Soundcards

[AnarchyX6942 0]

Anyone have a suggestion for one? I'm buying one for the first time and have no clue as where to begin? I mean the only name I can throw out is SoundBlaster, but I don't even know how good they are.

[Neur0 34]

I'd go with with either HT Omega or AuzenTech. Both are very high quality cards. I'd try and stay away from Creative unless you can get a very high quality card without so much bloatware. The one thing Creative has going for them is EAX, but that's no biggie unless you're a professional gamer.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271001 (I own this one and am currently using it)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271003

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829156010

[Clay 24]

I'm pretty sure mine's discontinued, but this is what I use.

http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=206&product=10702

It gets the job done for me, 5.1 surround is really all I need.

I'd try and stay away from Creative unless you can get a very high quality card without so much bloatware.

Do a custom install. All I needed were the drivers, device control, EAX control, and speaker settings. Does everything I need it to.

[DCUniverse 0]

I use a creative X-Fi, never had any problems with it. (except for the rust it gathered from sitting in storage for 2 years) I never actually looked at the performance gains (however small) it gave me, and really only bought it to help pull the load off the motherboard. But this was back when i was using a athlon 3700+.

[BAZ8771 2]

Clays soundcard is actually pretty nice.... but its the only one ive ever really heard, so i cant differentiate.