SMOKEMIST Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 3655 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 46 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 198 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 53 Achievement Points: 1538 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/19/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 17, 2014 Birthday: 09/16/1991 Posted June 16, 2013 pls answer im considering buying one
LaRSin Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 45 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 69 Topic Count: 981 Topics Per Day: 0.17 Content Count: 9421 Content Per Day: 1.65 Reputation: 3730 Achievement Points: 68078 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 12 hours ago Birthday: 02/25/1951 Device: Windows Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) I think the on board sound is good enough for gaming, It has improved a lot over the years, If your an audiophile, then a very good sound card would help, I have tried the low to medium priced sound cards and have found them no better then on board, forgot to add , if your using USB head phones , they have there own , A sound card of any kind won't make a difference with them, Edited June 16, 2013 by LaRSin TecHnOBoY 1 Awards
SMOKEMIST Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 3655 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 46 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 198 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 53 Achievement Points: 1538 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/19/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 17, 2014 Birthday: 09/16/1991 Author Posted June 16, 2013 I think the on board sound is good enough for gaming, It has improved a lot over the years, If your an audiophile, then a very good sound card would help, I have tried the low to medium priced sound cards and have found them no better then on board, forgot to add , if your using USB head phones , they have there own , A sound card of any kind won't make a difference with them, thank you man. yes i do have g930 logitech 7.1 surround. but it is wireless. so i ll just stick with my on board one. it is pretty high end mobo too
Shamu Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Posted June 16, 2013 What makes the most difference is the headset. Get a good, comfortable, stereo headset with surround sound. It makes a whole lot of difference. I happen to use a Logitech G 35. Lots of other choices out there. http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g35-7-1-surround-sound-gaming-headset Damage_inc- 1
TecHnOBoY Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 755 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2191 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 961 Achievement Points: 14309 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2019 Birthday: 01/14/1982 Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) Agree with Larsin.The onboard card are good enough for "normal" home use like music and gaming.If you want do do more like producing music you should buy a PCI card.Everything else is nice to have. Some cards bring external connectors like Sound Blaster X-Fi. This is nice because you can place this connector on your desk and have direct acces to the volume control, cables etc. Edited June 16, 2013 by TecHnOBoY Damage_inc- 1 Awards
JohnnyQuest Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 1965 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1176 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 1082 Achievement Points: 8599 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 15, 2016 Birthday: 02/11/1969 Posted June 17, 2013 i have the supreme fx2 pcie card....the newer motherboards have them onboard now...at least a lot of the Asus boards do ..a chip built into the mobo.. http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_HERO/#overview nice board
CobraBites Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 2313 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 330 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4924 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 3034 Achievement Points: 33897 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 2, 2017 Birthday: 05/26/1974 Posted June 17, 2013 I think the on board sound is good enough for gaming, It has improved a lot over the years, If your an audiophile, then a very good sound card would help, I have tried the low to medium priced sound cards and have found them no better then on board, forgot to add , if your using USB head phones , they have there own , A sound card of any kind won't make a difference with them, thank you man. yes i do have g930 logitech 7.1 surround. but it is wireless. so i ll just stick with my on board one. it is pretty high end mobo too i wouldnt change ur sound unless u want to go with one that is HDef sound...
CobraBites Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 2313 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 330 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4924 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 3034 Achievement Points: 33897 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 2, 2017 Birthday: 05/26/1974 Posted June 17, 2013 im running an asrock 9700 extreme 3.....it has a hi def realtek sound onboard ...nothing but awesome sound out of an awesome set of altec lansing speakers with small sound woofers..playing music on them makes it sound like sound system ppl put in their cars that rattle ur windows when they drive by...no joke neither ...it always rattle my window next to my desk and clock keeps fallin off the walll...lol Scoarch 1
Logan Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 582 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 20 Topic Count: 33 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 361 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 389 Achievement Points: 3272 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 1, 2020 Birthday: 11/22/1956 Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) I agree that a good set of ear phones are a better investment. They allow you to decipher the location of footsteps, tripwire setters and locations of other noises that can allow you to home in on another player. Also they allow you to play early in the morning or anytime you want, without waking anyone up or disturbing the neighbors. Edited June 17, 2013 by Logan Awards
wildbill72 Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 1624 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 22 Topic Count: 56 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 669 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 558 Achievement Points: 5061 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/29/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 4, 2020 Birthday: 04/01/1972 Posted June 17, 2013 I was in the market for a sound card,primarily for gaming but i also listen to a lot of music and watch a lot movies so after doing lots of reading i ended up going with another option which was AV reciever. http://www.pioneer.eu/uk/products/62/98/405/VSX-527-K/page.html . I picked up a Pioneer VSX527 5.1 Reciever for the same price as a decent sound card and i am glad i did because i have so much control at the push of a remote control......pair a reciever up with a good set of speakers and what more do ya want?.You can then connect your Headset to the reciever,unless they are usb which could be tricky if the reciever hasnt got usb....I have 2 pc's connected to it with my gaming rig connected through Optical SPdif and pair of Wharfdale Diamond speakers for when im not on the headset and the sound is amazing.. After going this route i will never look to the sound card option ever again..... Awards
SMOKEMIST Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 3655 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 46 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 198 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 53 Achievement Points: 1538 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/19/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 17, 2014 Birthday: 09/16/1991 Author Posted June 17, 2013 I was in the market for a sound card,primarily for gaming but i also listen to a lot of music and watch a lot movies so after doing lots of reading i ended up going with another option which was AV reciever. http://www.pioneer.eu/uk/products/62/98/405/VSX-527-K/page.html . I picked up a Pioneer VSX527 5.1 Reciever for the same price as a decent sound card and i am glad i did because i have so much control at the push of a remote control......pair a reciever up with a good set of speakers and what more do ya want?.You can then connect your Headset to the reciever,unless they are usb which could be tricky if the reciever hasnt got usb....I have 2 pc's connected to it with my gaming rig connected through Optical SPdif and pair of Wharfdale Diamond speakers for when im not on the headset and the sound is amazing.. After going this route i will never look to the sound card option ever again..... plus im already running 2 680 s in sli. so i dont have any extra slot for soundcard to begin with. yea my mobo is pretty high already support 7.1 surround. and 48000ghz is more than good nuff for me
PingLo Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 1103 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 64 Topic Count: 119 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1977 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 1122 Achievement Points: 15642 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 02/08/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 16, 2013 Birthday: 01/01/2012 Posted June 17, 2013 My onboard of the laptop and desktops have stellar audio if only because the driver is solid and never crashes my games. Having said that, I currently use a USB based Creative SoundBlaster Recon 3D when 'docked' at the home office.
iEvil Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 111 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 44 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 426 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 175 Achievement Points: 2939 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 21 Birthday: 07/12/1971 Device: Android Posted June 17, 2013 I use onboard as well and its only 7.1 (headset (5.1), hearing its prolly 65% of my game kills. Awards
J3st3r Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 2162 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 153 Topic Count: 152 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5223 Content Per Day: 1.00 Reputation: 5172 Achievement Points: 45911 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 24 Joined: 01/25/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 48 minutes ago Birthday: 02/26/1972 Device: Windows Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) You fucker iEvil.Your lucky my Astro A30 headset is being RMAed.I kinda blew the left channel out jamming to Justin Bieber.BABY BABY BABY!!!! lol Na I was playing COD4 and had the volume up high because it was Quiet and I was trying to sneak up on Dukoo and knife his ass,but the bastard turned around and tubbed me.It blew out the left channel.My ear was ringing for a bit to but the speaker sounded like a plastic bag being crumpled up,ever since.Good thing for extended warrenty. Hope the hurry the heck up I need my headphones back.This is Killing my KDR LMAO The Higher End 7.1ch Turtle Beach,Logitech and Astro Gaming head sets have less than 0.1% Distortion.This means that you can Litterly hear a pin drop from across the map.Or head CobraBites fart as he walks.lolz Edited June 17, 2013 by Pvt.Death Awards
Ironcity Posted June 21, 2013 Member ID: 3787 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 161 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 76 Achievement Points: 1463 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 12/11/1965 Device: iPhone Posted June 21, 2013 I still use Sound Blaster Audigy ZS. Also has the front panel header. The Asus Maximus II, I still use has it's own dedicated sound card, like most high end boards, but I've always been entrenched with Creative Sound Blaster camp and have used those. I use the front panel constantly because it has coax, optic, FireW, MiDi, and others components, which have easy access. Rather fumbling with the rear I/O. And I can even plug in my guitar using it as my amp. I am sure I will have to upgrade one day, but for now I think this is the only piece of hardware that has survived multiple platform builds. I do prefer dedicated over integrated products on all components. But, I have always had a battery of Creative Labs products. I have the old Logitech Z5500 5.1 speakers which pump 500W. The tv audio's fiber is connected to the Z5500. SO you might want to consider a nice console with your speakers which has coax and fiber connections too. Awards
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