Audio question.... yes I know

[omnez]

There is no section I have seen for audio so I figure this is a good spot. I was wondering if anyone out there knows of any good sound cards that I could use for my system, I would like one I can use my front panel sound ports with and would be good for gaming. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Elcs]

I think General Hardware would have been more appropriate but... the Audigy 2 looks to be the best for sound. I think they usually come in at under $100 with some neat deals at $60 but im from the UK so Im just remembering from the last time i browsed a US based online shop.

 

[Gurck]

Audigy 2 ZS platinum

 

[omnez]

hmm, maybe when I am not a college student and could afford it

 

[Alkaline5]

It sounds like you have audio ports built into your case, and I assume they have the "bare-prong" style connectors. While all the sound cards I've seen have those connectors, I'm not aware of any that advertise specific support for that type of connection (like most new mobos do). Whatever you get, you could randomly plug things into it and hope for the best, or you could ghetto rig a connection between the leads coming from the front panel and one of the cards main outputs.

Either way it won't be pretty.

 

[omnez]

ha, I would not trust myself to do such a things, but do you know of any lower priced cards that come with it?

 

[Alkaline5]

Okay, here's a decent but cheap card that has the type of connection that (I think) you need. VIA Envy chipset.

 

[omnez]

I read through the reviews and it does. Thanks it looks like a pretty good card for what I am looking for.