sound cards

[pagani123]

 I have an asus rampage iv black edition does this motherboard have a good enough on board sound card or should i buy a pci sound card. if so which one would you recommend for no more than $150

[SSL]

You don't need a soundcard. Have a nice day.

[dadasmithywinkle]

 I have an asus rampage iv black edition does this motherboard have a good enough on board sound card or should i buy a pci sound card. if so which one would you recommend for no more than $150

You don't need one. It has great onboard audio. 

[pagani123]

awesome thats more money to put into something else in my computer  

[Brawhammer]

You don't need a soundcard. Have a nice day.

 

That depends. My Front Audio is pretty poor for some reason while my back sounds much better. My back is used for my speakers and the front for my headphones.I'm using a soundcard purely because I can tell the difference. 

[ELSknutson]

sIt has a pretty good sound card already.

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

 I have an asus rampage iv black edition does this motherboard have a good enough on board sound card or should i buy a pci sound card. if so which one would you recommend for no more than $150

I wouldn't spend more than $20 to $40 on a sound card. if I was going farther than that I'd use an external DAC and amp

[Michael McAllister]

That depends. My Front Audio is pretty poor for some reason while my back sounds much better. My back is used for my speakers and the front for my headphones.I'm using a soundcard purely because I can tell the difference. 

 

Plug your headphones in back then.  Less EMI that way as well.

[Brawhammer]

Plug your headphones in back then.  Less EMI that way as well.

 

Then I need to take out my speakers...

 

Hence why I got a sound card. Would rather switch quickly in windows instead of messing with wires.

[SSL]

That depends. My Front Audio is pretty poor for some reason while my back sounds much better. My back is used for my speakers and the front for my headphones.I'm using a soundcard purely because I can tell the difference. 

 

No kidding? We're talking about the OP's board, not yours.

[Michael McAllister]

Then I need to take out my speakers...

 

Hence why I got a sound card. Would rather switch quickly in windows instead of messing with wires.

 

Just be aware that soundcards typically have a higher output impedance, so they may not be ideal for low impedance headphones as electrical damping may become an issue.

[mc141]

I have a sound blaster z. Do i need it no but ive liked having everything seperate like the old days like when mother voard was just the mother board and u had to have an expantion card for everything.but thats unfortunately pointless now

Plus ive used a sound blaster since day one and ive always been happy with it(except that fake soundblaster card that came on maximus ii formula that sounded like crap) so why change manufacturers your happy with.

[weez]

 I have an asus rampage iv black edition does this motherboard have a good enough on board sound card or should i buy a pci sound card. if so which one would you recommend for no more than $150

 

That board on paper has amazing integrated audio. So unless youre experiencing static, crackling, popping, humming, or any kind of noise thats not suppose to be there than no need for a dedicated sound card

 

No kidding? We're talking about the OP's board, not yours.

 

And you know how OP's board performs? Have you tested it personally?

[SSL]

And you know how OP's board performs? Have you tested it personally?

 

I've tested everything, personally.

[Brawhammer]

I've tested everything, personally.

 

Everything?

 

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=1645#ov

[ShearMe]

Everything?

 

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=1645#ov

 

Woah, it's got S/PDIF!