Recommend me a Sound Card

[MrCodeDude]

I want a cheap sound card so I can listen to my Winamp playlist (that consists of ~50 songs at most) and to hear the sounds in games.. So, nothing expensive with any extra benefits and stuff, just some cheapo soundcard so I can have sound on my computer.
-- mrcodedude

 

[hopeless879]

Soundblaster pci 512 aint bad, $20-30. Or one of those Phillips acoustic edge cards i heard was pretty good.

 

[Goi]

Any PCI full duplex soundcard would do for your case. The SB 512 is as good a recommendation as any in its price range. There are, however, even cheaper solutions using Yamaha/Cirrus Logic/Trident/S3 audio chipsets.

 

[yohan]

SB Vibra will just do for $17. for around $20 you can get Winfast 6X which is very nice, or for just $10 you can get Yamaha 734 PCI which i'm using now

 

[ghetto buck]

If your going to spend $20 you might as well kick in an extra $12 and get the fortissimo II at newegg for $32. IMO well worth the extra money, however if you find a basic soundcard for like $10, go for it.

 

[Huma]

screw creative's low end offerings.

Pick up any card based on the c-media 8738 chipset and you should be fine. A friend picked up a $10 card that works great for the basics.

If you care to get better sound quality, the fortII could be an option.

 

[QTPie]

Any SoundBlaster soundcard will do. SB32, 128, or 512 is cheap and good enough for music. Personally, I don't recognize the difference (even with SB16 ISA) when I'm listening to my MP3 music. I heard about troubles other ppl had with SB Live! (I had one problem with it before)

 

[MistaTastyCakes]

A Fortissimo II might do the trick and I think it's pretty inexpensive right now and you don't have to mess with the Creative Labs headaches a bunch of people experience. It's supposed to be a decent performer too, and'll add EAX, etc etc for your games.