Will better Soundcard (xfi) reduce hiss?

i can tell u why i get a hiss

i have no AGP slot

my PCI bus is lame

my PCI gfx interferes with my Audigy 2

i get a hiss if i put my mouse on a hyper link i get a snap crackle pop sound cuz my pointer turned into a hand

your his is liveable dont complain

actually the hiss will prolly always be there for ur answer i dont kno hjow to fix it

The SB Live is known to be noisy when you increase the volume, this is also true for 99% of onboard cards and most average PCI sound cards.

The X-Fi should produce better and clearer sound however at higher volume levels you may still experience distortion and or noise.

Not that my first post wasn't correct ...I guess I should point it out since those xfis are so expensive. If the noise in the noise floor you are hearing isn't dominated by noise from the soundcard then you may not get a noticeable increase in quality by upgrading soundcards.

For example maybe the speaker system is where most of the noise you hear is from. A better soundcard in this instsance might not buy you much since the noise in the speaker system is louder overall. You could compare the noise out of the speakers with the sounccard output plugged vs unplugged to see the sound cards noise contribution.


Edit : added following qualifier into above post - "noticeable"

I've already done all that stuff (mut mic/turn up volume) and like i said, it runs fine now. Its just when i turn it up pretty loud, that i can hear some hissing.

I tried waht an earlier post said...unplug and turn it up, very little to no hissing at max volume. That leads me to believe its the soundcard.

For now ill probably wait until the x-fi's come down in price. Im guessing in a few months it will be easy to find them under 100 with rebates and what not.