Do I really need a sound card?

What speakers do you have? If you don't have good speakers, you might not be able to tell the difference. If you're satisfied with what you've got now, there probably isn't reason to buy a soundcard, even though it will allow for better sound if you've got good enough speakers.

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I'm not sure what to tell you since I don't know anything about those speakers. If you think they would benefit from a better soundcard, then get a soundcard. What is the name of the card at Wal Mart?

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Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek

I've been wondering about this as well. Now that I have my ultimate ears IEMs, the noise from my crappy onboard sound chip is nearly unbearable. It also makes it a pain to edit the sermons from church.

Would a normal PCI soundcard have less noise? I assume it would, because all of the parts are away from the motherboard.

It probably would have less noise, and that noise might be caused by the sound processor on your motherboard overheating. A good sound card is the Chaintech AV-710.

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It could have something to do with that, or one or more of the wires could have been damaged when it fell.

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