Best Sound Card?

[Spartin503]

I'm looking to get a sound card but I have a budget of 100 USD so which one is the best in my budget?

 

[knightdog56]

Depends on what slot you have room to install it in PCI or PCIe. I would look at ASUS Xonar, in that price range.

 

[Spartin503]

I have 2 PCI slots open and 1 PCI x1 open and 1 PCI x16 open but it's only has 4 connections.

 

[SchizTech]

+1 for Asus Xonar. I love the sound from my Xonar DX (currently $81 at Newegg)

 

[SchizTech]

I have 2 PCI slots open and 1 PCI x1 open and 1 PCI x16 open but it's only has 4 connections.

A PCI express audio card only needs x1

 

[iceclock]

100$ get this

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/creative-labs-sound-card-70sb135600000

its a beast.

 

[iceclock]

or this http://www.jr.com/creative-labs/pe/CLN_SB1270/

best 110$ ull ever spend

 

[colragland]

I would wait for this card to go on sale Creative Sound Blaster Z

 

[Shihab_aakil]

Go for a Creative XI-FI based sound card. Honestly Asus are just using C-MEDIA chips in their cards. The C-MEDIA haven't produced any new chip yet recently, the ones out their are PCI based. so the Asus cards has to convert PCI back to PCI-E so its pointless you go with a ASUS PCI-E sound card.

If you can spend few more then go for a CREATIVE CORE-3D thats truly a wonderful sound card.

http://asia.creative.com/p/sound-blaster

 

[gamerk316]

The only two contenders at the $99 price range are the ASUS Xonar DX and the Creative Soundblaster Z. Z is based on a newer chipset, but the DX is a tried and proven soundcard in its own right.