sound cards

[jasonwow]

i have 8.1 realtek audio on my mobo
but if i pci sound sound card would the sound be better
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829118105
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102012
i mainly listen to music but i play some games
theses are my speakers http://www.target.com/Logitech-Surr...=30&id=Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Black

 

[linkin]

this is a goodie: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...=creative_soundblaster-_-29-102-006-_-Product

Or, if you have a PCI-E X1 slot: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...=creative_soundblaster-_-29-102-024-_-Product

 

[jasonwow]

trying to keep it heaper but of those ones i chose would i see a diffrence in sound quality

 

[diduknowthat]

What speakers do you have? There's no point in getting a good sound card without good speakers.

 

[linkin]

What speakers do you have? There's no point in getting a good sound card without good speakers.

He has a link for his speakers in the first post

The X-540's are great speakers.

 

[jasonwow]

would the turtle beach sound card be better then oboard?
or http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1747731&CatId=107

 

[Stoic Sentinel]

He has a link for his speakers in the first post

The X-540's are great speakers.

I think he edited it in?

 

[jasonwow]

yah i did edit them in
would i notice a diffrecne with the turlte beach card

 

[ComputerJesus]

They're not "great" speakers at all.

They're not good quality audio whatsoever, just like the rest of Logitech's range. The bass overpowers everything else, but it's not good... it's muddy, distorted, horrible bass.

OP: If you want a sound card, buy something like an X-Fi XtremeMusic or XtremeGamer... no point settling for anything less, it's doubtful whether you'd notice much of a difference at all.

 

[lemon07r]

They're not "great" speakers at all.

They're not good quality audio whatsoever, just like the rest of Logitech's range. The bass overpowers everything else, but it's not good... it's muddy, distorted, horrible bass.

OP: If you want a sound card, buy something like an X-Fi XtremeMusic or XtremeGamer... no point settling for anything less, it's doubtful whether you'd notice much of a difference at all.

+1
Get the Altec Lansing VS2621.

 

[Geoff]

Don't get PC speakers at all. The best thing to do is buy a stereo system and connect it via digital connections to your sound card.

 

[PunterCam]

With a £6000 set of speakers, you'll hear a difference in back to back listening, but you'll have no idea which is the "better" sound card.

There are plenty of stereo digital to analogue converters which cost over £2000, so the difference between a £30 sound card and a £100 sound card is features and nothing else. I suspect the bottom of the range creative card has the exact same DAC as the their top of the range card.

 

[linkin]

With a £6000 set of speakers, you'll hear a difference in back to back listening, but you'll have no idea which is the "better" sound card.

There are plenty of stereo digital to analogue converters which cost over £2000, so the difference between a £30 sound card and a £100 sound card is features and nothing else. I suspect the bottom of the range creative card has the exact same DAC as the their top of the range card.

That's why i got the Xtreme Audio rather than the Xtreme Gamer or Xtreme Music.

 

[lunchboxx]

I have the ASUS Xonar d2, and Logitechs Z-5500 sound system, hooked up digitally.

I absolutely love it, and highly recommend either and both.