Best sound cards for under $100

Jordan The Gamer · Aug 4, 2014

I have a Logitech Z506 5.1 speaker setup in my room. I also have a Gigabyte 970A-UD3 mobo. I might upgrade later to a Audio Engine A5+. What is the best internal pci e sound card i can get for max $100

Alec Mowat · Aug 4, 2014

Not worth money. The onboard soundcard is just as good.

JackNaylorPE · Aug 4, 2014

The on board sound on enthusiast level MoBos (i.e. Asus Formula) is equivalent to a $90 sound card. Budget MoBos ... about a $60 sound card.

wildfire707 · Aug 4, 2014

That motherboard does have very good on board sound. You will get very little improvement in sound quality by switching to a sound card, but the software drivers may look better and will have a different interface on sound cards.

For video games, the cards of choice are normally Create Labs ones like the $83 Sound Blaster Z :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102048&ignorebbr=1

For musicians and audiophiles, the ASUS Xonar series is preferred like this $80 one :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132006&ignorebbr=1

The Creative Labs cards are the ones that are supported the best in most video games, so they will usually have better surround sound in them.

The ASUS Xonar cards have exceptional signal to noise ratios and are optimized for sound clarity.

Alec Mowat · Aug 4, 2014

The drivers for Creative Labs are awful. I regret purchasing my Sound Card. It's been nothing but a headache.

JackNaylorPE · Aug 4, 2014

wildfire707 :

That's the equivalent of what ya get on the RoG Boards from Asus.

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