Help! Buying New Soundcard?

hypojam · 11-15-2005, 05:06 PM

Hi, i want to upgrade from my onboard soundchip to a proper soundcard.

As i dont have much money i was looking at this Clicky
Is this any good atall?
I want to be able to feed out dolby digital through either coaxial or optical because i want to enjoy my games in 5.1 surround sound.

ghost · 11-15-2005, 06:31 PM

you might want to have a look at HDA Digital X-Mystique 7.1 Gold PCI Dolby Soundcard

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/HiTeC.html

Not the cheapest sound card out there but it has all the bits you require !

hypojam · 11-15-2005, 10:50 PM

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy ES Sound Card (SB0160)

Is that card any good because i can get it cheap of a friend of mine?

ghost · 11-15-2005, 10:54 PM

they are good 24bit sound, but no coaxial or optical on them (i think) might be wrong, but you might want to check first !

hypojam · 11-15-2005, 11:53 PM

Its says on most places that it has s/pdif out, so i assume its like a headphone jack connector, which then i will need a jack to RCA cable

Sorted, i thinks

11-15-2005, 05:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
hypojam Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: England Age: 20 Posts: 111	Help! Buying New Soundcard? Hi, i want to upgrade from my onboard soundchip to a proper soundcard. As i dont have much money i was looking at this Clicky Is this any good atall? I want to be able to feed out dolby digital through either coaxial or optical because i want to enjoy my games in 5.1 surround sound. __________________ Athlon 4000+ X2 MSI K9N6SGM-V AM2 2GB 667mhz 256mb 8600GT Vista Ultimate 3dMark06 - 4600 Last edited by hypojam; 11-15-2005 at 06:11 PM.

11-15-2005, 06:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,005	you might want to have a look at HDA Digital X-Mystique 7.1 Gold PCI Dolby Soundcard http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/HiTeC.html Not the cheapest sound card out there but it has all the bits you require ! __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling

11-15-2005, 10:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
hypojam Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: England Age: 20 Posts: 111	Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy ES Sound Card (SB0160) Is that card any good because i can get it cheap of a friend of mine? __________________ Athlon 4000+ X2 MSI K9N6SGM-V AM2 2GB 667mhz 256mb 8600GT Vista Ultimate 3dMark06 - 4600

11-15-2005, 10:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,005	they are good 24bit sound, but no coaxial or optical on them (i think) might be wrong, but you might want to check first ! __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling

11-15-2005, 11:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
hypojam Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: England Age: 20 Posts: 111	Its says on most places that it has s/pdif out, so i assume its like a headphone jack connector, which then i will need a jack to RCA cable Sorted, i thinks __________________ Athlon 4000+ X2 MSI K9N6SGM-V AM2 2GB 667mhz 256mb 8600GT Vista Ultimate 3dMark06 - 4600

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