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I was wondering if this sound card was good and fit into my computer or are there other good ones for around $50.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102003[/url]
Also these are the headphones I'm thinking of getting.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106328[/url]
Also anyone know of a good desktop or clip on mic?
Is there any reason you want one? The built in ones are usually pretty good.
Both the Asus Xonar D2X and the Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty are good cards in my experience.
[QUOTE=IpHa;39287260]Is there any reason you want one? The built in ones are usually pretty good.[/QUOTE]
I wasn't sure that getting new head phones would sound any better if the sound card wasn't that good.
[QUOTE=IpHa;39287260]Is there any reason you want one? The built in ones are usually pretty good.[/QUOTE]
they're "acceptable" for general purposes.
For film and music, there's no question that they're below average.
[editline]20th January 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=elih595;39293106]I wasn't sure that getting new head phones would sound any better if the sound card wasn't that good.[/QUOTE]
it all depends on how much you want out of your equipment.
It will be worth it if what you're using it for will get you fulfillment.
Getting it for the sake of it is pointless.
Thanks for all the reply's I'll just save the money.
If you do get one, go for the Xonar DG.
Honestly, I have to disagree with integrated sound cards being very good. At least with mine, whenever playing a game that was graphics intensive like Call of Duty or Battlefield, I'd hear a really annoying whir sound. It sounded like I was picking up the fans spinning somehow. I don't understand it, but the minute I got my sound card in my PC and running, everything sounded way better. Also I think the sound quality in music is so much better that it makes the $25 I spent on it totally worth it.
Also in Skype when I'm voice chatting with friends during a game, apparently other people would hear a ton of white noise whenever I started certain programs and that disappeared when I got the sound card.
[QUOTE=Sigs367;39342914]Honestly, I have to disagree with integrated sound cards being very good. At least with mine, whenever playing a game that was graphics intensive like Call of Duty or Battlefield, I'd hear a really annoying whir sound. It sounded like I was picking up the fans spinning somehow. I don't understand it, but the minute I got my sound card in my PC and running, everything sounded way better. Also I think the sound quality in music is so much better that it makes the $25 I spent on it totally worth it.
Also in Skype when I'm voice chatting with friends during a game, apparently other people would hear a ton of white noise whenever I started certain programs and that disappeared when I got the sound card.[/QUOTE]
Might've been a problem with your old integrated soundcard.
If I plug a sound card into my motherboard do I have to use the ports in the back of the card to here the improved sound or does it carry to the usb ports also?
Also would this sound card fit in my motherboard?
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102003[/url]
[QUOTE=Sigs367;39342914]Honestly, I have to disagree with integrated sound cards being very good. At least with mine, whenever playing a game that was graphics intensive like Call of Duty or Battlefield, I'd hear a really annoying whir sound. It sounded like I was picking up the fans spinning somehow. I don't understand it, but the minute I got my sound card in my PC and running, everything sounded way better. Also I think the sound quality in music is so much better that it makes the $25 I spent on it totally worth it.
Also in Skype when I'm voice chatting with friends during a game, apparently other people would hear a ton of white noise whenever I started certain programs and that disappeared when I got the sound card.[/QUOTE]
This is usually a problem with the motherboard or PSU, rather than the sound chip. Many motherboards don't route the analog input/output traces properly and they'll pick up crosstalk from a nearby bus (PCI/PCIe) and it comes up in the audio as various noises. PSUs can also cause interference if they have grounding problems.
Another problem is if you use front panel audio. Often the wires to the motherboard header aren't shielded properly, or the connectors for the audio jacks aren't built properly and will act like antennas and pick up crosstalk from sources inside the computer, or even RF (like radio stations.)
[QUOTE=bohb;39350525]This is usually a problem with the motherboard or PSU, rather than the sound chip. Many motherboards don't route the analog input/output traces properly and they'll pick up crosstalk from a nearby bus (PCI/PCIe) and it comes up in the audio as various noises. PSUs can also cause interference if they have grounding problems.
Another problem is if you use front panel audio. Often the wires to the motherboard header aren't shielded properly, or the connectors for the audio jacks aren't built properly and will act like antennas and pick up crosstalk from sources inside the computer, or even RF (like radio stations.)[/QUOTE]
yeah, I figured it was something like this, but I just couldn't find any way to fix it. It's not really a big deal for me anyway, considering the price of the card and the huge improvement in my music's sound quality.
[editline]25th January 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=elih595;39350505]If I plug a sound card into my motherboard do I have to use the ports in the back of the card to here the improved sound or does it carry to the usb ports also?
Also would this sound card fit in my motherboard?
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102003[/url][/QUOTE]
Can't know unless we know what slots your motherboard has. If it has a PCI slot, then yeah.
get a xonar dg if anything.
it doesn't affect your usb ports. I think you meant to say front panel audio connectors. You can plug in your front panel audio connector into the sound card.
I have this motherboard and forgot I got a sound card a year ago.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102003[/url]
Sorry I wasn't clear enough. That's what I meant mindbomb.
[QUOTE=elih595;39355803]I have this motherboard and forgot I got a sound card a year ago.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102003[/url]
Sorry I wasn't clear enough. That's what I meant mindbomb.[/QUOTE]
Yup that'll fit.
For future reference, you can see in the description that the sound card has a PCI connection. To know whether it'll fit, just check to see if you're motherboard has any PCI slots, which it does.
[QUOTE=Sigs367;39368889]Yup that'll fit.
For future reference, you can see in the description that the sound card has a PCI connection. To know whether it'll fit, just check to see if you're motherboard has any PCI slots, which it does.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the help.
Xonar D1
That's what I have and there's quite a big difference between that and the onboard Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel HD that is one of the best onboard soundcards you can find.
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