Computer Assembly - How To Assemble A PC
The Sound Card and Speakers
The Gigabyte P55A-UD4P motherboard has very good built-in sound. Good enough that an add-on sound card is not needed. Of course, speakers are needed. I'm using a 2.1 speaker system, namely the Logitech S2220 speaker system. This is packaged rather plainly.
The 2.1 means two satellite speakers and one sub-woofer. This arrangement provides great sound without taking up too much desk space. The speakers come with a desktop volume control and headphone jack. This makes volume adjustment and muting quite easy. It also allows headphones and earphones with very short cords to still be quite usable.
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Like My Super PC - Cost To Build A Computer. Here again are the recommendations for a sound card!
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| ASUS Xonar D1 PCI |
Amazon
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$93.99 |
Free shipping!
Retail box.
Clicking the link takes you directly to it.
This model inserts into a PCI slot on the motherboard (not the newer PCI-E slots, called PCI Express).
An add-on sound card is not needed by most. The built-in sound provided by motherboards such as the ones I recommend will satisfy most listeners, including me.
But a sound card provides noticeably better sound and improves performance.
Most motherboards come with at least one PCI slot, but otherwise there is a PCI-E version.
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| ASUS Xonar DX PCI-Express |
Amazon
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$85.09 |
Free shipping!
Retail box.
Clicking the link takes you directly to it.
Identical to the ASUS Xonar D1 except it uses a PCI-E slot on the motherboard.
The DX also uses a 4-pin power connector from the power supply.
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