What's a good soundcard?

Question

I need to replace my onboard audio because it crackles. I was looking at the old audigy 7.1 by creative labs but people have complained about their mic not working? This is a must because I game and yell at people. (noobs). What's a good card I can get for around 50 bucks that from ear or experience you KNOW it's amiable (friendly) towards microphones. Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

Are you 100% certain that your sound card is the problem???

Often times, game play taxes your PC to the point that other things appear to malfunction. Test your audio using the built-in Sound Recorder FIRST. No crackle, no need to replace anything (except your older PC, maybe).

If it persists, your MIC may be the real culprit.

Test it on a friend's PC, if their PC crackles too, replace the MIC.