needing a cheap sound card because my onboard actually sucks

[hoggydoggy]

I'm using a sorta old lenovo motherboard and I find things very quiet and not great quality, I actually get better sound quality from my S3.

I simply need a sound card for £20 ≈ $30 or less. just something which will work and give me better audio quality.

what I mean by bad audio quality is all sounds sound very hollow and at max volume is what I would consider low-medium sound level

[Snazzy]

xonar dg?

[hoggydoggy]

xonar dg?

I was looking at that but because I'm not exactly an audio guy, I wanted to check here first

[Theo]

for that little amount you could just try with that soundcard and see

[Hyrikan]

Check if you have a PCI-Slot for the Xonar DG. Otherwise you'll need a Xonar DGX (essentially the same card, but with PCI-E Connector)

[FizzyFantom]

I was looking at that but because I'm not exactly an audio guy, I wanted to check here first

I'm running a Xonar DG. It solved most of my audio issues, and it didn't cost too much. If your onboard is really bad (or really hiss-y) I can recommend it.

Please check that you have a PCI slot for it, as Hyrikan said

[ShearMe]

(essentially the same card, but with PCI-E Connector)

 

not "essentially" but rather "literally" 

[hoggydoggy]

thanks I'll be buying the Xonar DGX once I'm less broke sometime next week

[Hyrikan]

not "essentially" but rather "literally" 

 

No no no, they changed like ... a capacitor .