(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); hey guys, to start off I have Astro A40's. And to get the most out of them, you need a soundcard that supports dolby digital live. Is it worth buying a sound card, will I notice a difference?

I'm thinking of buy this one, as I've read nothing but good things.
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TLDR; Is it worth spending $80 on a sound card for gaming.

I have Trittons but I just use the USB for my audio. I don't know too much about Astro A40s even though I was thinking about buying a pair. But I don't think you'd need a sound card to use em. But if I'm wrong and you do in the end it's all up to you if you decide to get a sound card to use them.

It really depends on how well the a40's simulate the surround sound.
personally I wouldn't bother shelling out the extra money for just a40's.

But if you are planning on ever getting a proper speaker setup on your computer, the sound card will work wonders.


Almost forgot. From what I have heard the Xonar cards are the best you can get for price and I also haven't heard any complaints about them. If you do decide on getting a sound card; that card is definitely the way to go.

actually unless you work with professional audio a soundcard isn't needed

like tokiinz said most motherboards now come with really decent integrated sound chips compared to say 5-8 years ago and for performance boost in games you wont see anything worth bragging about if any at all , sound cards are really only useful if your computer case has a shit audio port and you need a high quality port that you dont get a fuzzy sound from like in my case

You don't really need a sound card unless you work in the music industry or are a serious audiophile. From the looks of it, you're using your Astros to play video games. In that case, a sound card is not needed.

Pointless if you have a up-to-date motherboard sound cards are useless.

Check these Asus Xonar Essense STX, its the one ive got One of the best out there! Pretty pricey but its worth it! You must login or register to view this content.

You should get a audio optical cable it makes a big difference to sound with tritons i have AX pro and when i switched from usb to audio optical i was shocked at the difference

I wouldn't doubt it. I'm just too lazy to plug my optical cable into the back of my pc :p