I have a Dell Optiplex 980 on my desk at work. It outputs a high-pitched whine from the speaker-out. It's not that loud, but naturally it gets amplified when I turn up the volume on my amp. It's most ...

CES 2012: The Republic of Gamers team is pretty damn awesome, not only do they make some truly kick arse motherboards, but they also have gaming accessories like keyboards, mice and headsets and are ...

Games are more than just an interactive visual experience. The time and effort that developers spend in creating and incorporating immersive audio and soundtracks are not experienced to their fullest ...

At Computex 2007, one of the more surprising new products was ASUS’ visually-striking Xonar family of sound cards. This is new ground for Asus, who is better known for their motherboards, video cards, ...

I just got an IWILL KK266 with onboard sound.<BR>Does onboard sound do okay for 3d gaming and gerneral use? <BR> The sound chip is a C-Media® CMI-87383D Sound Chip that supports 4.1 Channel Hardware ...

Not all computers are designed the same way. Though two computers in your office may have on-board graphics chipsets, it may be that only one of them would take a video card. The devil is in the ...

I feel bad for motherboard makers. Short of your power supply, it's probably the most mundane component in your PC, and with stiff competition in the market, brands like MSI, Gigabyte, Asus, and ...

Maybe PC audio is still important after all. At CES 2019 on Tuesday, EVGA introduced Nu Audio, its first-ever sound card with claims that it will bring “lifelike gaming” to your ears. EVGA partnered ...

The purpose of adding an expansion card or board to a computer's motherboard is to add or expand some sort of functionality to the computer that it did not have before. Expansion cards are a way to ...

A sound card allows computers to have sound. Pretty simple, right? But let’s dig deeper. Here’s a closer look at the tech that defines a sound card, and what to know if you want to buy one. Today’s ...