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xHaZxMaTx wrote:What is a good, affordable sound card, say under $60?
The lastest Aopen cobra. I stick with Aopen.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... ound+Cards
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Cpt.Razkit wrote:why dont you look at Sparco's post and check out the website?
The website didn't have a release date for the X-Fi
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Google is your friend, think "Google is my friend" :lol:
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I think the X-Fi will be released with there new card series so that would be end this year or the beginning of next year.
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gosh....


the card is comming out now.....

proof is in the attachment

the ad is from my Computer Shopper September 2005
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Where do you life Asia, US or europe because with most things with releases there are always different release date's between the three.
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Im in the US, Maybe Korge should save up and get it for his computer and for his bad stuff!
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Cpt.Razkit wrote:Google is your friend, think "Google is my friend" :lol:


Google is my freind... google is my freind... google is my-

Ahhh back on topic... I don't know much about sound cards. :lol:






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which is a good one in Creative between 20-40 bucks? and where can i get it (not online)
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I finally purchased an X-fi in the summer of '06. I have to say, it definately beats any other sound card on the market. Plus, the XtremeMusic is now only $80. :D
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if you by and intel extreme mother board you don't need a sound card because it has one built in which is sweet :D

and I think you can by a Creative Sound Blaster card for about $30 but I'm not sure about that
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snoopdogg879 wrote:if you by and intel extreme mother board you don't need a sound card because it has one built in which is sweet :D
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so what about it
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It's on-board; not exactly Hi-Fi. :P
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I think the Bluegears B-Enspirer would be my top pick. Primarily because of full x64 support in combination with full 5.1 independent surround channels and support for DTS streams.
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Why did people suddenly resurrect this topic???
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xHaZxMaTx wrote:It's on-board; not exactly Hi-Fi. :P
Actually it is Hi-Fi for an on board one
because we have awesome sound and it is HD sound
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Damn, this topic is so old, it shows a post I made in '05 :|
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LOL!!!!!!!

Definitely the best card is the X-FI Xtreme Music. The Xtreme Audio sucks, while the other ones are just too expensive.
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I have search on net and i got good sound card so describe here..
Audiophiles are interested in getting the best audio quality they can out of their components. The ASUS Xonar Essence STX is probably one of the best consumer level audio cards on the market thanks to its high signal-to-noise ratio, 192KHz/24bit support, superb digital to audio converters and even a built-in headphone amplifier. The audio components also have shielding to ensure that it doesn't receive any interference from other computer components. This provides it with some of the best playback and recording capabilities in a desktop audio card. The card does require an additional 4-pin power connector to provide it with sufficient power. It uses a PCI-Express x1 interface.
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maxcreigs wrote:I have search on net and i got good sound card so describe here..
Audiophiles are interested in getting the best audio quality they can out of their components. The ASUS Xonar Essence STX is probably one of the best consumer level audio cards on the market thanks to its high signal-to-noise ratio, 192KHz/24bit support, superb digital to audio converters and even a built-in headphone amplifier. The audio components also have shielding to ensure that it doesn't receive any interference from other computer components. This provides it with some of the best playback and recording capabilities in a desktop audio card. The card does require an additional 4-pin power connector to provide it with sufficient power. It uses a PCI-Express x1 interface.
2 years :o why did this topic get revived after 2 years twice already? 2005 to 2007, and now 2008 to 2010? :lol:

since its resurrected already... what is a good cheap sound card just for gaming?
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Any motherboard integrated audio circuit will do. Any "cheapo" add on card won't be any better than those. For a real quality improvement expect to spend somewhere around 75-100€. Creative X-Fi series cards start from about that price range.
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If you're gonna buy a sound card, there's no point of buying a cheap one. You buy one for an improvement.

If you decide to go for improvement, you can go with the Auzentech Forte X-Fi or the Asus Xonar line. Both very good.
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S2000_Skyline12 wrote:If you're gonna buy a sound card, there's no point of buying a cheap one. You buy one for an improvement.

If you decide to go for improvement, you can go with the Auzentech Forte X-Fi or the Asus Xonar line. Both very good.
Or if you going to do more then just play video games or more you can go with the Sound blaster X-Fi titanium or Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D.
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