Basically, you can’t do 5.1 surround sound (3x 3.5mm) and stereo (headset) + microphone (2x 3.5mm) on the same card. I’ve been using sound cards since like, 2005? And I hate on-board audio chips. I don’t particularly trust the quality (both sound and physical build quality, longevity) of USB-based audio/headsets. Thus I disable the on-board mobo chip and run the two add-on cards.
I’m like an audiophile but on a shoestring budget, so I work with what I have :p
Thanks for the reply! Thats indeed interesting, and yeah the built in stuff is… not great. The dac itself might be alright but then so much ends up garbage anyway.
I have a g600 and run Linux, hah, but I had set the mouse to onboard memory and then just… can’t change it now. I was looking at how to do that because windows is dead to me for sure.
The sound card stuff is certainly a blast from the past. Haven’t thought about sound blaster in many years!
Linux is ready and great for most people I think, but yeah to your point, the stranger the setup, the more difficult a time you are set for!
Basically, you can’t do 5.1 surround sound (3x 3.5mm) and stereo (headset) + microphone (2x 3.5mm) on the same card. I’ve been using sound cards since like, 2005? And I hate on-board audio chips. I don’t particularly trust the quality (both sound and physical build quality, longevity) of USB-based audio/headsets. Thus I disable the on-board mobo chip and run the two add-on cards.
I’m like an audiophile but on a shoestring budget, so I work with what I have :p
It’s the SB AE-5 and SB Z, I’d you’re curious.
Thanks for the reply! Thats indeed interesting, and yeah the built in stuff is… not great. The dac itself might be alright but then so much ends up garbage anyway.
I have a g600 and run Linux, hah, but I had set the mouse to onboard memory and then just… can’t change it now. I was looking at how to do that because windows is dead to me for sure.
The sound card stuff is certainly a blast from the past. Haven’t thought about sound blaster in many years!
Linux is ready and great for most people I think, but yeah to your point, the stranger the setup, the more difficult a time you are set for!