Soundcard

[moostrater]

Christmas is almost here and im thinknig about getting myself a souncard. is it worth it?

[SeanAngelo]

Christmas is almost here and im thinknig about getting myself a souncard. is it worth it?

for gaming, nope.

[PlayStation 2]

Unless you do music/sound production, no.

[Tmt97]

for gaming, nope.

Everyone assumes when a question is asked on here its for a gaming rig. Might I remind you that this is a tech forum and not a gaming forum. While a lot of us are gamers, gamers are not the only computer enthusiasts. He could produce/listen to music and want to improve his sound quality. Maybe he's making sound effects for a video. There's plenty of reasons he might want one other than gaming.

[Elehat]

Post this is the audio section.

 

Probably not worth it (assuming your computer is relatively modern). If you want better sound I'd put money in speakers/headphones first, and then probably use an external Amp/DAC or something over an internal card. Difficult to justify a soundcard as onboard audio is passable for most purposes.    

[Juanse]

no unless you are an audiophile

[GalacticRuler]

Unless you are a music producer or are really stingy about perfect sound, no.

[SeanAngelo]

Everyone assumes when a question is asked on here its for a gaming rig. Might I remind you that this is a tech forum and not a gaming forum. While a lot of us are gamers, gamers are not the only computer enthusiasts. He could produce/listen to music and want to improve his sound quality. Maybe he's making sound effects for a video. There's plenty of reasons he might want one other than gaming.

Well if he produces music then he could have said in the post. Am I ryte or am I ryte.

[SSL]

Well if he produces music then he could have said in the post. Am I ryte or am I ryte.

 

You're right. Even for music production, soundcards are poopy. Better to get an external DAC or audio interface.

[Tmt97]

Well if he produces music then he could have said in the post. Am I ryte or am I ryte.

Funny thing is, he didnt mention gaming in the post either, but you had no trouble assuming that.

[SeanAngelo]

Funny thing is, he didnt mention gaming in the post either, but you had no trouble assuming that.

Well, from recent topics regarding sound cards, they're all for gaming. So I assumed it was for gaming.

[DunePilot]

If he does play music then his best bet is an interface.. then it determines how he wants to record and his options in post processing whether to get a standard usb mixer or to get a recording interface. Your DAW will see the audio differently between the two, you can get by with either one depending on recording technique.  

[weez]

Christmas is almost here and im thinknig about getting myself a souncard. is it worth it?

 

Give more info. Systems specs like motherboard and headphones/speakers. What do you not like about your current setup? How much do you want to spend on improving your current setup? What features are you looking at adding? ect ect ect ect. Give more info