Was thinking about doing something with my empty pci-e x1 slots ....know a bunch of us have them....and was wondering if there are any good sound cards for this slot?
If so in yalls opinion whats the best one for the $$$$$ ?
on another note....
know any other good hardware for pci-e x1 slots? or are these useless?
2nd Camikazi, I would also say that you can get ALOT of RAID controllers on PCI-e these days (i own Adaptec 3805 thats on 4xPCI-e) i think ive also seen a network card or 2 (server type) that utilise PCI-e
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damn those are some expensive a$$ sound cards....have the realtek hd audio codec on my gigabyte mobo already connected to some bose speakers so they sound pretty f'in good
that being sad : is there that big of a difference between a sound card and the hd audio codec ? quality and performance wise?
Thanks for the responses and kicking some knowledge @ me guys
damn those are some expensive a$$ sound cards....have the realtek hd audio codec on my gigabyte mobo already connected to some bose speakers so they sound pretty f'in good
that being sad : is there that big of a difference between a sound card and the hd audio codec ? quality and performance wise?
Thanks for the responses and kicking some knowledge @ me guys
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well i take it from your x-fi FATAL1TY card that you are quietly implying yes.
But did you mainly get it for extreme gaming purposes,audio editing, or what?
as I just don't really see the point in spending $200 for a new sound card and by no means am an audiophile
my sound is fine and i could use that money to get a 4850 or other multiple upgrades
me, i was just wantig to spend a bit of money and fancied the front panel personally, no point in spending money on something inferior and then regretting it. also i am lazy and don't like haivng to go round the back of my comp to plug things in.
also, although i don't have any experience with them, anyone who actually cares about sound quality uses the acronym Bose = buy other sound equipment.
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