Would a sound card be better for me?

jjphillips002

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I have a Fatal1ty Killer board with purity sound on board. Realtek ac1150. Supposedly the specs are close to some nice sound cards.

Now, I'm not an audiophile or anything, but I do enjoy quality sound.

I'm curious if any ~$50 sound card would really make a difference in my sound. I have a set of A40s with a mix amp I'm using if that helps as well.

Can anyone with knowledge on sound technology tell me if my on board is really as good as asrock says?
 

Delroy Monjo

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I honestly don't think a $50 soundcard would do justice to a $200 set of headphones which are reputed to be pretty damned good! Also, that mobo with the Realtek 1150 sound chip offers 115db S/N, hard to find in most stand-alone soundcards.