Sound card recommendation

[ducky_88]

Hi, I looking for a sound card that's able to provide below specs:

Playing FPS games.
Watching movies.
Listening to musics.

Speaker used: Creative T40 II
Headset used: 7.1 headset (seldom use)

Budget for sound card: $80

Thank you!

 

[ducky_88]

up up up up up

 

[Ark Law]

For that kind of budget and the speakers/headphones you have, stick to onboard can alr liao

 

[ducky_88]

For that kind of budget and the speakers/headphones you have, stick to onboard can alr liao

Is it really that bad for my setup?

 

[FinalTidus]

Seriously just stick to onboard. Don't waste time and $ on sound cards anymore.

 

[addthewin]

actually it doens't exactly produce alot better sound.. you can try asus xonar dx for a beginner card? $129

 

[ducky_88]

Alright.. I will save this money for rainy days.

 

[AnTiLooP]

Wouldn't make much sense to get a sound card since your speakers are kinda ... well... Low end ? Sorry.

Use the on board sound if you do not intend to upgrade those speakers. If you do then perhaps you can get an upgraded sound card in tandem

 

[addthewin]

Wouldn't make much sense to get a sound card since your speakers are kinda ... well... Low end ? Sorry.

Use the on board sound if you do not intend to upgrade those speakers. If you do then perhaps you can get an upgraded sound card in tandem

you speaker don't look high end to me either yet you are using an sound card?

 

[Elijahonli]

For that kind of budget and the speakers/headphones you have, stick to onboard can alr liao

yea... if u want to hear a big difference from what u already have, prepare to spent big

 

[yukita]

Wouldn't make much sense to get a sound card since your speakers are kinda ... well... Low end ? Sorry.

Use the on board sound if you do not intend to upgrade those speakers. If you do then perhaps you can get an upgraded sound card in tandem

T40 II actually quite good.. I, using it for quite sometime already with my onkyo soundcard....
Onboard or not you can hear the difference with this speaker

 

[Ark Law]

yea... if u want to hear a big difference from what u already have, prepare to spent big

Precisely. Minimum internal sound card, Asus STX. That or TS shouldn't bother with low-end sound cards. Even my onboard Realtek 898 does a decent job with my Swans

 

[bhtan83]

Precisely. Minimum internal sound card, Asus STX. That or TS shouldn't bother with low-end sound cards. Even my onboard Realtek 898 does a decent job with my Swans

May I know which swans speakers r u using?

 

[Ark Law]

May I know which swans speakers r u using?

M50

10swans

 

[royfrosty]

Digital audio with amp ftw!

 

[ducky_88]

Precisely. Minimum internal sound card, Asus STX. That or TS shouldn't bother with low-end sound cards. Even my onboard Realtek 898 does a decent job with my Swans

Thank you everybody for the input. Everybody is saying that low end sound cards don't give much enhance.

Unless what ark law said go for asus STX. But looking at the price, I don't think I need that good card either.

So I will save my money.

 

[yeobt]

i always play music with my teenage son juz sitting beside me playing his usual
pc game. that nite, he asked " dad, you changed your sound system? "
no, i juz bought and installed a new creative sc. it costs me $119 only and the
sound was marvelous. now i'm tempted to get the high end card

 

[saysuzu]

i using creative t40 speaker but with onboard sound....ok for me until now

 

[fokgola]

Hi sorry to hijack. If i will to change my speaker on the right>>>> to logitech z623 will it be better then adding in a sound card?

 

[bhtan83]

Hi sorry to hijack. If i will to change my speaker on the right>>>> to logitech z623 will it be better then adding in a sound card?

Depends on which sound card u r going to change to.

Actually ur on board sound is quite good. Just get the speaker u mentioned and u will hear the diff.