# Is there any point to getting a dedicated sound card in a PC?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 15, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-to-getting-a-dedicated-sound-card-in-a-pc/571416 "2011-02-15T05:01:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-to-getting-a-dedicated-sound-card-in-a-pc/571416/21 "2011-02-17T21:33:38Z")

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> [@Palooka](#):
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> Oh, the Xonar Sense bundle comes with PC 350s. Oops.
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> Useful: The PC 350 uses the same speaker as the HD595s, but is crippled by air pressure issues or something. If you rip them open a drill a hole [as seen here](http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/406187/modding-the-sennheiser-pc350-headset), they’re way better.
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> For $300 though, I’d get a Xonar DX, an amp, a lapel microphone, ATH-A700 headphones, some sour patch kids and some bourbon instead.

Hmm, My local Microcenter has an open box set for $200. Sweet. thanks for the mod link btw, definitely going to give that a try.

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**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-to-getting-a-dedicated-sound-card-in-a-pc/571416/22 "2011-02-17T21:34:19Z")

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That bundle is a steal at $200.

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**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-to-getting-a-dedicated-sound-card-in-a-pc/571416/23 "2011-02-18T15:52:38Z")

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OK so my new headset sound card combo rocks the house. The 7.1 virtual surround on the PC350’s sounds just as good and accurate as the G35’s/G930. Which is expected since they both use the same Technology (Dolby pro Logic II), but I prefer the sound quality from the soundcard/headset combo in games and with music. In Movies it’s a tie IMHO.

Beef pointed out he’s never heard me this clearly before so that’s a plus over the G930’s that were craptacular in the microphone department.

So here’s another vote for soundcard and headset I guess.

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