- May 24, 2013
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OK pretty simple question here. I have a rig (3770k, SLI GTX 780's, 16GB RAM) that is use for basically everything; media server, internet browsing, Office Pro, gaming, etc. Currently I am using two monitors, one of which is a Samsung SyncMaster T260HD which is a 26" 1920x1200p resolution, 60Hz display and another, more basic, Dell monitor at a lower 1280x1024 resolution, which is used as a secondary display to view more things easier (highly recommend two screens btw).
My question is this; I currently have audio coming from the GPU, a pair of MSI Gaming GTX 780's with 3GB of VRAM. This is connected to my main monitor (Samsung) by a single HDMI and this is how audio is currently transmitted. My question is would there be any sound quality improvement to adding a dedicated sound card to my rig and if so how can this improve the sound quality going through my monitor? I also sometimes plug my headphones into my monitor while gaming and I am wondering if there would be any benefit to plugging them into a sound card rather than into the monitor. I am also considering getting either a 2.1 or 5.1 speaker configuration to improve the audio for my gaming and home office environment and wonder if a sound card would improve that setup. I don't need a 7.1 sound card and would only likely go 2.1 for the speakers unless a decent 5.1 system is found for cheap. So would a sound card improve sound for a 2.1 or headphones setup, and would it improve sound on my monitor at all? Thanks for your time.
My question is this; I currently have audio coming from the GPU, a pair of MSI Gaming GTX 780's with 3GB of VRAM. This is connected to my main monitor (Samsung) by a single HDMI and this is how audio is currently transmitted. My question is would there be any sound quality improvement to adding a dedicated sound card to my rig and if so how can this improve the sound quality going through my monitor? I also sometimes plug my headphones into my monitor while gaming and I am wondering if there would be any benefit to plugging them into a sound card rather than into the monitor. I am also considering getting either a 2.1 or 5.1 speaker configuration to improve the audio for my gaming and home office environment and wonder if a sound card would improve that setup. I don't need a 7.1 sound card and would only likely go 2.1 for the speakers unless a decent 5.1 system is found for cheap. So would a sound card improve sound for a 2.1 or headphones setup, and would it improve sound on my monitor at all? Thanks for your time.
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