Lost audio on my desktop.
I normally use speakers and headphones as default playback devices, but all my sound suddenly went out and now there is no recognized playback device (all listed as unplugged).
I think I may have broken my onboard sound, do I need to get a sound card? And if so, what's a cheap sound card I should get?
>>60106184
get a cheapo usb one
>>60106184
If you're just replacing the one on the motherboard whatever cheap shit will have the same quality, internal or external (usb) doesn't matter
If you want a step up in quality buy an internal creative or asus for around 40$. Anything more than that doesn't matter unless you've got expensive/5.1 speakers
>>60106378
>step up in quality
If you have a PCI slot, it looks like you can get a Xonar DG for $19 from Amazon Warehouse, with a $10 MIR.
>>60106393
I can successfully blind test my onboard and 50$ sound card
>>60106184
How did you break it?
>>60106184
Schiit Fulla 2.
steinberg ur22 mk2
>>60106184
https://hifimediy.com/sabre-dac-uae23
Here anon if you just need sound out.
>>60106184
Can you just not repair it using a troubleshooter? or try reintalling the drivers you need? Jumping to buying a soundcard doesn't seem smart.
>>60106467
there is no way that you could not, an old creative audigy sounds far better than realtek sound chips on mobo's from the end of 2016.
>>60106184
FiiO E10K for external
for internal Audigy 2ZS is cheap af and pretty decent