Sound Cards? Why?

Jester · 12-20-01, 11:31 PM

Honestly, what is the point of going out and buying a SB Live, if you are just going to play games on your system? I am asking this out of curiosity. I have a good idea what they are capable of, but I think most people could really just stick with on-board sound. I'm curious as to why people spend more money then that need to? Does really sound any better? Your speakers will control that more than anything else?

IFMU · 12-20-01, 11:35 PM

I think that for some its more that they want to be able to get the surround that they want....

Me personally, this is also my stereo... which heck Id spend buttloads on a good stereo, why not just spend it on my rig?
While Im at it, my goal is to make my rig my entire home entertainment system... but thats just me....

Oreo_The_Cookie · 12-20-01, 11:47 PM

I didn't think I needed asound card either, but I got one anyways

believe me onboard sound is nothing, especially if you like bass, before my SB i did'nt really know what bass was, til it almost blew a hole in my floor =)=)=)

Shadow ÒÓ · 12-20-01, 11:52 PM

ever had anyone sneak up behind you in a game? I havn't =)

World of difference in quality sound, even if only in a game. I'm about to spend $400 just for speakers for my games. (although I play an occasional DVD while surfing)

o770 · 12-21-01, 07:01 AM

i have a cmi8738 onboard, you wouldnt beleive how annoying it sounds in comparison with any sound card.
onboard video has much better quality than onboard sound.

Jester · 12-21-01, 02:11 PM

You guys do make a point. But I still think I'll hold off a little bit before I consider buying a sound card. I'll consider when I move out of my 24-hour quiet hall in the dorms. This plays a damper on volume.

Yodums · 12-21-01, 09:36 PM

Depending if you have good quality speakers and games that sound where is very important ie: Counter Strike, FPS etc. and such.

You will get your "surround sound" damn that sounds sexy anyways you will get a new feel of sound and your ground will have holes in it and your mom will come in the door screaming at you to turn off the damn thing.

Its a whole new feel hehe.

If you get a 24 bit sound card get the Santa Cruz one. I've read great reviews about them.

Oni · 12-21-01, 10:17 PM

Right now I'm still using onboard audio, but I plan on buying an Audigy Mp3+. I like big sound!

thestramel · 12-21-01, 11:00 PM

Really, for the full experience onboard audio just isn't going to cut it. To me, it's kind of like a subpar mini-boombox (with mid-range but not much base or high-range) vs a top-of-the-line component system.

CrystalMethod · 12-23-01, 02:40 PM

Onboard sound is usually 16-bit sound. The SB-16 I have in my other system, I can't sit and listen to unless I'm concentrating on something else. Then it doesn't matter as long as something is playing in the background. Cs goes so much better when you have a soundtrack...

o770 · 12-23-01, 04:25 PM

actually i dont know why im using that horrible cmi yet. the fact for ppl using onboard audio like me is that any card will sound better than the onboard chip can do. cheap sound cards is easy to afford so its not worth at all to keep using any onboard audio.

Silversinksam · 12-23-01, 07:20 PM

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Originally posted by Shadow ÒÓ
ever had anyone sneak up behind you in a game? I havn't =)

World of difference in quality sound, even if only in a game. I'm about to spend $400 just for speakers for my games. (although I play an occasional DVD while surfing)

I see shadow got the X-Mas present he wanted

Gotta love them Klipsch's now dontcha Shadow.

Merry Christmas all.

Sam

12-20-01, 11:31 PM	Thread Starter #1
Jester Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Moscow, ID	Sound Cards? Why? Honestly, what is the point of going out and buying a SB Live, if you are just going to play games on your system? I am asking this out of curiosity. I have a good idea what they are capable of, but I think most people could really just stick with on-board sound. I'm curious as to why people spend more money then that need to? Does really sound any better? Your speakers will control that more than anything else?
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12-20-01, 11:35 PM	#2
IFMU The Xtreme Senior Nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Wichita, KS	I think that for some its more that they want to be able to get the surround that they want.... Me personally, this is also my stereo... which heck Id spend buttloads on a good stereo, why not just spend it on my rig? While Im at it, my goal is to make my rig my entire home entertainment system... but thats just me.... __________________ Got Heat?¿
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12-20-01, 11:47 PM	#3
Oreo_The_Cookie Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: To Each His Own	I didn't think I needed asound card either, but I got one anyways believe me onboard sound is nothing, especially if you like bass, before my SB i did'nt really know what bass was, til it almost blew a hole in my floor =)=)=)
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12-20-01, 11:52 PM	#4
Shadow ÒÓ Mod in Hiding Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pensacola, Florida USA	ever had anyone sneak up behind you in a game? I havn't =) World of difference in quality sound, even if only in a game. I'm about to spend $400 just for speakers for my games. (although I play an occasional DVD while surfing) __________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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12-21-01, 07:01 AM	#5
o770 Member Join Date: Apr 2001	i have a cmi8738 onboard, you wouldnt beleive how annoying it sounds in comparison with any sound card. onboard video has much better quality than onboard sound.
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12-21-01, 02:11 PM	Thread Starter #6
Jester Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Moscow, ID	You guys do make a point. But I still think I'll hold off a little bit before I consider buying a sound card. I'll consider when I move out of my 24-hour quiet hall in the dorms. This plays a damper on volume.
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12-21-01, 09:36 PM	#7
Yodums Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada	Depending if you have good quality speakers and games that sound where is very important ie: Counter Strike, FPS etc. and such. You will get your "surround sound" damn that sounds sexy anyways you will get a new feel of sound and your ground will have holes in it and your mom will come in the door screaming at you to turn off the damn thing. Its a whole new feel hehe. If you get a 24 bit sound card get the Santa Cruz one. I've read great reviews about them. __________________ Peter Gibbons: Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday, and you're not feelin' real well, does anyone ever say to you, 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays'? Lawrence: No. No, man. ****, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.
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12-21-01, 10:17 PM	#8
Oni Oni-ni-Kanabō Ninja Hippo eater Moderator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Canada	Right now I'm still using onboard audio, but I plan on buying an Audigy Mp3+. I like big sound! __________________ Mama, put my guns in the ground. I can't shoot them anymore. On Indefinite Hiatus Asus P6T SE Intel i7 930 @ Stock 12GB Corsair DDR3 9-9-9-24 XFX Radeon 5830 @ Stock Corsair 750 Watt PSU
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12-21-01, 11:00 PM	#9
thestramel Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in Colorado	Really, for the full experience onboard audio just isn't going to cut it. To me, it's kind of like a subpar mini-boombox (with mid-range but not much base or high-range) vs a top-of-the-line component system.
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12-23-01, 02:40 PM	#10
CrystalMethod Senior Band Wagon Jumper Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada	Onboard sound is usually 16-bit sound. The SB-16 I have in my other system, I can't sit and listen to unless I'm concentrating on something else. Then it doesn't matter as long as something is playing in the background. Cs goes so much better when you have a soundtrack... __________________ Tried the search button lately? http://bufferoverflow.net/blog
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12-23-01, 04:25 PM	#11
o770 Member Join Date: Apr 2001	actually i dont know why im using that horrible cmi yet. the fact for ppl using onboard audio like me is that any card will sound better than the onboard chip can do. cheap sound cards is easy to afford so its not worth at all to keep using any onboard audio.
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