Is it worth getting a cheap sound card (30 quid or so), or is the onboard sound good enough? Will I notice the difference between the card and the onboard sound?
Honestly, for games I didn't really notice a difference between my onboard and soundcard. But music was a BIG difference. That alone swayed me to buy a sound card.
if you have a good speakers or a good pair of headphones then yes get a sound card, I got a Creative X-fi Gamer sound card to go with my Sennheiser HD 495 headphones and the difference in games and music is amazing I would deffinatly recomend getting a good pair of headphones and a good sound card
I wouldnt. It's kinda one of those things that you think is useless until you get it. Even an Audigy SE would be a huge step over integrated audio in terms of sound quality.
I wouldnt. It's kinda one of those things that you think is useless until you get it. Even an Audigy SE would be a huge step over integrated audio in terms of sound quality.Baselerd
It's one of the most overlooked upgrades in PC land. If people could sort of game with onboard graphics I bet they would which is why most people leave their systems with onboard sound.
Like everyone here said if you have good speakers then a new sound card is a must. I don't think any onboard audio offers EAX support, let alone the ability to give you the full sound a stand alone card would. Plus it's not really a big gain but it frees your processor up and will net you 2-4 extra FPS.
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