Sound Card or not

Bob Skidmore · 23 Mar 2020 at 07:16

So guys, with the current crop of high-end motherboards (Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero) providing on-board sound and sound apps my question is this:

Is it worth fitting a PcIe sound card to it and if so, which are to be recommended.

All the best
Bob

Bob Skidmore · 23 Mar 2020 at 07:34

I thought general hardware was the correct section...why is it not so?
I did try the forum search but it brought up so much irrelevent stuff it was hard to decipher the info I was after
But, thanks for you reply.

Bob Skidmore · 23 Mar 2020 at 09:17

well, yes boomerang, I suppose you're right there

Thanks Nev, I'll have a look at those, I will only be using it for gaming

Bob Skidmore · 23 Mar 2020 at 12:35

Cheers Chris, I'm not sure whether I should fit one or not as I only use the machine for gaming. I have an old set of Logitech 5.1 speackers that I use.

Bob Skidmore · 23 Mar 2020 at 23:18

WOW guys, there is an awful lot to think over there, thank you.

Bob Skidmore · 24 Mar 2020 at 08:48

Mine doesn’t seem too bad on the Asus Maximus XI BUT I am no real judge on it and I only use my PC for games but I would like to get the best sound for my 5.1 speakers

Bob Skidmore · 26 Mar 2020 at 09:38

I like the look of all these external boxes but I’d rather keep everything inside the computer case instead of having lots of boxes on the desk.

Bob Skidmore · 27 Mar 2020 at 07:39

Well, they do look more like what I had in mind so long as their performance is good.