which sound card?

I dunno much about sound cards but you must have very good sound output devices(speakers and home theatre) for taking full advantage of a dedicated high end sound card.

harish_21_10 said:

hey guys i needed ur help to decide a good value for money sound card which should be better than the onboard 7.1 channel.I want you to select on from these link:
*www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010360057+1102608534+4025+1101108503&name=7.1
*www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829120103

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make sure the one hav dedicated audio processor.

i do not know much about sound cards but i feel that my onboard sound is not good enough...that is y i wanted help here

if u are using anything less than a 5.1 speaker setup, a dedicated sound card wont make a difference - unless u have a real crappy onboard chip.
A good value for money soundcard would be the creative audigy value .retails for less than 2k.
but do bear in mind that for good sound = good speakers + good soundcard.

if you want soundcards with dedicated proccessors and hardware sampling - look for the creative's xfi lineup - but they dont come cheap

harish_21_10 said:

i do not know much about sound cards but i feel that my onboard sound is not good enough...that is y i wanted help here

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unless u r a true audiophile with very high quality audio output devices, the soundcard isn't really reqd

harish_21_10 said:

hey guys i needed ur help to decide a good value for money sound card which should be better than the onboard 7.1 channel.I want you to select on from these link:
*www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010360057+1102608534+4025+1101108503&name=7.1
*www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829120103

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Harish. My suggestion is to go for Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio soundcard. This one has DTS and Dolby decoder. in newegg, I found this one for $65.

On any day, Audigy is better than Live! soundcard.