cheap sound card options

lman · 01-23-2007, 07:30 PM

Hey I am looking to get a sound card, nothing fancy, just something to get better sound then the onboard sound, (ASUS P4SD-LA) I really dont want ot spend anymore then 50$ at the high end, I play a few games like CIV4, AOE3, and Total War 2, My wife listens to music, quite a bit. If you all need anymore info, or have any suggestions let me know, thanks

tobywuk · 01-23-2007, 09:23 PM

i once bought a random PCI sound card of ebay for £5. it was great, cant tell the difference between it and the soundblaster card im using now.

Nevakonaza · 01-23-2007, 10:27 PM

I wouldnt bother buying a cheap one.....because you wont notice much differance from onboard sound.

But you will notice a huge improvement in sound quality if you buy a decent one like what my friend does...

he has a SoundBlaster XFi Pro XtremeGamer (64MB) and its great but expensive.

You could get this one for only £49.99

Creative Sound Blaster SB0610VP 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Audigy 4 SE Sound Card - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102011

01-23-2007, 07:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
lman Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 45	cheap sound card options Hey I am looking to get a sound card, nothing fancy, just something to get better sound then the onboard sound, (ASUS P4SD-LA) I really dont want ot spend anymore then 50$ at the high end, I play a few games like CIV4, AOE3, and Total War 2, My wife listens to music, quite a bit. If you all need anymore info, or have any suggestions let me know, thanks

01-23-2007, 10:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,160	I wouldnt bother buying a cheap one.....because you wont notice much differance from onboard sound. But you will notice a huge improvement in sound quality if you buy a decent one like what my friend does... he has a SoundBlaster XFi Pro XtremeGamer (64MB) and its great but expensive. You could get this one for only £49.99 Creative Sound Blaster SB0610VP 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Audigy 4 SE Sound Card - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102011 __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 2.8Ghz -Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II + WDC 400GB Sata II 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Vista Ultimate X32\|Kaspersky IS 2009 Dual Display (Belinea 22'' + 19") LCD Widescreen Last edited by Nevakonaza; 01-23-2007 at 10:29 PM.

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01-23-2007, 09:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
tobywuk Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 377	i once bought a random PCI sound card of ebay for £5. it was great, cant tell the difference between it and the soundblaster card im using now.