wellhellothere
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Ive been getting more and more frustrated with games that need the EAX feature to enable high sound quality, but is it really worth splashing out on a decent soundcard for gaming?
What are the advantages of a good Soundcard?
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diduknowthat
formerly liuliuboy
Well, it makes everything in games sound a lot better, including positioning and fidelity. Also it makes your music sound amazing, especially the X-fi series (excluding Xtreme Audio). I went from HD onboard to the Xtrememusic and was blown away (and no I don't have amazing speakers, just a $50 5.1 set).
Vizy
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i agree with DIDUKNOWTHAT because he makes sense. i went from onboard audio to my Xtreme Audio and it was great...especially with the x-fi crystalyzer. So get a X-fi card that is no the Xtreme Audio. this POS is going to make u go anal when it starts to eff up ur music on ur comp, but not on ur dads. POS
wellhellothere
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Cool, i think im going for it anyway - purely out of curiosity what Ultra High Sound settings sound like
Can you reccommend any decent cards?
sthompson
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it your looking for a cheap one i wouoold say http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=205&product=14257
but it depends on what your looking for
http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&product=15853
this is a card that will do anything for your games
but it depends on what your looking for
http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&product=15853
this is a card that will do anything for your games
Vipernitrox
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getting a sound card as opossed to using the integrated also lowers your cpu usage a bit.
integrated card use the cpu for the sound
pci soundcard usually have their own little cpu for that.
integrated card use the cpu for the sound
pci soundcard usually have their own little cpu for that.
diduknowthat
formerly liuliuboy
Cool, i think im going for it anyway - purely out of curiosity what Ultra High Sound settings sound like
Can you reccommend any decent cards?
The X-fi Xtreme Audio will not allow you to turn on the "ultra high setting" in many games as it isn't a real x-fi. It's really just an Audigy SE card with a bunch of software emulations; thus it's only rated for the entertainment mode.