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#3559304 - 04/19/12 06:16 PM Do we still need a soundcard these days???
Ironman69 Junior Member Registered: 07/24/06 Posts: 35 Loc: Arizona	I'm gonna upgrade my old rig for a new one. Do modern rigs need a soundcard anymore? If so, which one?
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#3559309 - 04/19/12 06:24 PM Re: Do we still need a soundcard these days??? [Re: Ironman69]
SlipBall Member Registered: 05/13/06 Posts: 628 Loc: East Coast U.S.A.	I think so...I went to Creative for 64b Win7 drivers for my old Sound Blaster, huge sound improvement with Clod..........you could get a used one dirt cheap on e-bay, just make sure of the drivers availability first Edited by SlipBall (04/19/12 06:35 PM) _________________________ Post composed with speech to text, it woks grape! V1.00.13954 FX 4300 3.8GHz G.Skill sniper 1866 32gb. Raptor 64mb. EVGA 660 ti 3gb. Planar 120HZ Win 7.64b
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#3559315 - 04/19/12 06:30 PM Re: Do we still need a soundcard these days??? [Re: Ironman69]
FearlessFrog Senior Member Registered: 01/08/09 Posts: 4328 Loc: Vancouver, BC	On a motherboard worth $100 bought in the last two years then probably a 'no' vote from me. If you are an audiophile and need nice outputs or cleaner sound then a maybe I guess. For about $70 they seem a good deal, but it might be worth trying without one and using on-board first.
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#3559550 - 04/20/12 04:12 AM Re: Do we still need a soundcard these days??? [Re: Ironman69]
Coda Junior Member Registered: 03/05/12 Posts: 24	If you are an audiophile then you are using the optical (TOSlink) or the Coax SPDIF output anyway, connected to a decent and DAC and amplifier. I think all modern motherboards provide one or both of these today. DAC+Amp outside of the electromagnetic jungle which is a PC is always the best option IMHO. Me? I'm still listening to 2.0 direct from the motherboard. For Clod the sound quality is not the biggest issue :-)
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#3559611 - 04/20/12 08:56 AM Re: Do we still need a soundcard these days??? [Re: Ironman69]
Charlie_SB Member Registered: 10/16/05 Posts: 363	Good question, I opted for no new sound card on my lastest two computers. Haven't missed it at all except for the midi connection for my keyboard. Now I run a set of logitech usb headphones and have no complaints on the sound what so ever. I'd say, save the money or spend it on something else -C- _________________________ Thermaltake Level 10GT Intel i7 2600K @4,3Ghz 2 X ASUS Radeon 6950 (6970 BIOS) 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz Corsair 120GB Force Series SSD Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB ASUS P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 Corsair H70 Hydro CPU Cooler
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#3559680 - 04/20/12 10:14 AM Re: Do we still need a soundcard these days??? [Re: Charlie_SB]
Coda Junior Member Registered: 03/05/12 Posts: 24	Originally Posted By: Charlie_SB Good question, I opted for no new sound card on my lastest two computers. Haven't missed it at all except for the midi connection for my keyboard. Speaking of Midi, you can get USB->Midi cables from China dirt cheap these days. The one I bought cost about $7 from DealExtreme.
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#3559704 - 04/20/12 10:59 AM Re: Do we still need a soundcard these days??? [Re: Ironman69]
Para_Bellum Oberkriegkaboomführer Hotshot Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 6475 Loc: Germany	I haven't bothered with a dedicated soundcard for quite a few years now. I do run the sounds through my quality hi-fi system though. Explosions literally shake my cupboards... _________________________ "...late afternoon the Air Tasking Order came in [and] we found the A-10 part and we said, "We are going where!? We are doing what!?" Capt. Todd Sheehy, Hog pilot, on receiving orders during Operation Desert Storm
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#3559726 - 04/20/12 11:38 AM Re: Do we still need a soundcard these days??? [Re: Ironman69]
Force10 I'm just a Member Registered: 07/10/05 Posts: 1463 Loc: CA	I did a poll on this very question awhile back, here are the results: http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ub...tml#Post3376490 Almost down the middle. For gaming I don't think it's really crucial anymore. _________________________ Alienware Area 51 X-58 Windows 7 64 bit Home edition Intel I7 920 @ 3.5 ghz 6 gig 1600mhz corsair in triple channel PowerColor 6970 PCS+ 2GB with factory OC Intel 510 series 120gb SSD (boot drive) Caviar Black 1 TB 7200 rpm Onboard Soundmax sound
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#3562413 - 04/25/12 08:00 AM Re: Do we still need a soundcard these days??? [Re: Ironman69]
W1ndy Member Registered: 02/21/10 Posts: 245	Anyone want to buy my Xonar DX 7.1 ?
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#3565680 - 05/01/12 03:47 PM Re: Do we still need a soundcard these days??? [Re: Ironman69]
swampyankee Junior Member Registered: 02/15/12 Posts: 21	If your sound isn't coming from a dedicated card doesn't your performance take a hit since resources from your mem(?) are needed to run the sound? Like the hit taken if you try running on the onboard video. I'm thinking of buying a sound card myself to avoid this hit, if it exists, I haven't a clue, ergo the question.
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