Sound card for my PC

[pulsar_swift]

Guys,

I am looking for a good sound card for my PC within 5K.

I have a creative 2.1 channel speakers with woofer.

I am really disappointed with the sound quality of my onboard VIA HD1708S integrated audio.

Would a sound card improve my sound quality ? How about the USB sound stations from ASUS XONAR U1 usb station and Creative sound blaster X-fi GO ?

Should i also upgrade to creative 5.1 speakers ? Is it mandatory to upgrade my speakers ?

Check my signature for my current config and PSU

[ajai5777]

5k sound card for Creative 2.1 ? Its a waste of money.
People are struggling to buy a 5k Graphics card here
Even I am using Creative SB 5.1 vx bought for 1.1k with Creative T6100 5.1
This combo rocks in gaming,5.1 Movies,Music etc..
That type of sound cards are only good for high end speaker systems.

2.1 and 5.1 depend upon your needs.

5.1 is good if you want to game with surround sound EAX and to watch movies in 5.1.Also your room should be suitable for a 5.1 setup.

If you need only basic stereo in games and in movies with a decent bass, then 2.1 is good.2.1 is also good for music playback.

[pulsar_swift]

arey problem is not with speakers, the output of my onboard sound card is very bad. I want some thing better,something clear. I want clear sound thats the expected result.

Ok Creative SB 5.1 vx @ 1.1K and Creative Inspire 6160 - Rs 3900.

Or is it enough if i get Creative SB 5.1 vx with my existing creative 2.1 ?

[ajai5777]

Actually for 2.1 speakers there is no need of dedicated sound card.I want to know the model of your speakers because some will give broken sound when put in high volume.If thats the case, sound card wont help.Low end SBS series tend to give bad sound.

[pulsar_swift]

creative inspire some model, i purchased them in 2005. they worked flawlessly on XP with my realtek hd audio card. When i moved to windows 7 and new PC, all problems started

[ajai5777]

Originally Posted by pulsar_swift

creative inspire some model, i purchased them in 2005. they worked flawlessly on XP with my realtek hd audio card. When i moved to windows 7 and new PC, all problems started

Man your mobo got a decent audio.Problem is with drivers.

[pulsar_swift]

I downloaded the latest drivers from VIA website, it still didn't help

[Mr.Digital]

Make sure that there is not too much dust on the speaker/woofer.

The creative SBS2.1 series has a remote (wired) volume control & speaker on/off switch. I guess this is always the main culprit for such types of problems after couple of years.

It happened with me & my friend as well.

Open the volume control & clean all the dust that has accumulated.

Try testing ur speakers on RADIO/TV/MP3 player first for clarity.Then doubt ur motherboard dear.

Hope this should solve ur doubt.

[pulsar_swift]

the speakers are working fine, when connected to my laptop.but when i connect the speakers to my desktop, bass is out of control, its sounds either too low and too high. Sounds are not clear. there is no clarity

[pulsar_swift]

bump, guys help me out.

[Sam]

cleapup the sound drivers in Win7 & delete the left over files with drive sweper. than download a fresh copy of the driver (maybe not latest. 2nd latest or something). install & try.

[ajai5777]

Ya win 7 is the culprit.I too got broken sound when I was in onboard audio.

[pulsar_swift]

oh, what did you then ajai ? how did you solve ur problem ?
buddy i am ok to spend 1.5 K on ur creative sound blaster vx 5.1. Can it give clear sound to a 2.1 channel speaker system ?, assuming that there is no problem with my speakers ?

[ajai5777]

A dedicated sound card is always better than an onboard audio.I purchased the combo at the first time itself.But I used onboard audio due to the unavailability of PCI slot.Then I could see the difference.You just wipe out the drivers and install latest drivers.Use your audio enhancement settings properly.

[pulsar_swift]

ok will creative SB VX 5.1 work on my board ? i mean to ask, my board has 2 PCIE slots and one on them is already in use by HD5670. Can i order creative SB VX 5.1 online ?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by pulsar_swift

ok will creative SB VX 5.1 work on my board ? i mean to ask, my board has 2 PCIE slots and one on them is already in use by HD5670. Can i order creative SB VX 5.1 online ?

is there any X1 slot left (uncovered by the HD5670)? i think you can install it in the 2nd PCIe X 16 slot instead.

[pulsar_swift]

I think a card will fit in the other slot without any space problem. any online shop selling creative SB VX 5.1 ?

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I think a card will fit in the other slot without any space problem. any online shop selling creative SB VX 5.1 ?