el-chepo sound card

Nevakonaza · 09-26-2007, 12:24 AM

hey all,
would even a cheap £30 soundcard be better than onboard system audio?

not that theres anything wrong with my onboard sound,Infact its quite good but i was just wondering.

does a dedicated soundcard handle all audio or just the expensive sound cards with their own processors built in that handles all sounds etc?

cheers

Neva

diduknowthat · 09-26-2007, 01:32 AM

I believe all soundcards has their own processors built in. As for sounding better, I think it kind of depends on how good your onboard is (and now new it is), especially if we're really talking about really low end sound cards.

**jimmymac** · 09-26-2007, 11:05 AM

Definately better for around the £30 mark, you can pick up and Audigy for less than that on ebuyer. Could probably pick up something like and Audigy 2 off ebay...

Nevakonaza · 09-26-2007, 07:39 PM

tks for replies,i think il pick up one of those Audigy 2 if i can find one cheap.

lol when i mean cheap look at this...

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...dcard&doy=26m9

it cant be very good can it

**oscaryu1** · 09-27-2007, 12:50 PM

^ Link not working.

salman · 09-27-2007, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

^ Link not working.

It works fine for me mate, try again the site may have been temporarily closed when you tried.

chupacabra · 09-27-2007, 06:09 PM

I'd buy this one over the one you linked above
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/123088

09-26-2007, 12:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,203	el-chepo sound card hey all, would even a cheap £30 soundcard be better than onboard system audio? not that theres anything wrong with my onboard sound,Infact its quite good but i was just wondering. does a dedicated soundcard handle all audio or just the expensive sound cards with their own processors built in that handles all sounds etc? cheers Neva __________________ 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

09-26-2007, 01:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,480	I believe all soundcards has their own processors built in. As for sounding better, I think it kind of depends on how good your onboard is (and now new it is), especially if we're really talking about really low end sound cards. __________________ 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

09-26-2007, 11:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
jimmymac Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chester, UK Age: 28 Posts: 3,710	Definately better for around the £30 mark, you can pick up and Audigy for less than that on ebuyer. Could probably pick up something like and Audigy 2 off ebay... __________________ I tried to put my signature in here but my pen ruined the monitor. http://www.peytonmusic.com/ http://forum.peytonmusic.com/ the most uplifting soulful music you will ever hear...

09-26-2007, 07:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,203	tks for replies,i think il pick up one of those Audigy 2 if i can find one cheap. lol when i mean cheap look at this... http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...dcard&doy=26m9 it cant be very good can it __________________ 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

09-27-2007, 12:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
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09-27-2007, 06:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
chupacabra Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,902	I'd buy this one over the one you linked above http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/123088 __________________ My Rig e7200 @ 2.53ghz 4GB G.skill pc6400 Seagate hdd 250gb Gigabyte P35 DS3L Sapphire 4850 Corsair 750 watts Raidmax Smilodon

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