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Discussion: General Forums / Hardware & Software Discussion - Gigabyte mobo fans (Tarpan's new system to be)? - Originally Posted by kin3
Sound: onboard
Are aftermarket sound cards finally obsolete? I know they
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11-20-2009, 10:07 PM #16
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Re: Gigabyte mobo fans (Tarpan's new system to be)?
Are aftermarket sound cards finally obsolete? I know they were heading in that direction on my last build some years ago, but haven't keep up to date on these things..
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11-20-2009, 10:53 PM #17
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Re: Gigabyte mobo fans (Tarpan's new system to be)?
I don't think they're 100% obsolete, but on-board sound is no longer anything to shake a stick at. Basically to improve, you're looking at buying a $100-200 (or more) card, which is debatable whether or not it's worth the money. Many of the current on-board chipsets are already giving 7.1/8-channel sound. Originally Posted by Tempus
What's sad is that I actually have a good soundcard (SB X-Fi Music), but when I bought a new headset the cables for the analog plugs aren't long enough to reach the back of my case for how I have my desk set up. So I just use the plug-in USB adapter that has it's own sound card embedded, and it works rather awesome for gaming. So for things that matter, I'm essentially not using my sound card at all. :|
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11-21-2009, 12:42 PM #18
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Re: Gigabyte mobo fans (Tarpan's new system to be)?
Just placed my order:
CPU:Intel i5-750
Mobo:MSI P55-GD65
RAM:Patriot Viper II Sector 5 4GB (2 x 2GB) x2, 8GB total
Video: ATI 5850
HDD:Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB
ODD: PLEXTOR 24X DVD/CD Writer Black SATA Model PX-880SA LightScribe Support
Case:Coolermaster HAF 922
PSU:Corsair TX750w
Also ordered some random cables and some blue replacement fans for my case. Yay for spending money?
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