this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2024
372 points (92.5% liked)

AssholeDesign

7544 readers
2 users here now

This is a community for designs specifically crafted to make the experience worse for the user. This can be due to greed, apathy, laziness or just downright scumbaggery.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Non private mode on left. I am not logged in but have cookies enabled. Right is private mode.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (26 children)

Sidenote are sound cards making a comeback?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (11 children)

Might be an audiophile thing? I’ve been debating getting one myself simply because the onboard one is really limited in its abilities

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (10 children)

I would not buy PCI audio stuff. Lots of power goes through the motherboard, which makes these prone to RF interference, especially if you have a rig that has high power draw.

Best to buy a external USB dac/amp. Either make sure that your mobo has a separate USB hub from the main ones (which some mobos might label them DAC), or a USB cable that isn't rated for high voltage.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

this, as someone who had suffered and tried everything to fix it: nothing helps.

Go external.

load more comments (9 replies)
load more comments (9 replies)
load more comments (23 replies)