What makes a good sound card?

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jonskijet

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i know my fair share about video crads...but i know absolutly nothing about its sister...the sound card. i have an extremely crappy sound card in my comp right now... what is a nice card i should buy?
 
creative sound cards are good try going for a sound card that is THX certified like audigy 2 Zs ive got it great
 
if your on a tight budget, go with the Creative Sound Blaster Live!, but if you want to get an audigy, get one on eBay. There is a seller that sells directly from Creative Labs that sells cards very cheap. About $70-$90 for an Audigy 2ZS.
 
o... i have the budget alright... :P
do i need good speakers to compliment the good sound crad? i currently have some cheap creative 5.1 system...cost me 80 bucks.
 
In your situation i recommend the SB Audigy 2ZS. It is the card I currently have, I stand behind it 100%. It is cheap, for what you are receiving, as it is loaded with features (THX cert, EAX, etc.) Look at it like this, you can purchase this card, which will last you a long time, and eventually pickup some speakers to match and utilize the THX certification. I personally have the Cambridge Soundworks THX 550 to compliment this card and it produces phenominal sound. Before I bought these speakers I had a set of $80 Creative 5.1 (prolly the same as you) running on this card and the difference between those cheap spkrs and the THX cert spkrs was incredible. If budget is a big issue, just take one thing at a time but dont waste your money investing in a good sound card if you dont plan on buying good spkrs as well.
 
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