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Floydoid
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Budget Sound Cards
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September 20, 2007, 12:18:09 PM »
Now I've got my graphics sorted, I think it's about time I upgraded my soundcard. I currently have a SB Live! 5.1 which has served me well for about 5 years, in 2, if not 3 machines (I lose count).
Again, I want to go for cheap and cheerful (my budget is no more than 20 quid), and am looking at this one:
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/98938
Not being a sound buff, I would appreciate comments, suggestions to alternatives, etc.
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roseway
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Re: Budget Sound Cards
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September 20, 2007, 12:30:30 PM »
I'm not a sound buff either, but that's a popular card at a good price.
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Re: Budget Sound Cards
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September 20, 2007, 01:02:46 PM »
The Audigy is a nice all-rounder card, with higher quality output than the Live, which was reasonably good anyway.
Incidentally why do you want to upgrade the Live?
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Re: Budget Sound Cards
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September 20, 2007, 01:36:11 PM »
Quote from: mr_chris on September 20, 2007, 01:02:46 PM
Incidentally why do you want to upgrade the Live?
I think it's time for a change, and the Live! will go in my second PC which has an even more ancient soundblaster in it.
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Floydoid
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Re: Budget Sound Cards
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October 08, 2007, 09:14:44 AM »
Had the new soundcard fitted for a few days now... very impressed with the 24-bit sound.
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Though why it costs an extra tenner to put the same card & CD in a fancy box (and presumably with an instruction leaflet) is totally beyond me.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/123088
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kitz
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October 08, 2007, 10:36:32 AM »
>>> Though why it costs an extra tenner to put the same card & CD in a fancy box (and presumably with an instruction leaflet) is totally beyond me.
I know exactly what you mean - and why for years I tend to get OEM stuff if possible to save money.
Boxes and multi-lingual leaflets normally get binned anyhow.
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Floydoid
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October 08, 2007, 10:52:42 AM »
And what is simpler than whacking in a new card and running the cd-rom?
Actually I didn't even use the cd, I just got the latest driver set-up .exe off the creative site.
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panomania
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Re: Budget Sound Cards
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October 15, 2007, 06:09:02 PM »
all you need now is some desent speakers
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Floydoid
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October 15, 2007, 10:37:55 PM »
New speakers will be next, but the ones I already have are pretty good, and you know it.
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jabns
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Re: Budget Sound Cards
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November 30, 2007, 08:14:55 AM »
With Intels quad cores the difference between OEM and Retail is £25
Why would i want that box and leaflet??? It must be gold plated.
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Floydoid
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November 30, 2007, 09:12:17 AM »
The current prices for that soundblaster are £15 for the OEM and £30 for the retail boxed, and I sure don't need a leaflet telling me how to install a PCI card.
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jabns
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November 30, 2007, 09:36:11 AM »
LOL exactly.
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