Games are more than just an interactive visual experience. The time and effort that developers spend in creating and incorporating immersive audio and soundtracks are not experienced to their fullest ...

Whether or not adding a sound card makes sense really depends on how you're regularly using your PC.

I just inserted an Asus Xonar SE ($69) sound card. It works in a new Intel i5-12400 boxen. I spend enough time in the office to listen to sound and music through a more than decent Yamaha / Dynaudio ...

If you have been building or supporting PCs for any length of time (twenty-plus years) then you have likely heard of Creative Labs, it's a brand well known for its Sound Blaster audio cards. I had ...

Creative Technology has announced the Sound Blaster Audigy FX Pro, a new internal PCIe sound card designed as an upgrade for desktop systems that rely on integrated motherboard audio. The card expands ...

I've read a lot of stuff about this going both ways. Thought I'd ask here in case anybody can give me more insight. Basically, some people seem to say, "Unless you're a professional sound engineer, ...

Madeline (She/Her) is a PC Author at XDA with 13 years of experience in tech journalism. She focuses on gaming, computer hardware, components, and software. Audio and desktop PCs have a long history ...

The PowerColor Devil HDX is a beast of a sound card. Puns aside, you know what I mean. There are very few sound cards with the Devil’s high-end parts and high-end features. Very few sound cards have a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. With more people live streaming their gaming sessions, ...

Audio Blast From the Past: Creative Technology doesn't believe the sound card market is completely dead yet. The Singapore-based company has announced a new discrete audio solution, urging users to ...

Pump Up the Volume: Creative has added a new model to its renowned Audigy line of discrete Sound Blaster add-in cards. The Sound Blaster AE-X is a "flagship" solution for high-performance computer ...

Sound hardware has been built into PC motherboards for so long now it’s difficult to remember the days when a sound card was an expensive add-on peripheral. By the mid to late 1990s they were ...