Sound cards

Nechen · 04-11-2007, 06:01 PM

I have an MSI P6N 650i Motherboard and it comes with "Onboard Realtek 7.1 Hi-Def Audio" built right into it. Should I stick with this 7.1 or go buy an Audigy sound card or something?

I cant figure out if onboard audio is of lesser quality than Sound cards.

b1gapl · 04-11-2007, 06:13 PM

Alot of the new motherboards now, have good enough onboard sound. That is unless you're an audiophile and picky about sound.

jakebrick · 04-11-2007, 06:55 PM

You won't really be able to notice a difference unless you buy an expensive card. And even then it's probably not worth it unless you do recording or like to listen to classical music and if it's not entirely perfect you go into a rampage saying it's not good enough. The surround on most boards is decent or better.

Whirlwind · 04-12-2007, 05:52 PM

I would try the onboard sound 1st for sure.

If you really don't like it....then get a soundcard.

I agree, some onboard sound is pretty awsome.

Phantom118 · 04-12-2007, 06:04 PM

I noticed a big difference in sound quality between my onboard and sound card, especially in music...but i'm pickey...

atomic tofu · 04-12-2007, 06:15 PM

newage onboard audio rocks....good without the unneccessary "gotta have but don't gotta need" marketing

.....here our mouse clicks in expansive 10.1 surround....with reverb..and low frequency enhancement....lol

Sora · 04-12-2007, 06:24 PM

newage onboard audio SUCKS compared to an Audigy SE. I got a new motherboard 3 months ago thinking it would be good but my little 30 dollar Audigy SE kills it.

Please don't go telling people that onboard audio is all you need becuase if you like partially good sound it isn't. Not to mention there is no EAX support at all.

Phantom118 · 04-12-2007, 06:27 PM

Tell me about it.. my 70 dollar (canadian) Turtle Beach Montego destroy's my onboard..

Sora · 04-12-2007, 06:28 PM

Thats quite an expensive sound card though. Im saying a 22 buck(USD) Chaintech AV-710 destroys onboard audio...

The Audigy SE also is much better and for 30 bucks it supports EAX 4.0 by software.

Phantom118 · 04-12-2007, 06:30 PM

....if its anything like my onboard.... it wouldn't surprise me..

04-11-2007, 06:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nechen Junior Techie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 79	Sound cards I have an MSI P6N 650i Motherboard and it comes with "Onboard Realtek 7.1 Hi-Def Audio" built right into it. Should I stick with this 7.1 or go buy an Audigy sound card or something? I cant figure out if onboard audio is of lesser quality than Sound cards. __________________ MSI P6N SLi 650i Chipset 1033/1333Mhz FSB eVGA 8800GTX Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13Ghz OCZ 1GBx2 PC2-6400 Antec PowerTrio 650W Power Supply 74GB 10,000RPM Raptor SATA 120GB 7,200RPM SATA

04-11-2007, 06:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
b1gapl Commander SMod Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 11,804	Re: Sound cards Alot of the new motherboards now, have good enough onboard sound. That is unless you're an audiophile and picky about sound. __________________ Recommended PC Components Guide Potentially the longest thread in history!! Tech-Forums Official 3DMark06/05/03 Top List

04-11-2007, 06:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
jakebrick Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 94	Re: Sound cards You won't really be able to notice a difference unless you buy an expensive card. And even then it's probably not worth it unless you do recording or like to listen to classical music and if it's not entirely perfect you go into a rampage saying it's not good enough. The surround on most boards is decent or better.

04-12-2007, 05:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Whirlwind Ultra Techie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 979	Re: Sound cards I would try the onboard sound 1st for sure. If you really don't like it....then get a soundcard. I agree, some onboard sound is pretty awsome. __________________ Cooler Master CM Stacker STC-T01 Asus P5N32-E SLI 680i Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz Zalman 9500 CPU Cooler 4GB Corsair XMS DDR2 800 XFX 9800GTX 512MB X-FI XtremeGamer Sound Card Audio-Technica ATH A700 Headphones OCZ 700 Watt GameXStream Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA Seagate SATA 80 GB For XP Home Samsung 2232GW 22" LCD Saitek Eclipse Keyboard Razer Copperhead Mouse Razer Mantis Speed Pad

04-12-2007, 06:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Phantom118 Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2006 Location: AB, Canada Posts: 702	Re: Sound cards I noticed a big difference in sound quality between my onboard and sound card, especially in music...but i'm pickey... __________________ Last edited by Phantom118; 04-12-2007 at 06:18 PM.

04-12-2007, 06:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
atomic tofu Monster Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,595	Re: Sound cards newage onboard audio rocks....good without the unneccessary "gotta have but don't gotta need" marketing .....here our mouse clicks in expansive 10.1 surround....with reverb..and low frequency enhancement....lol

04-12-2007, 06:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sora Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,122	Re: Sound cards newage onboard audio SUCKS compared to an Audigy SE. I got a new motherboard 3 months ago thinking it would be good but my little 30 dollar Audigy SE kills it. Please don't go telling people that onboard audio is all you need becuase if you like partially good sound it isn't. Not to mention there is no EAX support at all. __________________ E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore Antec 900 Case EVGA 750i FTW Mobo 2x1GB of DDR2-533 D9GMH Team Xtreme 4-4-4-12 @ 1030mhz 2.2v Gigabyte 8800GT 720/1800/1050 (eventually will SLI when they go down in price) Hanns G 19" Wide 5MS LCD 1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0 Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900

04-12-2007, 06:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Phantom118 Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2006 Location: AB, Canada Posts: 702	Re: Sound cards Tell me about it.. my 70 dollar (canadian) Turtle Beach Montego destroy's my onboard.. __________________

04-12-2007, 06:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sora Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,122	Re: Sound cards Thats quite an expensive sound card though. Im saying a 22 buck(USD) Chaintech AV-710 destroys onboard audio... The Audigy SE also is much better and for 30 bucks it supports EAX 4.0 by software. __________________ E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore Antec 900 Case EVGA 750i FTW Mobo 2x1GB of DDR2-533 D9GMH Team Xtreme 4-4-4-12 @ 1030mhz 2.2v Gigabyte 8800GT 720/1800/1050 (eventually will SLI when they go down in price) Hanns G 19" Wide 5MS LCD 1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0 Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900

04-12-2007, 06:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
Phantom118 Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2006 Location: AB, Canada Posts: 702	Re: Sound cards ....if its anything like my onboard.... it wouldn't surprise me.. __________________

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