Best Sound Card for a reasonable amount!

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pbracing33b

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What is the best Sound Card out there right now! I have come to the conclusion that my audio problems that I have is a realtek problem, and I am not going to mess around with it any more! I have heard that sound blaster is the best out there is that true?
Also I want the card to be able to support 7.1 speaker configuration!
Also I don't know if my questions have been already answered in another thread so if it is then let me know mods, but I also think that mine ?'s are little more unique too!
 
I am looking for something that is better than the realtek card that came with my motherboard, as it underperforms! My budget is anywhere from 0-200, but I really just need a decent sound card! So I am not looking to spend $200 but would if need be!
 
Also I need to use something other than the PCIE 1x bc it is already taken, So I have been looking at PCI, I do have 16x and 4x slots open, but not the 1x, so if their are card that are good and will fit these slots then I am all ears! I am also looking to order something this week!
This may be a rant, but if I was a company and I put out that kind of stuff such as realtek onboard audio, I would be ashamed to sell it, it is absolutely horrible! Maybe if you had 2 speakers then it might be fine, but not in todays world! C'mon manufactures earn ur money! I really didn't expect to have to buy an audio card when I put my system together! But it looks like if I want good sound then I will have to!
 
A PCI-e slot can be used in any slot. A PCI-e x1 card can still go in an x4 or x16 slot.
 
I ended up buying a Xonar D1, After talking to a tigerdirect tech person, he said that for the system that I had that would work really well. I am extremely impressed with tigerdirect.com. Their Tech support is awesome! I cannot say the same for newegg.com! I was very unimpressed by newegg, they have no support whatsoever. To me that is not good customer service. I am not keen on sound cards or Graphics cards, so when it comes to buy those things then I would expect that the company give me support when I buy them! When I asked them about a certain card they told me they couldn't give me any tech support, I told them "I'll have to buy from tigerdirect.com then". They didn't say a word! I mean if you sell the stuff you need to have support!
And yes voyager, I should've know that, I just forgot that. I am still learning as we all are! So I tend to forget more than I remember! Plus I always think that you have to have the right thing (such as 1x,4x,16x) to be exactly that, in this case that is not so!
 
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Also since I bought a Xonar D1 is there any advice or anything that I should be aware of? Do I need to download drivers b4 I install the card?
 
pbracing33b said:
Also since I bought a Xonar D1 is there any advice or anything that I should be aware of? Do I need to download drivers b4 I install the card?
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Nope. You can install the card first. Just be sure to go to ASUS' website and download the latest driver package.
 
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