sn8kedr
New member
Hiya lads,
I'm looking into getting a new sound setup soon and as a complete noob with this I am looking for a bit of help.
The role of the system is 90% FPS gaming and 10% watching movies.
My current audio setup is:
Speakers: Logitcech Z506 5.1ch
Headphones: Razer Carcharias
Sound Card: Onboard Creative Sound Core3D (G1 Sniper3 1155 mobo)
My main question is, given a budget of around $400-$500AU what would be a reasonable sound card/headphone combo designed around FPS gaming (positional audio I'm told is quite important etc etc)?
Are there significant benefits to running a stand alone sound card vs onboard sound (specifically compared to the Sniper3's Creative Sound Core3D)?
A mate of mine has recommended Beyerdynamic DT990's + Xonar Essence STX and i just wanted to see if this is the kind of combo's that would suite my needs in your opinion?
Any and all help is very much appreciated! I will be looking into reviews and specs too but I just wanted to get some peeps first hand opinions/experiences too!
I'm looking into getting a new sound setup soon and as a complete noob with this I am looking for a bit of help.
The role of the system is 90% FPS gaming and 10% watching movies.
My current audio setup is:
Speakers: Logitcech Z506 5.1ch
Headphones: Razer Carcharias
Sound Card: Onboard Creative Sound Core3D (G1 Sniper3 1155 mobo)
My main question is, given a budget of around $400-$500AU what would be a reasonable sound card/headphone combo designed around FPS gaming (positional audio I'm told is quite important etc etc)?
Are there significant benefits to running a stand alone sound card vs onboard sound (specifically compared to the Sniper3's Creative Sound Core3D)?
A mate of mine has recommended Beyerdynamic DT990's + Xonar Essence STX and i just wanted to see if this is the kind of combo's that would suite my needs in your opinion?
Any and all help is very much appreciated! I will be looking into reviews and specs too but I just wanted to get some peeps first hand opinions/experiences too!