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12-29-2007, 11:07 PM
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|  Sorry to bother you guys but..external Sound card? What is a good external sound card? Or PCI express ( the little connector one right? ). And if you could help me understand what the difference between a USB external sound card and a PCI_express one? I mean I don't care much about super great sound quality, but I want a decent card. My onboard sound is plain broke, it's probably the worst sounding sound I have ever heard in all the 15 years or so I have been building computers. |
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12-29-2007, 11:09 PM
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| Re: Sorry to bother you guys but..external Sound card? whats your budget? this is the best cheap sound card Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE 70SB057000000 at TigerDirect.com
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12-29-2007, 11:13 PM
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| Re: Sorry to bother you guys but..external Sound card? Well I can get what I need as far as money is concerned. But I don't need to waste money on something I won't fully appreciate. And that card is great except I don't want a card that uses a PCI slot. I am keeping an air pocket inside my case for my video card. So I need an external one,or MAYBE possibly a PCI-Express one. The PCI express slot is above my videocard on the backside, so I think the sound card would not generate heat there. I think? Sound cards produce heat, or very much? |
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12-29-2007, 11:41 PM
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| Re: Sorry to bother you guys but..external Sound card? Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme PCIe 30SB082000000 at TigerDirect.com I don't know much about this one... but..
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12-30-2007, 10:34 AM
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| Re: Sorry to bother you guys but..external Sound card? ya not much heat at all you can always put a pci-slot cooler right under your video card Newegg.com - VANTEC SP-FC70-BL 70mm PCI Slot Case Cooler - Retail all the $6 good ones are out of stock :/ you could always wait here's a good pci-e sound card Newegg.com - Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio 70SB104000000 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card - Retail
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12-30-2007, 10:39 AM
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