Peffse Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Ok, I have horrible luck with integrated sound, and I want to have a sound card. Of course, I hear the horror stories about Creative's sound cards. I heard about Daniel_K and his custom drivers for Audigy cards. I also know that those cards are not sold anymore.So, I have a couple tough decisions to make:1) I want to avoid Creative, but all the other cards seems too pricey. The price range I'm looking at is $50-$100. I can deal with lower, but I know you get what you pay for!2) I don't want something that is software emulated, which is another reason I want to avoid Creative, with their deceptive naming scheme. Of course, I'm not even sure if that's possible anymore, since I recently switched to Vista (or possibly 7 soon).3) I have both PCI and PCI-e x1, but I've heard bad things about PCI-e sound cards... is any of that true?Integrated isn't an option. I always have compatibility issues, plus it's kinda creepy actually. There static coming through my speakers from my sound card, and it sounds like somebody running down a rainy street. A little unsettling at times. Hahahaha...Any help is very appreciated!(Oh, and I did a forum search already, and while there are some great posts out there, they didn't really help) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I know Auzentech make good cards although I would go for this M-Audio card (even if it costs $29 over your budget)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 ha, i second that M-Audio card...i've had one for the past couple years, flawless. it's also really good for integrating into a home theater (having RCA outputs). I use it for general playback as well as recordings, flawless card all the way up to it's highest settings.The Auzentech card though, it's basically a different brand of the same creative models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peffse Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 This may sound a bit dumb but.... how would that sound card be useful without a 3.5mm jack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 it rhymes with Home Theater....my bad, i gave it away.I've never seen a Home Theater system that relies on 3.5mm inputs. you can get adapters to convert that into 3.5mm male or female (i have adapters for both). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peffse Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 I guess I technically never said I would be hooking standard PC speakers to it. I just thought that would be assumed... anyhow, that sound card wouldn't work, unfortunately. Not only it is expensive in it's base form, but I would need an adapter as bonestonne said, further distancing the setup from my original budget.I suppose sound cards really are a dead end. I just want something cheap, that won't burden my processor, and is stable with no static and crackling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 then get an X-Fi or some other basic 5.1 model...as much as you don't want it, you can probably get some PCI-e x1 based card for $70 range...just check around on newegg.your biggest limit is saying you don't want creative, when they almost dominate the sound card world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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