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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: jon996 on December 31, 2004, 14:30

Title: sound cards
Post by: jon996 on December 31, 2004, 14:30

hey all i want to buy a cheap but highish quality soundcard...can anyone recommend one ?

cheeeers jon

also looking for a new graphics card too  ;)

Title: Re:sound cards
Post by: Sandra on December 31, 2004, 18:10

Do you want/need 5.1 or is stereo sufficient Jon ?
Which mobo are you fiiting the graphics card to and do you know what speed the AGP slot is ?

Title: Re:sound cards
Post by: jon996 on January 01, 2005, 00:41

5.1 and tis an epox 8kta3 with a apg of x4

Title: Re:sound cards
Post by: Sandra on January 01, 2005, 01:42

This one seems ok for the soundcard Jon and at quite a cheap price :

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=64850 (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=64850)

As for GFX cards you can never really go wrong with nvidia geforce these are 8x but will still work fine in a 4x slot :

128mbs at £35-31 inc vat

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=54837 (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=54837)

or 256mbs at £57-25 inc vat

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=66309 (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=66309)

Title: Re:sound cards
Post by: jon996 on January 01, 2005, 12:50

cheers sandra just bought tht graphics card and that sound card ;D

Title: Re:sound cards
Post by: MADASAHATTER on January 17, 2005, 20:41

If you live in the UK i`ve got a Creative GeForce4600ti and a Creative soundBlaster Extigy for sale . Make me a offer? if your interested. :)

Title: Re:sound cards
Post by: jon996 on January 17, 2005, 22:14

what sort of condition is the Extigy...as i am a student i am on a budget and the Extigy does look very expensive and i would like to insult your intelligence with a silly offer...