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The Sound Card and Speakers
The Creative Sound Blaster Audigy can be purchased as either the Gamer version or MP3+ version. The hardware is the same in both cases, but the included software bundle is different. The Creative Sound Blaster Audigy line throws in FireWire support along with the sound. Quite a little bonus, that is. The card provides so many connections that a second PCI slot cover, but not the PCI slot itself, is required to use them all. The second PCI slot cover provides a single connection and it's for a joystick. I'm an occasional gamer myself and my kids use the edutainment packages frequently, but most software packages work quite well without a joystick and we get by without one just fine.
The Creative Cambridge SoundWorks PCWorks speaker system includes two satellite speakers and a sub-woofer. The sound quality is amazingly good. The speakers come with a handy volume control that I like to run right up to the front of the monitor, making volume adjustment and muting a breeze!
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Like My Super PC - Cost To Build A Computer. Here again are the recommendations for a sound card!
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| ASUS Xonar DX PCI-Express |
Amazon
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$80.99 |
Free shipping!
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An add-on sound card is not needed by most. The built-in sound provided by motherboards such as the ones I recommend will satisfy most listeners, including me.
But a sound card provides noticeably better sound and improves performance.
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