New sound card

[Mac]

I'm thinking about upgrading my sound card from a 50p USB one I bought last year.

 

I was wondering whether to get USB or PCI.

 

I don't have much to spend so about £20, I've been looking at the Asus Xonar DG.

 

Any other suggestions of what I should get?

[Wats]

go usb until you get at least a 990fx board. that way you can still throw a 280x into your rig without dropping your lanes to 8x/4x.

[simtransporter]

what speakers\headphones are you using?

[V1RK]

Asus Xonar DG are good, im running creative fatal1ty xfi titanium

and it's great with Logitech 5.1 surround and beats by dre pto 

[Mac]

what speakers\headphones are you using?

I'm using a Home Cinema System, but the model number is HT306SF

[Titanicium]

go usb until you get at least a 990fx board. that way you can still throw a 280x into your rig without dropping your lanes to 8x/4x.

 

This.

 

Get a DAC or something

[simtransporter]

This is what i found on amazon. It's a USB DAC from Fiio that is in your price range.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/FiiO-192KHz-Digital-Analog-Converter/dp/B005PWPUW6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8
 

[Mac]

This is what i found on amazon. It's a USB DAC from Fiio that is in your price range.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/FiiO-192KHz-Digital-Analog-Converter/dp/B005PWPUW6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8

 

I'm going to need something that outputs from USB if it's external, the sound on this mobo never worked.

[simtransporter]

I'm going to need something that outputs from USB if it's external, the sound on this mobo never worked.

hmm. according to the connection diagram on amazon it seems like you can connect the DAC to a computer via USB and then output to either headphones, an amp or active speakers.

[ShearMe]

hmm. according to the connection diagram on amazon it seems like you can connect the DAC to a computer via USB and then output to either headphones, an amp or active speakers.

 

No, it only gets power over USB. Edit: That diagram on Amazon is for the E9, not the E3.

 

Grab this (but don't use the ehadphone port for headphones) instead: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UCA202-U-Control-low-latency-Interface/dp/B000KW2YEI/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1382089398&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=behringer+uca202

[simtransporter]

No, it only gets power over USB.

 

Grab this instead OP: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UCA202-U-Control-low-latency-Interface/dp/B000KW2YEI/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1382089398&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=behringer+uca202

Oh ok. I guess amazon was being a bit misleading there.

[t0wer]

I think the d3 needs an optical or coax input, the usb is just for power.

 

that receiver is a bit weird, there's no digital input only stereo analog input.

 

this would probably be the best you can do for around 20 pounds.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UCA202-U-Control-low-latency-Interface/dp/B000KW2YEI/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&qid=1382089611&sr=8-21&keywords=usb+sound+card

[ShearMe]

Oh ok. I guess amazon was being a bit misleading there.

 

Edited my post - that diagram is for the wrong product.

 

 

this would probably be the best you can do for around 20 pounds.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UCA202-U-Control-low-latency-Interface/dp/B000KW2YEI/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&qid=1382089611&sr=8-21&keywords=usb+sound+card

 

Jinx!

[Mac]

I think the d3 needs an optical or coax input, the usb is just for power.

 

that receiver is a bit weird, there's no digital input only stereo analog input.

 

this would probably be the best you can do for around 20 pounds.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UCA202-U-Control-low-latency-Interface/dp/B000KW2YEI/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&qid=1382089611&sr=8-21&keywords=usb+sound+card

 

 

No, it only gets power over USB. Edit: That diagram on Amazon is for the E9, not the E3.

 

Grab this (but don't use the ehadphone port for headphones) instead: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UCA202-U-Control-low-latency-Interface/dp/B000KW2YEI/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1382089398&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=behringer+uca202

Decided I'm going for this