USB Sound Cards

[Dougx1317]

My onboard sound has just suddenly screwed up. It is so staticy that you can barely hear the music. I've checked the speakers, but they work fine. I don't need anything special just something that works. I have no free slots of any kind open on my motherboard. I've seen USB sound cards online. Does anyone know if these work well? Are they just plug and play?

 

[Kraynor]

Not all of them work extremely well but they just work. You can get lucky with some though.

For the most part they're completely plug and play, using up 1 USB port. Some need an external power supply but those normally have built in amplifiers.