Sound card

grimxx

grimxx

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right now i am using onboard sound and i was wonder is there a good difference between that and a sound card like a really good difference and stuff? or should i spend im money on some surround sound speakers instead of getting the sound card and if you think i sould please recommend me some good ones that you ahve from personal experience thanx
 
thewahlrus

thewahlrus

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Creative

I got the Creative X-FI Fatal1ity, and the creative 7.1 speakers. I can't compare it to other cards, but over onboard audio and regular PC speakers it kicks but. I could never get the stupid Realtek to work on my old motherboard. There are different X-fi models, but the one I got has the front panel 5.25" which I never use.
 
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heyman421

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there's a noticeable difference between onboard vs. a dedicated sound card

but i honestly never noticed much of a difference between different cards, and i've had everything from a $19 hollywood@home 7.1 card, to a audigy 2 zs, to a audigy 2 platinum pro

i hated the platinum pro, tho, i didn't like the external box, it was ugly as sin, and all the outputs were on the FRONT, and not the back, which i thought was an oversight
 
grimxx

grimxx

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so the sound card doesn't make a big difference good i didn't want to dis out to much dough on the sound card so could i use these's speakers
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16836121123
with this mobos onboard sound?
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131142
or could i use these speakers and be able to use the 5.1 surround sound without having a sound card?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121126
also what cables does this require or do all the cables need come with the speakers
 
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heyman421

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don't use onboard

like i said, just get a card, it doesn't matter which one

using the onboard destroys system performance
 
grimxx

grimxx

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heyman421 said:
don't use onboard

like i said, just get a card, it doesn't matter which one

using the onboard destroys system performance
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could you choose a good card thats pretty cheap or could i just use the speakers with the onboard sound from my mobo? im sure the performace destroying isn't much
 
Jet

Jet

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What do you mean by "cheap"? Any Creative sound card would be much better than your current setup.
 
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heyman421

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i've had a $20 hollywood@home 7.1 card, and it honestly sounded no worse than my creatives

it was 24bit just like the audigies, with the same 109db s/n ratio and everything
 
grimxx

grimxx

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Impr3ssiv3

Impr3ssiv3

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well a sound card would be alot better for FPS in gaming but if you dont have nice speakers you wont notice the cound difference
 
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