS 3D. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

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