jmke

Next to video, sound is probably one of the most important aspects of a PC. Before you argue that you can use a computer with no sound, consider how boring your experience would be without it. Obviously any multimedia content is useless without sound. If you're a gamer, you won't hear the squeal of your tires, the sound of gunfire or that guy sneaking up behind you. Even if all you do is check email and browse the web, no sound means you can't listen to those funny video clips that everyone likes to share.

And if sound is important to you, it should be of decent quality too. Sure you can hook up those speakers that came built into your LCD monitor, but if you've ever listened to them before you know how inadequate they are. At minimum I always recommend users have a good set of amplified desktop speakers, preferably a 2.1 setup, which includes a separate subwoofer as well. In fact, that's the setup I've used almost for the last ten years, a Labtec Edge 418 system with a power output of about 30 watts.

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