How to build pc?

[Freedom Kira]

wut? you mean you just bought your new rig and it doesn't have an integrated audio? you must've been scammed.

Lrn2read, man.

okay, this may sound silly but is there any sound card for desktop?
because my old desktop integrated one is malfunction...

Yeah, there are, but they are in low demand so there isn't much supply, since you can't sell them for very much (try checking eBay). Are you sure it's your board though? Try reinstalling the driver first.

EDIT : and is there any disk drive bay for hdd?

Care to elaborate?

[Clannad_92]

okay, this may sound silly but is there any sound card for desktop?
because my old desktop integrated one is malfunction...

Yeah, there are, but they are in low demand so there isn't much supply, since you can't sell them for very much (try checking eBay). Are you sure it's your board though? Try reinstalling the driver first

also did try that, no luck...guess what, i try install xp since its old desktop and maybe working perfectly and after that NOT all working as expected (audio obviously)...

so i install windows 7, and it said that my audio chip die (cant remember the actual word)

EDIT : and is there any disk drive bay for hdd?

Care to elaborate?

well, my new casing got 4 hdd bay only, and my drive bay is about 5 (dont care to check)...
its like wanna put laptop hdd into desktop...in this case i wanna put desktop hdd into drive bay...

[kitamesume]

wut? you mean you just bought your new rig and it doesn't have an integrated audio? you must've been scammed.

Lrn2read, man.

the point of the question is if you had your new rig in why'd you even do much with the old one?
though i do understand to not throw it away and use it as some sort of backup rig like i do.


anyway there is alot of PCI audio cards here and there around my area, no idea on yours.
though i suggest you go with these http://www.usbgear.com/USB-Speakers.html, just plug it and it'll do the rest, well some needs manual driver installations.

yea sure there are drive docking stations that can be bought, i mean something like a plug port for HDDs, though i might suggest you take 3.5 to dual 2.5 bay converters if you plan to put in laptop HDDs in.


but however, the thing you're searching for might be an "external drive bay" or more like a "harddrive enclosure" but usually these have a built in SATA-to-eSATA/USB converters in it.

[Clannad_92]

the point of the question is if you had your new rig in why'd you even do much with the old one?
though i do understand to not throw it away and use it as some sort of backup rig like i do

*ehem*...i wanna do the old rig because my father wanna use it...the new rig is already shared with my lil bro...

anyway there is alot of PCI audio cards here and there around my area, no idea on yours.
though i suggest you go with these http://www.usbgear.com/USB-Speakers.html, just plug it and it'll do the rest, well some needs manual driver installations

hoho, for PCI eh...better start searching this Chinese New Year...thought that i fear this thing is rare in my area...
for the usb speaker, i think not to take it...gonna stick with PCI sound card...

yea sure there are drive docking stations that can be bought, i mean something like a plug port for HDDs, though i might suggest you take 3.5 to dual 2.5 bay converters if you plan to put in laptop HDDs in.


but however, the thing you're searching for might be an "external drive bay" or more like a "harddrive enclosure" but usually these have a built in SATA-to-eSATA/USB converters in it.

i might not understand that, but also gonna start searching for it...

[kitamesume]

there are some USB speakers with a 3.5jack output so it can act like either a speaker or a soundcard, rather it just uses the USB as a connection and powersource instead of something else.

"harddrive docking station" is something like a harddrive port where you plug your drive like a flashdrive, literally.

[Clannad_92]

there are some USB speakers with a 3.5jack output so it can act like either a speaker or a soundcard, rather it just uses the USB as a connection and powersource instead of something else

well, still gonna stick with soundcard, its better, right?

"harddrive docking station" is something like a harddrive port where you plug your drive like a flashdrive, literally.

did a little googling just now, and surprised with the name...'external...'
well, gonna follow your advices on searching the 3.5to dual 2.5bay for drive bay...

[kitamesume]

there are some USB speakers with a 3.5jack output so it can act like either a speaker or a soundcard, rather it just uses the USB as a connection and powersource instead of something else

well, still gonna stick with soundcard, its better, right?

not entirely, because some cheap soundcard sounds worse than onboards, problem is if they have driver support for winxp, win7, etc.

"harddrive docking station" is something like a harddrive port where you plug your drive like a flashdrive, literally.

did a little googling just now, and surprised with the name...'external...'
well, gonna follow your advices on searching the 3.5to dual 2.5bay for drive bay...

hold it, i did suggest for you to take one but that is IF you plan to put in laptop drives, i.e. 2.5" drives.

[Clannad_92]

there are some USB speakers with a 3.5jack output so it can act like either a speaker or a soundcard, rather it just uses the USB as a connection and powersource instead of something else

well, still gonna stick with soundcard, its better, right?

not entirely, because some cheap soundcard sounds worse than onboards, problem is if they have driver support for winxp, win7, etc.

wut?! really? well, what sound card brand do you recommend then?

[kitamesume]

anything not non-branded, Creativity makes some overpriced nice ones, asus Xonar i could suggest.

[Clannad_92]

anything not non-branded, Creativity makes some overpriced nice ones, asus Xonar i could suggest.

uhm, about Creativity, can you suggest a little specific one, please?

and about that Asus Xonar, nice one...gonna start searching around, hopefully there is...ah! pci 1.0? i think my old mobo doesnt have any...shit!!...oh well, got another mobo with dead dual-core processor...

[kitamesume]

i meant creative labs sorry http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102012
PCI based Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1, and it should be their cheapest.

PCI based asus xonars:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132020
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132013

[Clannad_92]

ow yeah!! thanks for the link...now my old pc gonna sing again~
thanks...

[krumm]

I hear that Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE is overpriced and only equal/worse then onboard.  I hear good things about asus cards but I have no first hand experience with neither.

[kitamesume]

^ i don't think so though, creative's audigy should be at least better than an ALC662 and the likes, though doubtfully better than ALC889 and the likes, maybe on par.

asus xonars are good, though not the best either.