audio

[animal71bj]

I am running on-board audio now, would a audio card make a big differnce in quality.

going to be trying a creative xfi titanium fatal1ty, wondering what peoples thought's were on that card who own/used one.

thanks

computer specs
Case:
COOLER MASTER HAF 922
Motherboard:
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro
PSU:
Ultra LSP650 650-Watt Power Supply
CPU:
Intel Core i5 760 Processor
CPU Fan:
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler
RAM:
Corsair Dominator Dual Channel 8GB DDR3
Graphics:
2x EVGA GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB SuperClocked Ed
Harddrive:
1x 1TB WD
1x 500GB WD
1x 500GB Seagate
DVD Drives:
1 Blu-Ray Burner
1 DVD-RW
Audio:
on board
OS:
Windows 7

 

[tomurban]

I see that you posted your question yesterday and no one has responded, so I will give it try.

I am using two computers, a 6 year old IBM and a new Lenovo. Both are SFF desktops. The older computer has a Creative xfi Sound Blaster. The new rig is similar to yours in that it has the i5 and on board audio. Truthfully with the latest improvements in intels on-board audio, I found little if any difference in sound quality between the two systems using an Altec Lansing 2.1 setup. Hope this helps.

tomurban

 

[Deano5]

I too have two comps running, one I just built, the other 18 months old. The old one has a Audigy4 Pro set up with all the whistles and bells, the new one uses the on-board sound and is just as good.
The way that main boards have advanced now makes them very good on the sound side of things. I play dvd's, cd's, games and Trainz on the built in sound with my 5:1 surround system and it's perfect.

 

[lorenw]

I also have on-board audio. I bought speakers with a sub-woofer that plugged into my computer, what a difference! No need to hassle with a new sound card, either.

 

[tomurban]

Sounds unanimous so far.

tomurban

 

[BLACKWATCH]

My motherboard has 'onboard' Realtek HD Audio, I run this through a Marantz HI-FI amp & 3way base ported speakers or a good pair of headphones.

 

[Winterpaw]

im using the realtek onboard audio with a 5.1 setup and its just as good as my hubbys audigy

 

[Deano5]

Well I think you can safely say that the on-board is fine and save your money for a more needed upgrade in the future. :wave:

 

[collinsl]

On-board audio is a decent choice these days although in some circumstances (low-end processor) it can restrict game performance as the processor on the computer has to deal with audio as well as everything else. This is a very minor problem these days and you should not notice a problem, but if your audio does seem laggy or jerky then an addon soundcard might be the way to go.

 

[animal71bj]

thanks everyone,