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ClinCheR
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_ 		30. April 2004 @ 17:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yo all,

I was wundrin what's the use of buying a soundcard if one could just use a good headset? What's better when you use a soundcard?

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cozza1987
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_ 		1. May 2004 @ 01:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well.... To use a headset you need somewhere for it to plug in... Thus you still need a Soundcard :D

So either way, if you want sound, you need a sound card :D

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ClinCheR
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_ 		1. May 2004 @ 06:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok, ty mate!
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_ 		1. May 2004 @ 12:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Of course if a simple onboard rig is good enough for you then you dont really need one of them fancy soundcard setups :)
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ClinCheR
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_ 		2. May 2004 @ 00:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well, mostly I game with headsets, and the sound is onboard. I think the quality is ok, but would it make a lot of difference if I would use a special soundcard?
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_ 		2. May 2004 @ 06:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I suspected that was what you were dealing with (onboard sound); if you are gaming then I would reccomend you get yourself an actual soundcard (unless its the Soundstorm onboard sound that you've got, courtesy of the nForce2): the soundcard's task is to alleviate sound processing duties off the CPU to minimize the hit to framerates (if you are concerned about video performance) and to also provide fancy effects and surround capability (if you are concerned about audio immersion)

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ClinCheR
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_ 		2. May 2004 @ 07:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
my sound is fine ... i do got the nforce 2 ...
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_ 		2. May 2004 @ 07:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Then you dont really need to upg to a 'real' soundcard :) ... course if you want to, it will be a better gaming experience :)
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ClinCheR
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_ 		3. May 2004 @ 02:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I think I'll stick to the headset ;) thanks guys.
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