a Sound Card would make a difference in games over an onboard card... right? To get a rough idea of wether or not a Sound card makes a difference let's ask someone who knows something about the subject (myself, Hanners and the people over at Elite Bastards)....

system, a sound card will make a very good difference, if you have a crappy one then no. I've used a sound card before on my 650watt 5.1 channel surround audio system and it made a massive difference ;). And it will not decrease strain on the video card because...

have a creative sound blaster gold sound card. > When I plug the I-teague speakers straight into the Nakamichi cassette > deck it gives better sound quality than exsiting mp3s I have playing > from the Sound blaster gold sound card (in comparison it sounds...

card thats a few years old. the LINE OUT on my onboard sound is shot, no sound come out but the other ports work. i have a 5.1 speakers. and the sound card i cant put my 5.1 speaker system on that card b/c theres not enough ports. my question is is there...

achieving max performance, right? I honestly never expected the sound card to make a difference, I was apparently wrong on that, but Tom still tested all of the systems with no sound. So the sound card doesn't make any difference here. Charles 1) You can...

suggest to a person to listen to the onboard sound first. If you dont like the sound then buy a good sound card and see if it makes a difference. Like a couple of people said, If your speakers arent that good to begin with then no sound card is going to make...

410. Nope, the added RAM will NOT make up for the lesser video card. It may make no difference at all on the games you're playing today, but the 8800GTX is a MUCH faster video card. Add up the differences: Screen: $150 Sound: $75 Video: $400* Hey,...

opponents easier because I agree these headphones do provide excellent surround sound and thus would make it easier to locate you opponents etc. The point I’m trying to make is that although they provide surround sound, the sound produced is lacking in...

sound card will also make a difference. The Platinum Pro is a good choice, and should work fine. I prefer the dedicated I/O myself, and use a MOTU 828 to save myself from buying multiple cards for my workstation and mobile PC. Also, always check the Audigy...