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Does using the intergrated sound card make me retarded?

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I'm using the msi sli krait mobo with the intergrated sound card. I'm purchasing some sennheiser hd598s and I a wondering if I need a dedicated sound card

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Moved to Audio.

Please post in the proper sub-forum next time.

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I'm using the msi sli krait mobo with the intergrated sound card. I'm purchasing some sennheiser hd598s and I a wondering if I need a dedicated sound card

 

No, it doesn't make you 'retarded'.

 

While a separate soundcard can sound better than the built in one, these days the built-in cards are actually really good, especially those on higher end motherboards.

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Having a dedicated sound card would probably be a worse choice than using the onboard, as there's really no improvement when compared to modern onboard audio. If anything, get a decent external DAC. (not needed though)

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I'm using the msi sli krait mobo with the intergrated sound card. I'm purchasing some sennheiser hd598s and I a wondering if I need a dedicated sound card

 

No, modern integrated sound cards are really good. If you would actually get a sound card, it could be worse causing interference.

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As others have said most sound cards sound worse or the same as the onboard ones. Your good :)

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I'm using the msi sli krait mobo with the intergrated sound card. I'm purchasing some sennheiser hd598s and I a wondering if I need a dedicated sound card

yes, definitely, by using your motherboards integrated sound you will almost certainly develop a cognitive disability

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I'm using the msi sli krait mobo with the intergrated sound card. I'm purchasing some sennheiser hd598s and I a wondering if I need a dedicated sound card

TekSyndicate made a video about it. Sound cards give you the same or worse audio, the only advantage is basicly the software which (may) be better

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You're probably fine. I only have an MSI Z97 PCMATE with HD 558s and no sound card...

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Have a 1k dac/amp setup... If anything I'm the retarded one since I felt it's the same as my old o2+odac setup for tripled the price. Though money isn't exactly tight, and it gives me ease of mind that there's no bottleneck in my audio chain.

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Sound cards are a joke now since pretty much every gaming MB manufacturer includes 7.1 onboard audio. Unless you're doing professional audio recording there's no point in investing.

 

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The days of sound cards are dying out slowly. The HD598 is easy to drive, and doesn't need a amp and a sound card would probably be a con for you, since on board audio solutions are better than a decade ago. Of you plan on getting anything, I'd suggest a DAC of some sort.

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