Computer external sound card

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NeilGabriel
NeilGabriel Posts: 1,487
edited February 2008 in Electronics
Does anyone use this add on? If so, what is your opinion. Thanks.

Creative Labs USB SoundBlaster Live! 24-Bit External Sound Card
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited February 2008
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    I tried it, and didn't like it very much. It also tends to eat up your CPU a bit more, if that's an issue for you.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2008
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    Polkmaniac wrote: »
    I tried it, and didn't like it very much. It also tends to eat up your CPU a bit more, if that's an issue for you.
    I went from onboard to external and never noticed a difference. Maybe it would only apply to slower PC's?

    Is there a reason why you want a external card? Do you own a laptop or are afraid of cracking your case open?

    I would recommend this card: http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=209&subcategory=669&product=14066
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    This has it's own processor, so it doesn't leach off the rest of your PC like a external card would. It also has AISO drivers which bypass Window's sound processing. Be sure to install it with the minimum amount of drivers needed, or it will put a ton of garbage on your computer.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • NeilGabriel
    NeilGabriel Posts: 1,487
    edited February 2008
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    Face wrote: »
    I went from onboard to external and never noticed a difference. Maybe it would only apply to slower PC's?

    Is there a reason why you want a external card? Do you own a laptop or are afraid of cracking your case open?

    I would recommend this card: http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=209&subcategory=669&product=14066
    14068.png
    This has it's own processor, so it doesn't leach off the rest of your PC like a external card would. It also has AISO drivers which bypass Window's sound processing. Be sure to install it with the minimum amount of drivers needed, or it will put a ton of garbage on your computer.

    does this swap out with existing soundcard then?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2008
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    NeilGabriel wrote: »
    does this swap out with existing soundcard then?
    Yes.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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