Comments on: Onboard Sound vs Sound Cards http://chris.pirillo.com/onboard-sound-vs-sound-cards/ Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:38:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Johnson http://chris.pirillo.com/onboard-sound-vs-sound-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-715967 Johnson Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:07:05 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/06/21/onboard-sound-vs-sound-cards/#comment-715967 If you are into gaming, you might want to get the Creative Labs Audigy 2 Sound Card with EAX "Enviromental audio extensions" feature built in since a lot of games have EAX capablities for increase realism for sound. But, onboard is good for system sounds, movies and music. If you are into gaming, you might want to get the Creative Labs Audigy 2 Sound Card with EAX “Enviromental audio extensions” feature built in since a lot of games have EAX capablities for increase realism for sound.

But, onboard is good for system sounds, movies and music.

]]> By: Alex Forbes http://chris.pirillo.com/onboard-sound-vs-sound-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-542240 Alex Forbes Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:50:36 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/06/21/onboard-sound-vs-sound-cards/#comment-542240 I use the Reaktek AC'97 onboard audio controller on a recent high end ASUS board. I've read elsewhere that the onboards may outperform some of the consumer audio boards. I hope so, because I've aready recorded over 144GB of WAV from my CD's. I can't hear a difference between source CD and PC in play tests through midprice or high-end Klipsch. So the difference can't be powers of ten, but I always wonder. I know some onboard processors are or were really bad, and used to use Creative instead, but I found them and their drivers pretty high maintenance hardware. I pipe the Realtek audio out directly to good quality receivers, so I don't need or want the audio controls that come with some of the external USB audio processors. Do you and your readers feel I'm selling my audio short? What expansion slot audio is recommended? Thanks -- Alex I use the Reaktek AC’97 onboard audio controller on a recent high end ASUS board. I’ve read elsewhere that the onboards may outperform some of the consumer audio boards. I hope so, because I’ve aready recorded over 144GB of WAV from my CD’s. I can’t hear a difference between source CD and PC in play tests through midprice or high-end Klipsch.

So the difference can’t be powers of ten, but I always wonder. I know some onboard processors are or were really bad, and used to use Creative instead, but I found them and their drivers pretty high maintenance hardware.

I pipe the Realtek audio out directly to good quality receivers, so I don’t need or want the audio controls that come with some of the external USB audio processors. Do you and your readers feel I’m selling my audio short? What expansion slot audio is recommended?

Thanks — Alex

]]> By: Ryan http://chris.pirillo.com/onboard-sound-vs-sound-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-538083 Ryan Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:18:33 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/06/21/onboard-sound-vs-sound-cards/#comment-538083 If you're an audiophile, you will notice a difference between onboard audio, and expansion slot audio. Bass sounds are more subdued from onboard, simply because the onboard audio system does not have as much power as the PCI bus does. For functionality, onboard serves its purpose but not much more. If you’re an audiophile, you will notice a difference between onboard audio, and expansion slot audio. Bass sounds are more subdued from onboard, simply because the onboard audio system does not have as much power as the PCI bus does. For functionality, onboard serves its purpose but not much more.

]]> By: anonymous http://chris.pirillo.com/onboard-sound-vs-sound-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-534485 anonymous Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:54:22 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/06/21/onboard-sound-vs-sound-cards/#comment-534485 I'm using onboard right now but my preference is a card. If I could I'd get a motherboard with just PS2 ports on it, no onboard anything else, but nobody seems to do that anymore. I’m using onboard right now but my preference is a card. If I could I’d get a motherboard with just PS2 ports on it, no onboard anything else, but nobody seems to do that anymore.

]]> By: anonymous http://chris.pirillo.com/onboard-sound-vs-sound-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-534486 anonymous Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:54:22 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/06/21/onboard-sound-vs-sound-cards/#comment-534486 I'm using onboard right now but my preference is a card. If I could I'd get a motherboard with just PS2 ports on it, no onboard anything else, but nobody seems to do that anymore. I’m using onboard right now but my preference is a card. If I could I’d get a motherboard with just PS2 ports on it, no onboard anything else, but nobody seems to do that anymore.

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