2010-09-17, 01:35 AM
GummyBear Wrote:I am not sure what kinda sound work you're doing, but on my home computer, I had no problem using the onboard sound card with a set of 10 years old speakers, the Creative cambride soundwork 4 points surround (WHICH I JUST BROKE THE CIRCUITRY BOARD AFTER MESSING AROUND - FML) for anything including gaming, watching movies, musics etc and I had no problem with any sorts of distortions or muffles.
Sometimes, I even hook my behringer mixer to try out some mixing etc on the onboard sound card, and still doing pretty well at getting clean sounds. As someone who spend quite a bit of free time on sound works, I still find that having an extra sound card (which I have 2, one my old computer, another in a box) is just for my luxury. The money you spent on the sound card could be used for a good set of headphone for gaming purposes and so that the neighbour dont try to snipe you at 3 am.
PS: I have been using Sennheiser headphones and they're somewhat above average for the prices. Still a proud owner of 2 pairs of HD202 which is quite awesome for gaming IMO.
I was agreeing with you ;o. The realtek HD 889 sounds good for onboard, but it simply can't compare to creative's outdated xfi or cmedia's audio chipsets when it comes to clarity. I mean hell, M-audio makes professional sound cards that make the cards listed above sound like trash lol
I meant to say that a sound card isn't worth it unless you have a pair of decent monitors to drive them.
As for the Senn HD202's, they're great for the price, but if you're looking for a pair of amazing gaming headphones or want to try something else, look into the JVC HA-RX700. They have a huge sound stage, but will require some burn in time to reach full potential.