What are the advantages of a good Soundcard?

wellhellothere · 04-08-2008, 06:16 PM

Ive been getting more and more frustrated with games that need the EAX feature to enable high sound quality, but is it really worth splashing out on a decent soundcard for gaming?

teamhex · 04-08-2008, 06:54 PM

Other then the EAX feature, I really dont see how its worth it. To me Its like the whole HD radio thing.

diduknowthat · 04-08-2008, 10:58 PM

Well, it makes everything in games sound a lot better, including positioning and fidelity. Also it makes your music sound amazing, especially the X-fi series (excluding Xtreme Audio). I went from HD onboard to the Xtrememusic and was blown away (and no I don't have amazing speakers, just a $50 5.1 set).

Vizy93 · 04-08-2008, 11:49 PM

i agree with DIDUKNOWTHAT because he makes sense. i went from onboard audio to my Xtreme Audio and it was great...especially with the x-fi crystalyzer. So get a X-fi card that is no the Xtreme Audio. this POS is going to make u go anal when it starts to eff up ur music on ur comp, but not on ur dads. POS

wellhellothere · 04-10-2008, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Vizy93

i agree with DIDUKNOWTHAT because he makes sense. i went from onboard audio to my Xtreme Audio and it was great...especially with the x-fi crystalyzer. So get a X-fi card that is no the Xtreme Audio. this POS is going to make u go anal when it starts to eff up ur music on ur comp, but not on ur dads. POS

Cool, i think im going for it anyway - purely out of curiosity what Ultra High Sound settings sound like

Can you reccommend any decent cards?

sthompson · 04-10-2008, 02:48 PM

it your looking for a cheap one i wouoold say http://www.soundblaster.com/products...&product=14257
but it depends on what your looking for
http://www.soundblaster.com/products...&product=15853
this is a card that will do anything for your games

Vipernitrox · 04-10-2008, 07:39 PM

getting a sound card as opossed to using the integrated also lowers your cpu usage a bit.
integrated card use the cpu for the sound
pci soundcard usually have their own little cpu for that.

diduknowthat · 04-10-2008, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by wellhellothere

Cool, i think im going for it anyway - purely out of curiosity what Ultra High Sound settings sound like

Can you reccommend any decent cards?

The X-fi Xtreme Audio will not allow you to turn on the "ultra high setting" in many games as it isn't a real x-fi. It's really just an Audigy SE card with a bunch of software emulations; thus it's only rated for the entertainment mode.

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wellhellothere Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 73	What are the advantages of a good Soundcard? Ive been getting more and more frustrated with games that need the EAX feature to enable high sound quality, but is it really worth splashing out on a decent soundcard for gaming?

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teamhex Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston Age: 20 Posts: 207	Other then the EAX feature, I really dont see how its worth it. To me Its like the whole HD radio thing. __________________ Temp Pc :( HD 2400pro 256 P4 2.8 HT 2 Gigs of Ram 80 Gig HD 16x DVD burner Working On CCNA

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04-10-2008, 02:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
sthompson Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 82	it your looking for a cheap one i wouoold say http://www.soundblaster.com/products...&product=14257 but it depends on what your looking for http://www.soundblaster.com/products...&product=15853 this is a card that will do anything for your games

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