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bctaaka   07-14-2008 at 03:55:09 AM

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.... :pt1cable:

know any other good hardware for pci-e x1 slots? or are these useless?

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bctaaka   07-23-2008 at 03:51:46 AM
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um........... bump*

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dobby   07-23-2008 at 01:26:36 PM
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nah there kind of useless right now, i think there might 1 x-Fi card whihc can use it i cant remember, also i think there are some NIC that use it.

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chookman   07-24-2008 at 08:51:15 AM
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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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bctaaka   07-24-2008 at 10:43:54 PM
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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 :)

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strangestranger   07-25-2008 at 01:01:59 PM
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bctaaka wrote :

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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bctaaka   07-26-2008 at 05:22:01 PM
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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

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strangestranger   07-26-2008 at 05:44:51 PM
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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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V3NOM   08-10-2008 at 01:52:17 PM
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tons of sound cards and RAID controllers on pci e x1

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Balthazor   08-11-2008 at 12:21:08 AM
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The X-Fi Titanium PCI-E is nice, but avoid the 'X-Fi eXtreme Audio PCI-E.'

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