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Sound Cards are usually conneced to the PCI slot on a PC motherboard and is needed to play sound on a personal computer. Sound Cards are becoming more and more advanced with many equalling the sound quality of a hifi system. A sound card also needs a set of speakers connected to it to play sound. Some motherboards comes with sound cards installed on them as standard, but these are usually not of a high standard, and serious pc hardware nuts would never consider using a motherboard sound card.

• Novatech
  They offer over 9000 computer hardware lines from the world's leading manufacturers. They also sell a range of AMD and Intel computer PC Sound Cards at low / cheap prices.
• Misco
  One of the leading IT resellers in the UK - supplying cutting edge technology to the consumer.
• Micro Direct
  Have a new section which sells a range of pc hardware accessories. They offer a vast range of competitively priced products from thousands of carefully selected lines.
• My Gravis Ultrasound Resource Guide
  Information, drivers, programs and links.
• Sound Device Drivers
  Find drivers for all the major makes and model of sound cards available.
• The PC Technology Guide - SOUND CARDS. ... Greater competition between sound card manufacturers - together with the trend towards integrated sound - has led to ever lower prices.

Posted on 11 / 01 / 2006

Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2

I have no regrets in purchasing this card, not only has it excellent sound production, there are lots of ports, it looks very stylish, and comes with good free packaged games. There really is nothing to complain about. I've owned the card for over five months now and I haven't suffered from any problems. The best feature of course is the sound quality, I also bought some THX-certified quality speakers so this setup is great for games like Half Life 2. The price maybe a little high for some, but I enjoy quality sound when playing games, and with enough ports to keep most gamers happy this is an excellent buy.

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The best quality pc sound cards are seperate cards which fit into a pci slot. The best known brand of sound cards at the moment is creative and for about £50 you can get a quality digital 5.1 sound card. Serious gamers and the like would however be buying soundcards for £150 upwards. Of course the speakers you connect need to be of a similar quality for the sound to be at it's best.