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 ...

Before the release of the Intel AC '97 standard, computer sound was frequently an add-on feature. To use anything other than a small, monophonic internal speaker, you'd need to buy a card that plugged ...

Games are more than just an interactive visual experience. The time and effort that developers spend in creating and incorporating immersive audio and soundtracks are not experienced to their fullest ...

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Creative's Sound BlasterX G5 external USB 7.1 sound card is great for perking up lower grade headsets, but it's hard to justify buying this product when you can just spend more on a headset. This ...

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Sound hardware has been built into PC motherboards for so long now it’s difficult to remember the days when a sound card was an expensive add-on peripheral. By the mid to late 1990s they were ...