My Epic Budget PC Build

[ssj12]

drkohler said:

ssj12 said:

Snesboy said:

This is going to sound mean no matter how I say it...but what's the point in having a dedicated sound card? Onboard sound works fine for me...

I use onboard, my mobo supports 7.1 but even I want a dedicated card due to its limited abilities for audio channel quality. Plus dedicated sound cards pull one all audio processing off the CPU.

I've never understood why people buy extra sound cards. I have an SPDif cable connected to my receiver (once an expensive Denon, now a cheaper Sony) and that takes care of all the quality problems I don't have with sound..

because I dont have a receiver and using cheap speakers (2.0 Antec and a 5.1 Logitech from walmart.) to create my 7.1 system. It would probably benefit me to have a receiver honestly as while the system works great for games and movies with 7.1 audio, any movies with less I have to adjust settings to fewer speakers. Kind of irritating.