The Death of the Sound Card?

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:40 am

I think the 16 vs 64 channels is why I noticed such a difference in Bioshock. Pretty much most of the mainstream onboard audio chips use 16 channels except for high-end gaming mobos. This is equivalent to an SBLive which is just fine for most games but Bioshock really pushes the envelope on audio. I bet COD4 does too.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:16 am

Yeah, for gaming, I've discovered that you really want the extra channels. For just music, you still want a sound card, just doesn't have to be the latest.

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:44 am

why cant they make a SoundStorm card? I had that on my Epox awhile back an miss it. That was the best onboard ever. If they made a card out of it i would gladly pay 150 for it.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:58 am

My 8RDA+ is still going strong in my main PC..

Still using the onboard sound

GuardianAsher · Post by **GuardianAsher** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:30 pm

eGoCeNTRoNiX wrote:My 8RDA+ is still going strong in my main PC.. Still using the onboard sound

When you upgrade your PC, can I have it?

lease:

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:00 am

lol Been saying I was going to upgrade for over a year now.. So far I haven't done it lol