I am looking to get a sound card......which 1 do you suggest?

[wired14]

Hello

I need to get one sound card. I am not looking for something extreme just a well known simple sound card. any suggestions?
thanks

[Ritalin]

sb audigy 1

[UnLoadeD]

I like the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. I've had too many problems with Creatives bloated drivers/software.

peace.
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[snyper1982]

i will second an audigy 1. great card. but m-audio is supposed to be great stuff as well, so is turtle beach.

[Zim2411]

Originally posted by UnLoadeD
I like the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. I've had too many problems with Creatives bloated drivers/software.

peace.
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I've had too many problems with the Santa Cruz. I needed a new sound card, so i got that one. Brought it home, and installed it. Music sounded terrible, and GTA3 was not much better. Returned it for an Audigy 2, and I have crystal clear sound now.

[Evnas]

Originally posted by UnLoadeD
I've had too many problems with Creatives bloated drivers/software.

peace.
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Thats why i use Windows drivers :) Creative is the industry "standard", so Windows builds good driver support for them. and not some generic stuff, heh.

[Korangar]

I'll second the Turtle beach Santa Cruz.

[Janissary]

I would like to say Audigy2 but since a simple sound card was asked I'm sure that a SB live 5.1 would do the job. It's simple, cheap and not chewing up too much CPU power).
The downside of SB live may be that some guys observe problems with this card when OC their system to the extreme.(I'm one of them and my SB live fried, but it was probably just an unfortunate exception)

[Falcon-K]

iv seen audigy 2's at best buy for $54 with no rebates and at that price its hard not to get one.

[Evnas]

Originally posted by Falcon-K
iv seen audigy 2's at best buy for $54 with no rebates and at that price its hard not to get one.

Dont tell me that...im going to Best Buy later today to get a new keyboard and i dont want to buy a new sound card...damn i cant save money, lol

[n00bular]

No worries Evnas, lots of BB have been sold out of audigy 2's since that "deal" started.