Huh, what is this 'soundcard' thing he's talking about...
I haven't used a soundcard for more than 5 years. The last soundcard I bought was an SB AWE128, which I think was something like 10 years ago... After that, the motherboard integrated sound became pretty OK, at least for games and mp3 consumption, and from what I heard the SB cards were no longer getting better.
Sure, if you're a musician you might have other requirements. Or if you invest in quality headphones and quality music files (not lousy old mp3s :).
I haven't used a soundcard for more than 5 years. The last soundcard I bought was an SB AWE128, which I think was something like 10 years ago... After that, the motherboard integrated sound became pretty OK, at least for games and mp3 consumption, and from what I heard the SB cards were no longer getting better.
Sure, if you're a musician you might have other requirements. Or if you invest in quality headphones and quality music files (not lousy old mp3s :).