Wondering if your PC needs a dedicated sound card? Learn when it’s worth it, what benefits you get, and who really needs one.

TheASUS Strix SOAR is a great PCIe-based sound card for PC gaming that offers excellent performance with its audiophile-grade DAC and 600ohm headphone amplifier.

Dec 6, 2018 #8 Well, with a separate DAC, you still want to leave Windows volume at 100% for maximum quality, so not sure how a USB DAC solves that issue any different than the onboard audio does?

Better than motherboard audio, USB device Sound card or DAC+Amp, only stereo needed, not looking for a super powerful Amp in either case (optional) Mic input I don't see a lot of features there.

We’re out to answer those questions today with our review of Creative Labs’ Sound BlasterX AE-5 PCIe Gaming Sound Card and DAC. Gareth “Gazimoff” Harper has the answers to your questions.

In addition, thanks to the sound card, any headset or headphones with 3.5 mm audio plugs USB DAC “With the SB2, we have made our tried and trusted sound card even better.

External Dual DAC USB Sound Card “The Sound Blaster X5 is an external USB DAC and amp sound card that is packed full with top-notch audio components, including 2 Cirrus Logic CS43198 DACs and a ...

The sound card translates audio from digital code to the sound waves as needed. To do this, the card uses a DAC, or digital to analog converter.

PC sound cards aren't as popular as they once were, and for good reason. Over the past few years, motherboard manufacturers have upped their game and have finally started giving us better onboard ...

I also used the Vamp Verza on my desktop as a USB DAC/sound card, hooked up to the Adam Audio F5 self-powered speakers. The sound was rich, highly detailed and dynamic.

What are sound card connectors? The main elements of a sound card are: The specialized processor, called the DSP (digital signal processor), which does all the digital audio processing (echo, reverb, ...

The latest from ROCCAT — the Khan AIMO RGB gaming headset — features an integrated 7.1 24-bit 96KHz DAC sound card for high-resolution sound.