i was wondering if i bought a creative sound blaster sound card if it would make a difference in the quality of the music i listen to. i like to listen to my music loud. i dont know if it can sound better by buying a new sound card instead of using the one that came in my NF8 abit motherboard (realtek ac97)
2007-02-15 10:51:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Invest in quality amplified speakers.... the sound card you have is good enough for excellent quality sound effects & music.
Too many people are under the illusion that onboard sound has the same drawbacks as on board video......it doesn't . They have 5.1, 7.1, etc ... just like any other card.... optical out ...etc...
What you need is better speakers.
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regards,
Philip T
2007-02-15 11:07:01 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AC97 onboard is pretty good these days. You will get a better sound from a non-integrated solution and will also get a slight boost in your computers speed as some effort is transferred to the card rather than the motherboard.
Of course if you go X-Fi it also has advantages for items that are optimized to use the hardware (usually games).
2007-02-15 10:56:44 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin Doyle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will find that the card you got is prob already 5.1 or 7.1 most new boards come with this as standard and for games and films its fine but if you have really good speakers you might be worth upgrading to get dolby sound
2007-02-15 11:08:12 · answer #3 · answered by PhilpotR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything will be an improvement to on-board sound get you sound blaster but make sure to get at least 5.1 surround and feel the difference
2007-02-15 11:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by kremmen001 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
onboard is pretty good unless you are recording stuff. get a 5.1 as suggested earlier.
2007-02-15 11:03:28 · answer #5 · answered by lnfrared Loaf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋