Building a new rig, never had a soundcard, looking for advice

[nedney]

Hey everyone.

Per threads here and here I'm going to start building my first new rig in 6 years, and the former of those threads convinced me to splurge for a soundcard. Now I haven't had a PC with a soundcard in it for at least a decade; I've always just gone with the onboard and not thought about it. But I have definitely gotten the feeling that my new Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers aren't doing all they could be doing for me, so I'm ready to commit to an add-in setup. However, I'm starting my knowledge base from basically scratch, so any advice anyone has to offer me is much appreciated.

Note, since some in those threads implied this could impact it: I want a small PC, if not strictly SFF then still less than half the size of a standard box.

[killer_939]

Originally Posted by nedney

Note, since some in those threads implied this could impact it: I want a small PC, if not strictly SFF then still less than half the size of a standard box.

If you are going ITX you may need an external one. If you get a M-ATX board something like the Xonar DG or DX depending on your budget may be a good choice.

[IcE]

Anyone know anything about the new Creative Z series? They're getting high reviews on Newegg, for all that's worth.

[Syidi]

^ new one from creative...
got 3 types, ZxR, Zx and Z model

http://asia.creative.com/products/pr...&product=21383

[stormy]

Originally Posted by IcE

Anyone know anything about the new Creative Z series? They're getting high reviews on Newegg, for all that's worth.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=367184

18 page thread on it.

[IcE]

Originally Posted by stormy

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=367184

18 page thread on it.

Lol, shows how often I'm in here...