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Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:07 am
by andyman
My sound card is dying. My power supply died today, and I replaced that 500W with a 650W, but I think I may have moved the magic dust around too much and the sound card is playing games with me. It's an OLD sound blaster audigy. What do you recommend to replace it? I am really looking for a 5.1 card. I'll decide on a price after I see some examples, I don't know where to start.... actually I do, but what do you recommend.
this is the power supply i got...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817702003
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:39 am
by shaft
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6829156005
Dolby Digital encoding (you can hook it up to your home theater surround)...uses the x-fi chip for gaming.
http://www.auzentech.com/site/products/x-fi_prelude.php
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:54 am
by seremtan
creative x-fi gamer
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:32 am
by Dr_Watson
if you aren't making music... RTL on-board
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:37 am
by Captain
Yeah unless you're planning on professional recording, any high-quality mobo will have excellent audio. Loving the Realtek HD on this 680i SLI
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:09 am
by SOAPboy
They make a version with a live drive?
Cant live without it anymore
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:34 pm
by Foo
lol realtek.
You guys still use your original ipod buds?
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:17 pm
by Grudge
not a valid comparison
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:19 pm
by Massive Quasars
We're not quite there with on-board sound if you're a serious gaymer or media person, short of studio sound wonk of course.
Still worth getting a decent seperate card.
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:40 pm
by Tsakali_
what about performance? do games really run better with a quality card?
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:58 pm
by shadd_
yep.
sound better to.
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:10 pm
by creep
I used onboard sound for about 7-8 years, through a dozen or so motherboards. Told people it was silly to be buying soundcards.
Then I started having problems with sound in some games early this year. Eventually I upgraded motherboard again and had other issues with sound again. So I bought an X-Fi, and now I see the error of my ways. Won't be going back to integrated realtek solutions.
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:48 pm
by SoM
soundstorm from nvidia was the best onboard compared to realtek's, too bad it's discontinued. but i still have it on my second pc asus a7n8x deluxe
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:03 pm
by seremtan
onboard sound
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:04 pm
by AmIdYfReAk
SoM wrote:asus a7n8x deluxe
great board...
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:05 pm
by bitWISE
Re: Sound card suggestions?
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:05 am
by SoM
seremtan wrote:onboard sound
paying for sound