Gryph0n
Adept
I think i broke my onboard integrated soundcard with my tom-foolery. So I'm looking to get a cheap soundcard (PCI or USB, whichever works cheaper).
Here are my usage profiles soundwise:
- Music (Rock, Pop, Western Classical). Formats are MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, and CD-Audio
- Movies.
- Gaming (Civilization & Age of Empires mostly)
I need recording capability for VOIP calls. And if it has a HD-Audio connector for the front-panel plugs, it would be icing on the cake.
I don't really need 5 channel or 7 channel output as my speakers are only 2.1 (Altec Lansing ATP3), and won't be changing. (No space for a Surround sound setup )
Although I'm usually running WinXP, i also use Linux & FreeBSD frequently. Linux compatibility is a significant factor.
I'm hoping for something around 1K, but am willing to stretch upto 2K.
My system specs are as below:
CPU - Intel C2D E6750
Mobo - Intel P35
OS - WinXP, Linux
Here are my usage profiles soundwise:
- Music (Rock, Pop, Western Classical). Formats are MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, and CD-Audio
- Movies.
- Gaming (Civilization & Age of Empires mostly)
I need recording capability for VOIP calls. And if it has a HD-Audio connector for the front-panel plugs, it would be icing on the cake.
I don't really need 5 channel or 7 channel output as my speakers are only 2.1 (Altec Lansing ATP3), and won't be changing. (No space for a Surround sound setup )
Although I'm usually running WinXP, i also use Linux & FreeBSD frequently. Linux compatibility is a significant factor.
I'm hoping for something around 1K, but am willing to stretch upto 2K.
My system specs are as below:
CPU - Intel C2D E6750
Mobo - Intel P35
OS - WinXP, Linux