Net Reviews: High-End Sound Cards

Sound cards have become a very overlooked component. For most people the integrated audio solutions are more than enough. But what about those that want high quality audio? Lost Circuits has posted the second part to their High-End Sound Card Comparison Part 2. In it they look at some of the higher end audio solutions available and some of the integrated options as well.

Don't forget to check out the other reviews from around the Net posted over the weekend.

Desktops

• HP Pavilion a250e @ CNet
• Sony VAIO PCV-RS320 @ CNet

Cases and Mods

• Kingwin KWI-450WABK Divine Power Supply @ Bjorn3D
• Vantec EZ-Swap Removable Drive Trays @ The Tech Lounge

Cooling

• Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound @ Intel Forums
• Dynatron Microfin BH-625 Heatsink @ Tech-Mods
• Noise Isolator Water Cooling Parts @ System Cooling
• Vantec Nexus NXP-205-SL Fan Controller @ Envy News
• Zalman CNPS7000A-CU Heatsink @ PimpRig
• Zalman ZM80C-HC VGA Heatpipe @ System Cooling

Hard Drives

• Samsung SP1614N SpinPoint P80 @ MBReview
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160GB SATA @ Mektu Mods

Monitors

• AG Neobo S-17 17" LCD @ PC World
• Cornea LT1704 17" LCD @ PC World
• HP L1702 17" LCD @ PC World
• IBM ThinkVision L170P 17" LCD @ PC World
• Samsung SyncMaster 192T 19" LCD @ Bjorn3D

Motherboards

• Comparison of 18 Pentium 4 Motherboards @ Tom's Hardware
• VIA KT600 Motherboard Comparison @ VR-Zone

Sound Cards

• High-End Sound Card Comparison Part 2 @ Lost Circuits
• Sound Blaster Audigy 2 @ Shadowsite

Video Cards

• Chaintech FX71 Apogee GeForceFX 5600 Ultra @ Overclockers Cafe
• Tyan Tachyon Radeon 9600 Pro @ OCAddiction
• VisionTek Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB @ Tech Report