I have the Corsair SP 2500 & using on board sound, would this card make a big difference for my 2500's?
1840255
ABSOLUTELY. Anytime you get a dedicated card the overall quality will be a TON better. The amount of customization and power that a dedicated card will run to your speakers will be awesome. I'm not sure how it compares to headphones, but I noticed a huge jump in quality and of course the equalizer alone let me tune everything to have very epic bass and no distortion.
1565679
Just my opinion, there is likely not to be any big difference, assuming you have a recent/decent mob. The sound card will give you more bells and whistles to play with - echoes, equalizer, etc. However, quality of sound is not likely to be noticeable. Hope this helps.
820144
For the most part no because most motherboards nowadays van drive up 80ohm headsets. Anything 100 and above may require a amp/DAC or a nice sound card that can drive them. Check your motherboard first if anything else. I run a gigabyte ud3h 2013, idk specifics, but it runs them fine. I later bought a sound card though so I can drive the bass up.
1949827
Its likely. I've got a friend with another Asus card with the same cooler and it causes his sound card to cut out sometimes because they run pretty hot. I have two of these in my rig and they are great cards. Just really hot
524112
I dont know. but this usually sounds better than the computer on board sound on old computers. But I am using the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCI Express Sound Card and it is awesome sounding get that one like that if you want a good one.
1296484
It will work on any motherboard with a PCIe x4 connector and yes, it will be better than any integrated chipset. This card draws power directly from your PSU (check if you have a floppy connector, I think an adapter is included) so the line power has less noise and therefore, the sound is more "clean".
1651345
If you're using stock intel this is light years ahead. People buy soundcards mostly because the sound your pc comes with is terrible these days unless you've got a really high-end rig. Sound coming out of this with Sony extra-bass headphones is awesome.
744870
I mostly use this card for headphones, however I would guess no to your question. Maybe if you plug the front panel audio into this card and plug your other speakers in up there would you maybe be able to do that. maybe ask on like head-fi.org as they will probably know much more than me. I also, do not own this sound card anymore, as my new motherboard did not have a pci connector :/ Some people might not agree, but after purchasing my new xonar essence stx, I would say this card is hardly any different sounding.
1081398
I've never found sound cards necessary with most headsets. It should be fine with integrated.
880844
Yes, but you are really wasting the potential of this card by using it with simple desktop speakers like that. This card is intended for 7.1 surround through either standard stereo jacks or optical audio/SPDIF. If your motherboard has on board sound I would simply use that. Better yet invest in a surround system Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Z506 or something similar and unlock it's full potential.
1771297
You should to install a pci sound card 7.1 . This motherboard not include 7.1 ports
726674
Yes, it has on-board sound and you could add a Sound Card if desired (PCIe).
1091066
as this card doesn't have a fan onboard, auxiliary power is not needed. it should be fine with your system. I use the same OS and it is working very nicely.
1491826
You will need to upgrade your power supply to have stable performance with this card. I recommend at least a 500 watt.
651418
Honestly, no. Soundblaster does have drivers available on their support page, but they are frustratingly outdated and may or may not work. But you would be better off using the on-board sound device and drivers for your motherboard. If you want clearer and louder music and games, SoundBlaster and Asus offer a few new models worth checking out first. kk
286932
It has on-board audio,which is actually better than a separate sound card. Separate cards tend to generate more interference.
1671782
Yea I have the asus xonar Dx it's great once you get a sound card there's no going back. Unless you get a rog board those have great sound cards on board the mobo
565784
I can't tell for sure. I bought that Sound Card for output mostly. The sound is great rhough. However the software included allows you do many things .Good luck