External sound card...is it worth it?. Game: [i][/i] Hi everyone. I'm currently using on-board sound and it's actually not all that bad, but I was wondering if an external sound card would help take some of the load off my CPU and help stabilize FPS...

USB. If it can draw more power then it is feasible to have an entirely external sound card that is worth something lol. An external capture card isn't a bad idea. I think all these devices would benefit from the lower latency that this cable spec should...

PCI interfaces with ADAT. Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro () Anyone ever seen a PCI card for a computer that has nothing but one or more ADAT in/out jacks? I have found plenty of external sound interfaces with ADAT along with analog and other digital...

to be a link to MB PCI card, connecting cable, and an external sound card powered box. My questions are that I couldn't really tell what kind of conections went from the sound box, could you elaborate on that? Have you used the Audigy line of Creative cards...

external sound card for digital DAT to PC transfer. Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro () I need a professional external sound card to digitally transfer recordings from a portable DAT player (with a 7-pin I/O jack) to PC. Would appreciate a suggestion....

External Sound Cards. Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops () Anyone tried a USB external soundcard to improve sound quality of a laptop before plugging into an amp? Any brands/models suggested? Thanks Rock. Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops...

9] I have tried a separate sound card, and found it not to be worth it. Realize, though that I am not much of an audiophile. My suggestion is to try your new speakers with onboard sound first. If you think an add-in card might be better, see...

SoundStorm is more like combining an external sound card along with the mobo which features true Dolby Digital 5.1 encoding, if you think a sound card would decrease overall performance, then SoundStorm would too. You never know how stupid you are until...

just following our wants/needs really. naaa, i think the day we see external devices which use PCIe is a good day... i mean think about it, you can have proper external sound cards, graphics cards (laptops...) and other cool stuff that are only available internally...