beerabuser30
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I have onboard sound with a great set of Harmon Kardon Speakers. I was thinking of getting a sound card but was wondering if it was worth it? Ot to make it really worth it do you have to spend a ton on 5.1 or 6.1 card?
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sllewe
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Well what type of onboard sound do you have? if it is the good ol AC97, then yes, you will hear a difference. If you have a current gen board with Intel HD onboard, then the difference might not be so obvious. Either way, it is a very personal thing. Some people think it is night and day, others could not tell.
As far as the price charts go, Creatives new X-Fi series is very very nice (i finally got a chance to hear it) But that is the very high end of the consumer sound card market, and will cost you a pretty penny. But you do not really have to sell a kidney to get a decent sound.
I am a total fan boy of Creative, not saying that other brands (like chaintech) are bad, but i can not direct you about them, as i have only owned one.
This is the card i have
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102154R
it is a very nice card, used to be the top of the line, but it is very impressive anymore (still sounds great though)
Here is one of the X-fi i was talking about
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188
and here is a decent mid range card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102179
Hope this helps
Sean
As far as the price charts go, Creatives new X-Fi series is very very nice (i finally got a chance to hear it) But that is the very high end of the consumer sound card market, and will cost you a pretty penny. But you do not really have to sell a kidney to get a decent sound.
I am a total fan boy of Creative, not saying that other brands (like chaintech) are bad, but i can not direct you about them, as i have only owned one.
This is the card i have
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102154R
it is a very nice card, used to be the top of the line, but it is very impressive anymore (still sounds great though)
Here is one of the X-fi i was talking about
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188
and here is a decent mid range card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102179
Hope this helps
Sean
beerabuser30
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http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...=us&l=en&cs=19&category_id=2999&page=external
It is the version before these and I love them. I looked and my sound is the 97 so I might have to upgrade thanks for the suggestions, I will end up getting one of those.
It is the version before these and I love them. I looked and my sound is the 97 so I might have to upgrade thanks for the suggestions, I will end up getting one of those.
Need_a_Dell
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on board audio is usually garbage unless you have some hd 5.1 going on. the upgrade to an add-in card will be a good investment. The soundblaster route is the way to go. their newest line, x-fi, is an inexpensive, high-quality way to go. you can always go to the previous generation audigy cards, but they are actually more expensive. x-fi is probably your best bet.
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