Creative 70SB073A00000

[lehighace06]

I'm considering owning this sound card, regularly costs around $100, but I can get it for $25. Will it be better than the onboard sound by enough to justify a $25 price tag?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006&Tpk=Creative%2070SB073A00000

 

[boldor]

It will be better, for sure.

 

[jsc]

It will be better, for sure.

Maybe.

It will depend on the audio chipset on the motherboard. Modern HD audio from onboard chips is very good now. It would take a very good discrete audio card to outdo it.

one place where the Creative card might have an advantage is EAX. Many of the motherboards do not implement EAX properly.

 

[boldor]

Most mobos use realteks HD audio. Its decent quality but almost ANY aftemarket soundcard outruns it in preformance and options such as eax.

 

[lehighace06]

thanks guys. my motherboard is the one in my sig (which got turned off somehow), does that help you tell me if it will be better?

 

[lehighace06]

still trying to turn my sig back on

 

[boldor]

That motherboard uses Asus; ADI AD2000B audio chip... It is decent but definetely not in the same league as the soundblaster. Go for the card bro