If you had to compare 2 sound cards what specs would you look at to determine the best one out of the 2?
Difference between sound cards?
It all depends on what you will do with your computer. I suggest you to read Pc World's Sound Card Buying Guide.
Reply:I would recommend Sound Blaster Audigy, live!, Turtle beach Cruz, something with EAX 2.0 or 3.0 support and DX 9 and 10 compatible. usually you do get what you pay for.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
How well do sound cards work?
do sound cards really release a lot of stress off the cpu
if so, how big of a difference does it make???
How well do sound cards work?
If you mean a PCI sound card *** opposed to on the motherboard, won't make a blind bit of difference, as the onboard one uses it's own sound processing chips anyway, just they happen to live on the main board.
Reply:They not only take some load off the processor, they also increase sound quality 10 fold compared to integrated sound cards.
Reply:it doesn;t make a big difference. sound does not put much stress on your processor if any. some computers have onboard sound on the mother board. but many poeple, including me have had problems with the sound on the motherboard, it stops working, or doesn;t work right. So i installed a sound card. most cards are higher quality than onboard sound.
if so, how big of a difference does it make???
How well do sound cards work?
If you mean a PCI sound card *** opposed to on the motherboard, won't make a blind bit of difference, as the onboard one uses it's own sound processing chips anyway, just they happen to live on the main board.
Reply:They not only take some load off the processor, they also increase sound quality 10 fold compared to integrated sound cards.
Reply:it doesn;t make a big difference. sound does not put much stress on your processor if any. some computers have onboard sound on the mother board. but many poeple, including me have had problems with the sound on the motherboard, it stops working, or doesn;t work right. So i installed a sound card. most cards are higher quality than onboard sound.
I have multiple sound cards, and I have a question about them.?
I have two sound cards, one is an on board (built into the motherboard) card, and a pci add-on card. And I can only get one to work at a time, I was wondering, how to get both of them to work together, or an easy way to switch back and forth between the two.
P.S. I do need both of them.
I have multiple sound cards, and I have a question about them.?
No, there is not.
Reply:No, if you have a legacy system running Windows. I assume you have "modern" hardware. I've installed a XP based computer with three sound cards running before. It had a timing issue, but it was solved with a driver update. Just make sure IRQ Steering is enabled. But, like the previous posters said, it's a lot easier with Linux. ;)
Quick switch?
Control Panel
--%26gt; Sound Speech and Audio Devices
--%26gt; Sound and Audio Devices
--%26gt; Audio Tab
--%26gt; Sound Playback
--%26gt; Default Device (switch cards)
Reply:Honestly i dont think you can use both at one time its either one or another, its pulling the audio to either the onboard or pci card.
Reply:First, why do you need both of them? Second, what OS? I will assume some forms of Microsoft OS seeing as a Mac has enough channels for surround, and if you used Linux, you would not need to ask such a question. The answer: you cant. At least not without permissions conflicts and a BSOD or two. The way Windows audio is configured, it will only pay attention to one set of I/O channels at a time. You can try it in the Hardware Control Panel. Engage card 1, restart, and play audio. Now engage card 2, without disabling card 1. Restart, and card 1 will automatically be disabled. Easiest way to go would be go Linux. Short of that, a 7 channel surround card should give you all the channels you could ever want. ----If you feel brave, try to find a freeware audio manager. With that, Windows might allow the 3rd party software to control one card, letting the OS control the other.
Reply:You can't use both at the same time. That would create conflicts in your system. You're best off just using the sound card. Disable the mobo sound.
Reply:Nope....it just isnt gonna happen...
P.S. I do need both of them.
I have multiple sound cards, and I have a question about them.?
No, there is not.
Reply:No, if you have a legacy system running Windows. I assume you have "modern" hardware. I've installed a XP based computer with three sound cards running before. It had a timing issue, but it was solved with a driver update. Just make sure IRQ Steering is enabled. But, like the previous posters said, it's a lot easier with Linux. ;)
Quick switch?
Control Panel
--%26gt; Sound Speech and Audio Devices
--%26gt; Sound and Audio Devices
--%26gt; Audio Tab
--%26gt; Sound Playback
--%26gt; Default Device (switch cards)
Reply:Honestly i dont think you can use both at one time its either one or another, its pulling the audio to either the onboard or pci card.
Reply:First, why do you need both of them? Second, what OS? I will assume some forms of Microsoft OS seeing as a Mac has enough channels for surround, and if you used Linux, you would not need to ask such a question. The answer: you cant. At least not without permissions conflicts and a BSOD or two. The way Windows audio is configured, it will only pay attention to one set of I/O channels at a time. You can try it in the Hardware Control Panel. Engage card 1, restart, and play audio. Now engage card 2, without disabling card 1. Restart, and card 1 will automatically be disabled. Easiest way to go would be go Linux. Short of that, a 7 channel surround card should give you all the channels you could ever want. ----If you feel brave, try to find a freeware audio manager. With that, Windows might allow the 3rd party software to control one card, letting the OS control the other.
Reply:You can't use both at the same time. That would create conflicts in your system. You're best off just using the sound card. Disable the mobo sound.
Reply:Nope....it just isnt gonna happen...
How much do sound cards cost?
Sound cards vary depending on their quality. They also vary in price by how many channels they support, I.E. Some only support 5.1 surround, and others can handle 7.1. They generally vary in price from $50 - $200.
NewEgg has great deals on computer hardware. I recommend buying from them, and you can browse through their products and read reviews of people who have purchased them.
http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Catego...
How much do sound cards cost?
Your top three choices should be the Audigy 2 ZS ($70), the M-Audio Revolution 7.1 ($90), and the Xi-Fi XtremeMusic ($119). All of the prices are from NewEgg.com.
Reply:i saw one for $30.00, and i think i saw one for about $50.00
Reply:Another good place for purchasing any computer equipment is www.zipzoomfly.com and they offer free 2nd day shipping on all orders.
shoes stock
NewEgg has great deals on computer hardware. I recommend buying from them, and you can browse through their products and read reviews of people who have purchased them.
http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Catego...
How much do sound cards cost?
Your top three choices should be the Audigy 2 ZS ($70), the M-Audio Revolution 7.1 ($90), and the Xi-Fi XtremeMusic ($119). All of the prices are from NewEgg.com.
Reply:i saw one for $30.00, and i think i saw one for about $50.00
Reply:Another good place for purchasing any computer equipment is www.zipzoomfly.com and they offer free 2nd day shipping on all orders.
shoes stock
Ihave a comp pentium 4HT 1g ram basic vid, 2 sound cards 2 hard drive 2 optical drives how many watt do I need
Sorry for misspelling in question caus I had little to no room but well I have a computer running a pentium 4 HT 1gb of RAM, a Nvidia FX 5200, 2 hard drives both 80 GB each, 2 optical drives one dvd rom one cd burner, 2 sound cards one sound blaster live one M-audio Delta 44 and a pci modem. How much power supply wattage do I need to power that.
Ihave a comp pentium 4HT 1g ram basic vid, 2 sound cards 2 hard drive 2 optical drives how many watt do I need
Try this, it's pretty useful:
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psuca...
Ihave a comp pentium 4HT 1g ram basic vid, 2 sound cards 2 hard drive 2 optical drives how many watt do I need
Try this, it's pretty useful:
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psuca...
When i had to wipe out my computer BOTH my sound cards werent picked up. how can i get them back?
i dont kow their names wither. i know one was nvidia and the other was C wave media something.
i have nvidia Geforce for my monitor if that helps
When i had to wipe out my computer BOTH my sound cards werent picked up. how can i get them back?
You probably wiped your "drivers" too ---
Well --- a easy way , perhaps , would be to go to "Filehippo" download page and download the K-lite pack.
"Realtek AC '97 Audio" will most likely solve your audio problem --- download and install it .
Go into : Control %26gt; Sound %26amp; Audio Devices ----- using the tabs %26gt;look around here at your settings.
If you download "Realtek AC '97 Audio" --- then it will be installed here at this location , as your "default" ~~~~~~ and probably will solve your audio problem.
It's quick and easy --- you might want to give it a try.
Spock
P:s ----- While at "Filehippo" ---- why don't you also download "CCleaner" also and use this program first to clean-up your computer and check for "issues". Then do the above downloads.
This is a good little program to use---- I use it everyday myself.
Reply:Surely it's just a case of installing the relevant drivers? I'd start by locating the driver CD that came with your motherboard - that should sort out the C-Media audio.
Reply:You need to reinstall the drivers for both sound cards, found on the disc for those sound cards.
Reply:You need to install the original drivers from the disk that came with the machine.
i have nvidia Geforce for my monitor if that helps
When i had to wipe out my computer BOTH my sound cards werent picked up. how can i get them back?
You probably wiped your "drivers" too ---
Well --- a easy way , perhaps , would be to go to "Filehippo" download page and download the K-lite pack.
"Realtek AC '97 Audio" will most likely solve your audio problem --- download and install it .
Go into : Control %26gt; Sound %26amp; Audio Devices ----- using the tabs %26gt;look around here at your settings.
If you download "Realtek AC '97 Audio" --- then it will be installed here at this location , as your "default" ~~~~~~ and probably will solve your audio problem.
It's quick and easy --- you might want to give it a try.
Spock
P:s ----- While at "Filehippo" ---- why don't you also download "CCleaner" also and use this program first to clean-up your computer and check for "issues". Then do the above downloads.
This is a good little program to use---- I use it everyday myself.
Reply:Surely it's just a case of installing the relevant drivers? I'd start by locating the driver CD that came with your motherboard - that should sort out the C-Media audio.
Reply:You need to reinstall the drivers for both sound cards, found on the disc for those sound cards.
Reply:You need to install the original drivers from the disk that came with the machine.
How can I find out which CPUs, graphics cards and sound cards would be compatible with my current motherboard?
Go to the motherboards manufacturer's website. Look up your model and you should see the specs. Graphics cards and sounds cards are nothing to worry about just make sure your motherboard has a slot to support it agp or pciexpress etc. CPU wise just look at the type of mount, not tooo difficult. Make sure you get the memory that is compatible with your computer that's the tricky one the rest is pretty obvious stuff usually listed in the specs of a website.
How can I find out which CPUs, graphics cards and sound cards would be compatible with my current motherboard?
If you now which motherboard you have then you can look for the specs online and it will tell you there was is basically compatible with your computer. It won't say brand but what type such as usb 2.0 or pci-e or agp.
Reply:Find out what brand your motherboard is, and go onto their site. If you don't find anything, try emailing them.
How can I find out which CPUs, graphics cards and sound cards would be compatible with my current motherboard?
If you now which motherboard you have then you can look for the specs online and it will tell you there was is basically compatible with your computer. It won't say brand but what type such as usb 2.0 or pci-e or agp.
Reply:Find out what brand your motherboard is, and go onto their site. If you don't find anything, try emailing them.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)