tl;dr at bottom.
So, remember back in the day when PC speakers were little plastic cubes, roughly the size of a terry's chocolate orange? Well I do, because I still use a set of speakers that google tells me pre-dates this entire millienium - The cambridge soundworks fps1000 set of speakers...or the bits I have left (only 2 of the 4 speakers remain plus the subwoofer). I have no idea when they were actually released, but I found a thread from 1999 of someone trying to sell his set. The point i'm making is that perhaps it's about time I updated my audio system.
But before I can do that, I'm a little lost with the technical specifications of post-2000 audio technology. So I come to you for a lil' help
Firstly, I would like to spend most of my audio-upgrade-cash (~£100) on a set of decent gaming headphones, rather than speakers, because i tend to game at night and the people in my immediate surroundings are not appreciative ofloud noise. The set I was looking at are the Turtle beach Z6a's
But here's my first problem, The reason I like them is because they are 5.1 surround sound headphones (along with being turtle beach) but I'm not sure if the onboard sound of the p67 sabertooth supports 5.1 surround, the only info I could find is that it has 8 channels...which means nothing to me. So I don't know if i'd need a sound card to use the 5.1 headset.
second question - Would it be better to stick with my aging (but functional) FPS1000 speakers OR bin them and get a cheap (but modern) replacement with whatever money I have left over?
tl;dr - Does the p67 sabertooth's "8 channel" on board sound mean it does or doesn't have 5.1 surround support AND Is it worth sticking with my super old fps1000 speakers or picking up a cheap modern set?
Thank you in advance =]
So, remember back in the day when PC speakers were little plastic cubes, roughly the size of a terry's chocolate orange? Well I do, because I still use a set of speakers that google tells me pre-dates this entire millienium - The cambridge soundworks fps1000 set of speakers...or the bits I have left (only 2 of the 4 speakers remain plus the subwoofer). I have no idea when they were actually released, but I found a thread from 1999 of someone trying to sell his set. The point i'm making is that perhaps it's about time I updated my audio system.
But before I can do that, I'm a little lost with the technical specifications of post-2000 audio technology. So I come to you for a lil' help
Firstly, I would like to spend most of my audio-upgrade-cash (~£100) on a set of decent gaming headphones, rather than speakers, because i tend to game at night and the people in my immediate surroundings are not appreciative of
But here's my first problem, The reason I like them is because they are 5.1 surround sound headphones (along with being turtle beach) but I'm not sure if the onboard sound of the p67 sabertooth supports 5.1 surround, the only info I could find is that it has 8 channels...which means nothing to me. So I don't know if i'd need a sound card to use the 5.1 headset.
second question - Would it be better to stick with my aging (but functional) FPS1000 speakers OR bin them and get a cheap (but modern) replacement with whatever money I have left over?
tl;dr - Does the p67 sabertooth's "8 channel" on board sound mean it does or doesn't have 5.1 surround support AND Is it worth sticking with my super old fps1000 speakers or picking up a cheap modern set?
Thank you in advance =]
