Soundcards - Are they really worth it?

Pricesnightmare · 02-07-2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Phr3sH

It's really more then just hearing nice sound, although that is a big part. If your going to fork out the money on a good gaming comp then a good sound card is a must. It's just like a good home theatre system...sound is an integral component.

Totally agree, having a sound is a must with a gaming machine. It's like the difference between you're local small town movie theater and a huge city's theater. Trust me I went to a small 2 screen theater and then a 25 screen in a larger city, and it was like going from beating on a trash can to an orchestra

MrBucket · 03-12-2006, 06:14 AM

i saw an ad on Xfire (game messenger) and it says "Running BF2 at 10 fps?" and it was recomending to get a sound card??? is that just a gimmick???

matt12685848 · 03-17-2006, 04:41 AM

Or instead of spending 100 dollars on a sound card use the 100 dollars on a graphics card or ram. More bang for your buck. I'm not saying dont buy a sound card. Just dont go crazy. You dont have to get a top of the line sound card.
EDIT: Just read your post

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBucket

i saw an ad on Xfire (game messenger) and it says "Running BF2 at 10 fps?" and it was recomending to get a sound card??? is that just a gimmick???

A sound card wont boost the performance noticibly. If you want more fps dont get a soundcard, if you want sound quality, get a sound card. Simple as that.

Jet · 03-17-2006, 04:57 AM

go for a fairly nice sound card, it will help your gaming experience. just make sure to get some nice headphones/speakers to go with it. for instance, the Logitech X-530 speaker system.

MIK3daG33K · 03-17-2006, 05:20 AM

I have that sound card and this speaker system and everything sounds great.

kof2000 · 03-17-2006, 11:20 AM

onboard sound = use headphone, nice sound card, get good speakers.

03-12-2006, 06:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
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MIK3daG33K Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Detroit, MI Age: 22 Posts: 477	I have that sound card and this speaker system and everything sounds great. __________________ DFI LanParty UT Nforce4 Ultra-D AMD Opteron 170 @ 2700 (1.6 Vcore) w\ Thermaltake Big Typhoon 1 GB of OCZ Gold rev. 2 PC-3200 RAM (2.2.2.5) BFG Geforce 7800 GT (510 \ 1.25) w\ NV Silencer 5 Western Digital 120 / 160 GB SATA 7200 RPM hard drive Antec TruePower 2.0 550 W power supply Samsung SyncMaster 204B 20.1 in. (5 ms) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 Surround Sound

03-17-2006, 11:20 AM	#16 (permalink)
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