What sound card do you have?

computerhakk · 09-27-2005, 08:46 PM

onboard.. nothing else to it.. i dont need an entertainment bass boosting speakers thumpin' computer speaker.. i have a car and boombox for that sorta stuff..

diduknowthat · 09-27-2005, 09:03 PM

there are other cards than sb you know lol. I got my 5.1 card for free, i think its called predator made by maddog entertainment. its pretty good considering it was free =D

Dropkickmurphys · 09-27-2005, 09:47 PM

soundblaster LIVE! 24-bit

randruff · 09-28-2005, 03:42 PM

Audigy 2 ZS all the way.

Charles_Lee · 01-10-2006, 01:27 AM

who needs sound card? i heard it only helps your cpu by 5%. doesn't help so much,,,

4W4K3 · 01-10-2006, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charles_Lee

who needs sound card? i heard it only helps your cpu by 5%. doesn't help so much,,,

another 4 month old thread...

Blue · 01-10-2006, 01:49 AM

Quote:

who needs sound card? i heard it only helps your cpu by 5%. doesn't help so much,,,

I do.

redrider773 · 01-10-2006, 02:00 AM

what you are talking about helping CPU? I want a sound card for high quality sourround sound...

**The_Other_One** · 01-10-2006, 02:51 AM

Not sure what mine's considered. I clicked Other, but I guess it could be onboard.

http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/...i=93488,00.jpg

It's not too bad. If it ever gives me problems, I'll just yank it out and upgrade. Not sure what I'll go to though. I don't like Creative's software and crap...

dansilva · 01-10-2006, 02:58 AM

I have SB Audigy 2 OEM connected to Yahama Amp with Mission 780 speaker series (5.1) great sound.

View Poll Results: What sound card do you have?
Onboard Sound	15	35.71%
Other	5	11.90%
SB Live! Series	7	16.67%
SB Audigy Series	2	4.76%
SB Audigy 2 Series	8	19.05%
SB Audigy 4 Series	0	0%
SB X-Fi Series	5	11.90%
Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

09-27-2005, 08:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	onboard.. nothing else to it.. i dont need an entertainment bass boosting speakers thumpin' computer speaker.. i have a car and boombox for that sorta stuff.. __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

09-27-2005, 09:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,502	there are other cards than sb you know lol. I got my 5.1 card for free, i think its called predator made by maddog entertainment. its pretty good considering it was free =D __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer

09-27-2005, 09:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 19 Posts: 1,893	soundblaster LIVE! 24-bit __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz (OC @ 2.9GHz) Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard 2GB 6400 DDR240 RAM 512Mb Geforce 8600GT OC'd (Hoping for a 9800GT soon) 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD Lite-on 20x DVD+RW OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case Samsung 19" 1440x900 SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" 1440x900 TV Dual Booting: Windows XP Proffessional SP2 / Windows Vista Business SP1

09-28-2005, 03:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
randruff Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 30 min south of iraq....oops....Detroit. Age: 27 Posts: 742	Audigy 2 ZS all the way. __________________ Asus A8N SLI Deluxe AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2GB OCZ Platinum PC3200 - Dual Channel 2x WD 74GB Raptor 10,000RPM - RAID 0 eVGA geForce 7800GTX Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX 5.1 1010W 19' Samsung 915N 8ms Raidmax 520W PSU

01-10-2006, 01:27 AM	#15 (permalink)
Charles_Lee Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 703	who needs sound card? i heard it only helps your cpu by 5%. doesn't help so much,,, __________________ Opteron 165 Dual Core Cpu 1.8Ghz (oc'ed to 2.4Ghz) Asus A8R-MVP Socket 939 Motherboard Radeon X850 XT Platinum / 256MB GDDR3 / PCI Express Video Card Antec Neo He 500 power supply Western Digital / Raptor / 74GB / 10K / 8MB / SATA-150 Hard Drive OCZ PC-3200 DDR400 Platinum Edition 2GB(2X1024MB) Dual Channel Memory Samsung 19' lcd monitor with DIV support

01-10-2006, 02:00 AM	#18 (permalink)
redrider773 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Hampshire USA Age: 19 Posts: 510	what you are talking about helping CPU? I want a sound card for high quality sourround sound... __________________ CPU.......................AMD 64 San Diego 4000+ 2.4 Ghz → 2.8 Ghz Video Card............ATi X1800XT 512Mb 625 Mhz/1500 Mhz → 690 Mhz/1600 Mhz Memory.................4 x 512Mb OCZ Gold Motheboard..........ASUS A8R-MVP Crossfire Drives....................250 Gb SATA 150 & 120 Gb & DVD-RW & DVD OS..........................Windows XP Media Center '05 & Ubuntu Case.......................X-Navigator 500Watts 3DMark.................'03 = 17644....'05 = 9492....'06 = 4054

01-10-2006, 02:51 AM	#19 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Not sure what mine's considered. I clicked Other, but I guess it could be onboard. http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/...i=93488,00.jpg It's not too bad. If it ever gives me problems, I'll just yank it out and upgrade. Not sure what I'll go to though. I don't like Creative's software and crap... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

01-10-2006, 02:58 AM	#20 (permalink)
dansilva Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London UK Posts: 442	I have SB Audigy 2 OEM connected to Yahama Amp with Mission 780 speaker series (5.1) great sound. __________________ DAN 3:16

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