Which sound card do you prefer?

[-0MEGA-] · 09-12-2005, 06:45 PM

Which one do you think is the best? make sure you consider the price and performance ratio.

4W4K3 · 09-12-2005, 07:45 PM

Price to performance my onboard is the best no questions lol. the Abit NF7-S 2.0's came with onboard soundstorm audio, and since i jsut game and listen to music that is plenty. i actually purchased a Hercules Muse 5.1 GameSurround card and still liked onboard better.

But Onboard is only a good choice if the mobo you have is equpiied with decent sound. for older boards the onboard is crap, and even some newer ones aren't so good.

**Cromewell** · 09-12-2005, 08:16 PM

I got an OEM audigy for $40 back when they were still fairly new. No complaints, but my onboard Intel High Definition (not AC97) is pretty good

[-0MEGA-] · 09-12-2005, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 4W4K3

Price to performance my onboard is the best no questions lol. the Abit NF7-S 2.0's came with onboard soundstorm audio, and since i jsut game and listen to music that is plenty. i actually purchased a Hercules Muse 5.1 GameSurround card and still liked onboard better.

But Onboard is only a good choice if the mobo you have is equpiied with decent sound. for older boards the onboard is crap, and even some newer ones aren't so good.

im taking it that you dont have a nice speaker setup. lol

i like how the x-fi enables CMSS 3-D, so when i have a headset you cant tell where its coming from, dont know if the audigy 2 series has that or not.

4W4K3 · 09-12-2005, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by geoff5093

im taking it that you dont have a nice speaker setup. lol

i like how the x-fi enables CMSS 3-D, so when i have a headset you cant tell where its coming from, dont know if the audigy 2 series has that or not.

...what's the point? i'd rather save money and hear sound, then spend money and hear the same sound. My dad purchased a $100 Audigy 2 card and a 5.1 surround sound system for his office, and i can't justify the price he payed for it. my onboard and 4.1 speakers are phenominal and i'll keep em' till they give out. sound is sound unless one is VERY bad and the other is good. the difference from good sounding to "better" sounding isn;t worth the price you pay to me.

save the nice speakers and the cash for car audio or a home theater system.

[-0MEGA-] · 09-13-2005, 01:47 AM

well then you must not play alot of new games, since those cards have EAX support, and numerous other fetures, and if you play gamnes that support EAX, you will hear a huge difference.

4W4K3 · 09-13-2005, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by geoff5093

well then you must not play alot of new games, since those cards have EAX support, and numerous other fetures, and if you play gamnes that support EAX, you will hear a huge difference.

my onboard SoundStorm supports EAX along with other features. Thief 3 has EAX options.

redrider773 · 09-13-2005, 03:17 AM

Hell, I've had my SB Live! since back from my dimension 4550. I hadles my 6.1 setup, eax, and my 5.1 headset, it's good by me.

View Poll Results: Which type of sound card do you prefer?
Onboard Sound	2	16.67%
SB Live!	1	8.33%
SB Audigy 2 Series	3	25.00%
SB Audigy 4 Series	0	0%
SB X-Fi Series	4	33.33%
Other	2	16.67%
Voters: 12. You may not vote on this poll

09-12-2005, 06:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
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09-13-2005, 01:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	well then you must not play alot of new games, since those cards have EAX support, and numerous other fetures, and if you play gamnes that support EAX, you will hear a huge difference. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

09-13-2005, 03:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
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