Sound cards?

whippyice · 16 Nov 2013 at 22:44

hi guys,
i've always used on board sound cards, reasons being i only ever run a usb head set 7.1 or 2.5 stereo when going loud so what would the benefit of me getting a shiny new sound card be.

PapaLazaru · 16 Nov 2013 at 22:48

If you are planning on continuing to use USB headseats then none.

In my opinion though even a cheap soundcard, like a Xonar DG and a semi-decent set of headphones and a clip-on mic are far superior.

For £75 odd you can get a very respectable gaming setup which also will be far better for music.

Cleisthenes · 16 Nov 2013 at 22:48

so whats the question?

whippyice · 16 Nov 2013 at 22:58

cool so there's a partial benefit i assume the load for sound is then ran through the SB instead of all cpu or does that happen anyway

But cool thats pretty much what i was looking for

MatTheCat · 17 Nov 2013 at 01:51

whippyice said:
cool so there's a partial benefit i assume the load for sound is then ran through the SB instead of all cpu or does that happen anyway

But cool thats pretty much what i was looking for

The benefit is far superior sound.

Simples.

Akagi · 17 Nov 2013 at 08:38

But not through USB.