Gaming sound cards
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— features of gaming, or gaming, audio cards are primarily due to the specifics of modern game sound: since a good game should provide a high-quality "immersion effect", developers pay a lot of attention to high-quality surround sound. For this, in particular, a number of appropriate technologies have been created that are widely used in specialized sound cards, and the cards themselves are usually quite advanced audio devices. In addition, they often have a peculiar design, designed for modder systems with transparent cases.| Prices Prices | Suitable for Suitable for | Connection Connection | DAC DAC | SNR SNR | Headphone Amp | Inputs Inputs | Outputs Outputs | Channels Channels | |||
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| gaming internal | PCIe | 32 bit 384 kHz | — | Yes | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs | 3.5 mm - 4 pcs Optical S/PDIF - 1 pcs | 7.1 | ||||
| gaming internal | PCIe | 32 bit 384 kHz | — | Yes | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs 6.35 mm - 1 pcs | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs 6.35 mm - 1 pcs Optical S/PDIF - 1 pcs | 7.1 | ||||
| gaming external | USB-C | 32 bit 384 kHz | — | Yes | 3.5 mm - 2 pcs | 3.5 mm - 2 pcs | 7.1 | ||||
| gaming external | USB-C | 32 bit 384 kHz | — | Yes | 3.5 mm - 2 pcs Optical S/PDIF - 1 pcs | 3.5 mm - 2 pcs Optical S/PDIF - 1 pcs | 7.1 Dolby | ||||
| gaming external | USB-C | 24 bit 192 kHz | — | Yes | 3.5 mm - 3 pcs | 3.5 mm - 4 pcs Optical S/PDIF - 1 pcs | 7.1 | ||||
| gaming internal | PCIe | 24 bit 192 kHz | 116 dB | Yes | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs | 3.5 mm - 5 pcs Coaxial S/PDIF - 1 pcs | 7.1 | ||||
| gaming internal | PCIe | 24 bit 192 kHz | 116 dB | Yes | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs Optical S/PDIF - 1 pcs | 3.5 mm - 4 pcs Optical S/PDIF - 1 pcs | 5.1 DTS, Dolby Digital Live | ||||
| £154.99 SteelSeries.com | gaming external | USB-C | 24 bit 96 kHz | 111 dB | — | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs | 3.5 mm - 2 pcs | 2 | |||
| gaming external | USB-C | 24 bit 192 kHz | 125 dB | Yes | 3.5 mm - 3 pcs Optical S/PDIF - 1 pcs | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs Optical S/PDIF - 1 pcs | 2 Dolby | ||||
| £39.99 Amazon.co.uk | gaming external | USB-C | 24 bit 192 kHz | — | — | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs | 3.5 mm - 2 pcs | 7.1 | |||
| gaming external | USB-A | — | — | — | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs | 7.1 | ||||
| gaming external | USB-A | 24 bit 96 kHz | 115 dB | Yes | — | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs | 2 | ||||
| gaming external | USB-C | 24 bit 96 kHz | — | Yes | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs 6.35 mm - 1 pcs | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs | 2 | ||||
| £154.99 SteelSeries.com | gaming external | USB-C | 24 bit 96 kHz | 111 dB | — | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs | 3.5 mm - 2 pcs | 2 | |||
| gaming external | USB-A | — | — | — | — | 3.5 mm - 2 pcs | 7.1 | ||||
| £28.99 Amazon.co.uk | gaming external | USB-A | 24 bit 96 kHz | 103 dB | Yes | — | 3.5 mm - 1 pcs | 2 | |||