On board Sound Or Sound Card

[Mule]

I have a Turtle Beach Z300 headset. This is the MB I'm getting http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132124&nm_mc=BAC-Criteo&cm_mmc=BAC-Criteo-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-_-ASUS-_-13132124

 

TY all in advance for your input HeeeeeeeeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaW!

[LaRSin]

looks like the head set is usb wirless , so it doesn't matter what sound card you use..

 

But the onboard sound is good enough for gaming ..

[WiZiD]

Yes it is good enough for gaming but, I have the G35  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Logitech-G35-7-1-Surround-Sound-USB-Gaming-Headset-/311023935360?pt=US_Computer_Headsets&hash=item486a789f80

Wow what a difference. And with a sound card your computer will run smoother because you no longer need MB, memory, CPU resources to get unbelievable sound. I also have a Asus Essence STX sound card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=asus+essance+stx&N=-1&isNodeId=1

Hear people sneaking up on you. Mine is a PCI express. They also sell PCI ones depending on what you have for room on your MB.

Edited October 23, 2014 by WiZiD

[WiZiD]

A PCI one...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-Xonar-Essence-ST-124dB-Music-S-PDIF-Digital-Dolby-PC-Audio-PCI-Sound-Card/161039888579?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D26942%26meid%3De8ee4425766e41c199bf64f7f01b033c%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D11184%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D261619638152&rt=nc

[Mule]

So I'm Still lost?Lets go ROYALS!!!!!

[KaptCrunch]

WIZID  with todays cpu's  won't make much a difference   save your cash  Mule  

 

 onboard sound  realtek alc1150 is ok , you can even go fiber-optic to your TV or sur-round sound amp / recv

 

larsin is correct  with usb sound

[spinpuppy]

The onboard sound should be fine for everything, I wouldn't waste $$$ on a card

[Labob]

If you play COD4 Mule you might not want to use the onboard sound.

[LaRSin]

If you play COD4 Mule you might not want to use the onboard sound.

 

Thats ridiculous ??

 

why would you say that ??

 

I personally prefer on board sound  , And I use analog headphones..I have tried different sounds cards and they didn't make any different and most weren't as could as the on board ..Plus you have to set them up and hope they are compatible with your motherbaord..I have seen me spend money and hours setting them up with out any better sound at all..some come with a good software package if thats what your looking for .

 

Years ago that might of been trues , But not for the last at least the last 8 years  on board sound is pretty good , the only exception if your into very high end music ,Then a very high end sound card is needed ..But then there's catch to that as well , since most of us use mp3's , your not going to get good quality sound from them ..

 

And if your talking about the Realtek , I have never had a problem ...And that was a long time ago

Ok this just my opinion from my experience ..

Edited October 23, 2014 by LaRSin

[Labob]

 

And if your talking about the Realtek , I have never had a problem ...And that was a long time ago

Ok this just my opinion from my experience 

 Larsin just because you have never had a problem does not mean that problem does not exist.. The forums are full of the onboard sound problems for COD4 . Just search for iw3mp.exe error in these forums or on the net . The problem is there and still very much alive. Mule asked for advice and if he plays COD4 my advice is to get a sound card or use an usb setup. Or take the chance that the problem is gone. As I recall my solution to that problem was to just use a usb mic. So he can use onboard sound and a usb mic. But again thats just one of the many solutions to the sound problem. But again sound cards are much cheaper then a good usb mic. So thats my advice and thats all that is.

[mouselad]

on board sound is fine. the only people who really need soundcards are ones who are doing audio work.

[Damage_inc-]

that board has thermal radar which is forbodden on our servers= hack,sorry

[Mule]

that board has thermal radar which is forbodden on our servers= hack,sorry

What?

[Sammy]

Many use mp3s. But considering the huge amount of space on drives I tend to rip stuff with flac. So yea if the music itself is really good... not the hiphop stuff of today nor Miley.. a sound card can make a difference. As they say, garbage in garbage out. If however most of your music is from streaming or things like itunes purchases the onboard sound is fine. Oh and it also certainly depends on how good your headphones or speakers are.

[MikeB]

Wolfson and Burr-Brown audio chips are among the best sounding (audiophile grade).  Some mainboard sound, utilizes Wolfson/Burr Brown  chips, but usually high end boards.  Burr-Brown ADC/DAC's are nice sounding.    I find most onboard audio chips lack-luster in audio handling, both game and music.  But that's just me.  Game performance (FPS), not much difference if any.  Its all in the sound quality (fidelity).  So you will hear better game detail with a SB card installed.  That's been proven time and time again.   More audio detail.  Go to any consumer pc help site, tomshardware, hothardware, etc.  to view test results.

[KaptCrunch]

sound blaster is just that   no substance   the real sound is ac3  what they stole with eax    an eax is written for most games today  all  you need is the codec for your sound chip an it's all the same

[J3st3r]

Realtek ALC1150 onboard sound is "O" "K"  for gaming.Don't try to update to the newest driver version for it though.I've run into problems with that particular Realtek chip a couple machines running Win 8 and Win 8.1 x64.Several BSODs and a few hours of troubleshooting later and it runs and works fine on the Realtek WDM driver that Windows installed from Windows Update.Can't use all the special tools that came in the big Realtek driver pack but it does work good for COD4,BF3/4 and any other game. 

 

If you run Windows 7 you wont have any problems with the driver.

 

 

If you are going to be using a USB headset I wouldn't worry about it.

Edited October 24, 2014 by Pvt.Death

[MikeB]

All chips are not the same.  Sorry but its fact.  It all boils down to the "digital to analog converters"  or "analog to digital" converters (same, just depends on what your doing).  Separate high end sound cards use better ADC/DAC chips and that produces better explosions and such with games.  Not to mention better audio playback.  Now headphone/speaker choice makes a difference also.  There are a lot of variables.  But you want a good ADC/DAC and amp that can drive whatever you listen on.  And many times. motherboard sound is not up to par.