Sound Blaster Z

[mwdynes]

Hello,

I would like to know if a Sound Blaster Z will fit in my computer. I have half-length, full-height, PCIe x1 to work with. Thank you for your time and help.

 

[elbert]

It should but most motherboards have good audio. That card is a bit old and may only be 5.1 instead of 7.1.

You may want ASUS xonor 7.1 if your using 7.1 headphones. It does take your PSU's only floppy power plug to operate correctly.
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[Dark Falz]

Sound cards are generally not necessary anymore. Sure they can offer some additional bells and whistles (especially for audiophiles or producers) but onboard sound is not junk like it used to be, decent quality DACs with a high SNR, 7.1 audio and modern multicore PCs more than capable of doing all necessary mixing etc. with low CPU usage. In-game sound engines are not hardware accelerated anymore either.

 

[dudio]

It should fit fine. If you check the picture you'll see it's a short PCI connection.
I agree that onboard sound has come a long way, but this card will still blow it away (I have the Zx), and the price isn't bad.

http://d287ku8w5owj51.cloudfront.net/images/products/hero/sound-blaster-z/hero-sbz.png

 

[ARICH5]

my onboard sound is fine for amatuer sound reproduction but games are moving away from supporting soundblasters and add in cards.

to tell the truth alot of gaming errors are related to soundcards im finding.