Generally speaking the only people still buying ‘sound cards’ are less tech savvy people.
You can usually get the exact same hardware (or better) cheaper if you search for a DAC instead. There are 1 or 2 edge case exceptions (ie Atmos/surround sound), but even in those cases there are other better cheaper options than anything with the ‘Creative’ brand name on it.
Pretty much all you are getting by paying more for Creative hardware is their audio driver. Which is of debatable quality.
I mean its better than the Realtek shit you get free on your motherboard I guess…
Generally speaking the only people still buying ‘sound cards’ are less tech savvy people.
You can usually get the exact same hardware (or better) cheaper if you search for a DAC instead. There are 1 or 2 edge case exceptions (ie Atmos/surround sound), but even in those cases there are other better cheaper options than anything with the ‘Creative’ brand name on it.
Pretty much all you are getting by paying more for Creative hardware is their audio driver. Which is of debatable quality.
I mean its better than the Realtek shit you get free on your motherboard I guess…