Would i notice anything......

dante6491 · 13 Aug 2006 at 20:59

if i added a sound card:

SC-043-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM (SC-043-CL)
£48.50 £48.50

would the sound be any better than my karajak thing that came with my mobo? also would i be able to connect some of those wires that came with the case for the front headphones & mic?

cheers, alec

Dr.EM · 13 Aug 2006 at 21:21

You probably would notice a difference, but it seriously depends on what speakers/headphones you are using. With a set of 2.0 PC speakers costing £20, it wouldn't be worth doing. The card should be able to connect up to the front panel sockets yeah.

dante6491 · 13 Aug 2006 at 22:17

Well some decent speakers would also be on my list, along with zalman reserator 2, preferably my budget would be £100 for the sound card above and some medium 2.1 or good 2.0 speakers. any ideas?

Dr.EM · 13 Aug 2006 at 22:21

If you've got £100 for speakers and a soundcard might I reccomend buying the Acoustic Energy Aego M 2.1 and finding an Audigy 2 soundcard second hand (around £15 usually). Unless you really want some of the X-Fi's features, your better off spening a larger portion on the speakers; and the Aego's are highly regarded.

dante6491 · 13 Aug 2006 at 22:37

but the audigy would still be better than the karajak thing?

Dr.EM · 13 Aug 2006 at 23:04

I'm not totally sure, but probably, unless the Karajak is especially good (in which case you may not need a soundcard). If it is quite standard, the Audigy will be better yeah; with EAX and other soundcard features aswell as higher resolution output.

Egosh · 14 Aug 2006 at 01:39

with the oem version of the sound card what exactly is it missing as in whats the difference between this and the retail version?