If you have used Creative sound cards in the past, you will already be very familiar with the audio console. For brevity, I won't go through every detail but will briefly mention some of the most ...

A sound card allows computers to have sound. Pretty simple, right? But let’s dig deeper. Here’s a closer look at the tech that defines a sound card, and what to know if you want to buy one. Today’s ...

The sound on your computer or laptop is controlled by a sound card and sound-card driver software. This sound card may be a standalone card installed in an expansion slot or an onboard card built into ...

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. TweakTown may also earn commissions from other affiliate partners at no extra cost to you. Since most motherboards these days come with ...

Dedicated sound cards may be far less prevalent than they were in the early days of PC gaming but they haven’t disappeared completely. If you grew up building your own gaming computers, Creative and ...

I’ve been using sound cards ever since my introduction to the Sound Blaster 16 way back in ’93. I couldn’t ever imagine gaming on a system without one. Even with onboard soundcards becoming the de ...

EVGA announced that it will enter the sound card market with its NU Audio card. EVGA partnered with a UK corporation known as Audio Note to engineer and produce the card, and the company claimed that ...

It’s the question on everyone’s minds: Your PC can produce pretty decent audio without your having to spend a dime on new hardware, so why the heck are we advocating doing just that? Because you’ll ...

I'm using a Realtek sound chip in a Mac Pro 2008 with Windows 11. There doesn't seem to be support for 5.1 sound using SP/DIF. I have a Logitech X-540 and a Technics Digital SH-AC500D Surround Sound ...

I just inserted an Asus Xonar SE ($69) sound card. It works in a new Intel i5-12400 boxen. I spend enough time in the office to listen to sound and music through a more than decent Yamaha / Dynaudio ...

When the audio fidelity of your built-in sound card doesn't deliver for the requirements of your business, a new sound card soon becomes a worthy addition to your motherboard's precious real estate.