Sound cards

2006-10-14 03:26:24

#1

claor: Member; +39|6441|Australia

ok iv delt with on board sound all my life, and im thinking of getting a soundcard, a cheapish one, but im not sure if it is really worth it, does a decent sound card actaully make that much difference..., my onboard right now sounds good 5.1 and alland i dont really know how it could sound better(hense i have had on board my whole life). my question is how much difference does a soundcard make and what properties makes this difference.

thanks in advanced.

2006-10-14 04:04:18

#2

claor: Member; +39|6441|Australia

please someone help ?

2006-10-14 06:33:17

#3

claor: Member; +39|6441|Australia

i feeeel like a dickhead lol, i said thanks in advanced thinking someone was gonna write back and no one did lol =(ah well if anyone wants to reply please do so.

2006-10-14 06:37:07

#4

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6742

XFi soundcard. The best way to draw attention to your thread is by not bumping.

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2006-10-14 06:37:15

#5

shlodd: Member; +1|6549

i have an audigy se and i can't tell any difference against my realtek inboard audio. To me there is a lot more you can spend your money on to make a difference. Since no one else replied I hope this helps.

2006-10-14 06:52:44

#6

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6742

shlodd wrote:
i have an audigy se and i can't tell any difference against my realtek inboard audio. To me there is a lot more you can spend your money on to make a difference. Since no one else replied I hope this helps.

Xfi > everything. It's a huge difference.

2006-10-14 06:59:24

#7

Deadman: Member; +34|6468|England

You get what you pay for. Cheapish card=cheapish sound.

Get the X-Fi extrememusic, bottom of the X-Fi range but worth it because of the directional sense it gives you.
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2006-10-14 07:25:18

#8

Mad Ad: Member; +178|6537|England, UK

its as much to do with cpu usage as sound....onboard always takes much more out of your cpu than a dedicated card will, leaving more cycles available for the game itself.

2006-10-14 07:28:37

#9

Fab_1963: Member; +11|6437|In the middle of Nowhere

I would say to go and change your sound card like u said it was the cheapest one u could find.(maybe that is the problem

2006-10-14 07:29:27

#10

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6742

Fab_1963 wrote:
I would say to go and change your sound card like u said it was the cheapest one u could find.(maybe that is the problem

Then you get crap sound.

2006-10-14 19:53:51

#11

claor: Member; +39|6441|Australia

OK thanks for the help anyone the problem is i cant afford $200AU for a sound card I'm looking for one about 75 Australian bucks, is there any good sound cards for around that price, $75AU =about 45-50US i think... I'm assuming, anyway thanks for all the help!!

what do you think of this. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/17652 is it worth it or will it only be like onboard. thanks again.-claor

Last edited by claor (2006-10-14 20:08:25)

2006-10-14 22:15:01

#12

spud924: Member; +12|6479|The Sticks, WA, USA

i hated my onboard sound card. it caused my whole system to feeze and sometimes i would even get the BSOD. the best thing i ever did was put a new sound card in it. Also the voip function wouldnt work with my onboard but it worked great with the new card i put in.

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