Is a sound card a needed to make this headset work well?
1520938
Not really, im using the onw in my motherboaed and these headset are amazing. Just make sure you have 5.1 soundcard in your mobo.
1520939
Not necessarily. A decent MOBO will have the channels to make it work but I use a Asus Xonar DGX with mine. Unless you are an audiophile any 5.1 sound card will be fine.
1520940
You have to be qble to make connections so onboard audio or sound card required.
1520941
I 100% always recommend a sound card. Some people do some people don't, it's becoming more popular to say the sound chip on mainboards are so good an add on sound card isn't necessary; I say sound cards are essential. To use this headset look for a sound card that has 5.1 surround 3.5 mm ports, it doesn't have stereo 3.5 mm jacks, or coax, or optical it's only compatible with 5.1 3.5 mm ports. Almost all late mainboards have that built into the mainboard to start.SignedCaleb Anderson
907381
i'm running ubuntu and it works perfectly... nothing special needed to work... you may need to go to sound settings to make sure it's your default audio output.
1135794
I just received this headset without the usb sound card adapter, so guessing this listing does not include it.
286932
It has on-board audio,which is actually better than a separate sound card. Separate cards tend to generate more interference.
120748
There really is no need for it, unless you want Super high quality sound and have some extra money to throw down for one... For me, I don't have A sound card, but it still sounds amazing.
420620
I can't answer for every kind of motherboard, but mine sounds great without a sound card. And I run it without any equalization at all.
1676593
This works with build in soundcards, but if you want better quality a dedicated sound card will make it better.
1030895
no, you will need a sound card regardless to play sound on your computer ..... speakers of any kind only work with a soundcard installed.
1654290
Sorry.Shouldn't need a sound card. Depending on your system config. What OS are you running?
935385
Nope, as long as you get the XTD version, it comes with an external sound card. I highly recommend this headset if you have the dough for it. It's super comfy and sounds insane.
1017592
Yeah...you need a REALLY good sound card to use these, and even then, it'd be better if you just stuck to using an A/V Receiver or something instead.
1078674
YEP as long as your normal audio works This should work As always get the latest drivers for your audio card Check settings in game
1277170
It doesn't include a USB sound card, it just has the USB extension (the base cord is already USB, it comes with a USB extension cable since the base cable is pretty short).I believe like other USB headsets it just has built in drivers, or drivers you download online from the steelseries website. Mine worked flawlessly with plug and play though.
125217
The speakers themselve should be enough. I have a crappy sound card and these speakers sound wonderful! Good luck. They're awesome!
564435
Nope. In fact, it comes with a USB dongle that you may use with it- or you can use the headset with on-board sound.
1676595
It will work with a "built-in" sound controller but you will lose a large amount of functionality and sound quality. This is a 7.1 headset that uses five 3.5mm jacks and one of them is for the microphone. I recommend that if you do have to use a "built-in" controller that it should be a controller that supports 7.1 with the appropriate ports for the five 3.5mm connectors. I used to have a ASUS M5A99X Evo R2.0 motherboard with a 7.1 onboard sound controller and when I switched to a Asus Xonar DS 7.1 sound card, I noticed a HUGE increase in sound quality. A sound card will give you a way better experience with this headset than any integrated Realtek sound controller that you will find on most motherboards. It will function as headphones with just one 3.5mm (green) connector but you want to use all the connectors for the best experience and the fullest functionality of the headset. Yes it can work with a built in soundcard. But I highly recommend getting a dedicated 7.1 PCI-e sound card.
935387
It's usb headset, it does not require a soundcard audio drivers are on the install CD that it comes with.