Question Sound Card versus on-board sound controller ?

[kennethrjones.cs]

Are sound cards like this worth it or is the motherboard sound going to be the same or better?

https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Internal-Headphones-Discrete-Supports/dp/B08HYPH5T6/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2FTCB7MVDE7U6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4rNoSte5U3myxUNAygKj1X8I52O9E3Mg54L2o3Zk_yawC76uSOOf4h7kSDtDiFx5wWxD8bGVtIEvTBDTS3phkmpHlGatddEi2k3ob6XwkJe22F3c94z8uztb1RcbHvW0MvBmxqRgml8KNdiEPl1bYnc8VSm8PQxawxdIW4LOpdg8bxg_syTs0JJFbeLp7b4ykPuKTT0mCpJIL42znTGif4fSZkoSTWKs6lfk072OHxLfxugWjjWJ6RSQkKNEz-aYrymLdChRASi-ZYM7COV0KLYDU3oxFxdccMJd_DwsnMk.N42ymnKDLEzxajFN7Vygv9FxScaap-_dkvurURKLsmA&dib_tag=se&keywords=sound+blaster+pcie&qid=1749465389&s=electronics&sprefix=,electronics,144&sr=1-3&ufe=app_do:amzn1.fos.9fe8cbfa-bf43-43d1-a707-3f4e65a4b666&th=1

This is the motherboard and speakers

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DDZNZF76

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Surround-Sound-Speaker-System/dp/B004M18O60

It doesn't look like the motherboard even has the connections for 5.1 sound.

 

[CountMike]

Are sound cards like this worth it or is the motherboard sound going to be the same or better?

https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Internal-Headphones-Discrete-Supports/dp/B08HYPH5T6/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2FTCB7MVDE7U6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4rNoSte5U3myxUNAygKj1X8I52O9E3Mg54L2o3Zk_yawC76uSOOf4h7kSDtDiFx5wWxD8bGVtIEvTBDTS3phkmpHlGatddEi2k3ob6XwkJe22F3c94z8uztb1RcbHvW0MvBmxqRgml8KNdiEPl1bYnc8VSm8PQxawxdIW4LOpdg8bxg_syTs0JJFbeLp7b4ykPuKTT0mCpJIL42znTGif4fSZkoSTWKs6lfk072OHxLfxugWjjWJ6RSQkKNEz-aYrymLdChRASi-ZYM7COV0KLYDU3oxFxdccMJd_DwsnMk.N42ymnKDLEzxajFN7Vygv9FxScaap-_dkvurURKLsmA&dib_tag=se&keywords=sound+blaster+pcie&qid=1749465389&s=electronics&sprefix=,electronics,144&sr=1-3&ufe=app_do:amzn1.fos.9fe8cbfa-bf43-43d1-a707-3f4e65a4b666&th=1

This is the motherboard and speakers

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DDZNZF76

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Surround-Sound-Speaker-System/dp/B004M18O60

It doesn't look like the motherboard even has the connections for 5.1 sound.

That speaker system has own digital coaxial and optical inputs so it's like sound card in itself so you don't need and other. Just connect to digital output on the MB and all sound will be transferred to speakers digitally with no quality loss.

 

[kennethrjones.cs]

Ok, thanks.