Oh the choices

[Ajay]

Ive done some research from other posts on soundcards and headphones/speaker setups now my issue is choice.

Do i buy something like a siberia v2 or a corsair 1300

All i want is decent sound and comfort im not overly concerned about 5.1/7.1 headsets.

The speakers i use are a logitech x-530 surrondsound set
it sounds fine on the sabertooth onboard sound.

But im wondering if its worth buying a soundcard i have no clue.

advice please james

 

[jamesriley94]

You're better off with headphones than a headset really.
Even if it's something cheap.

What's the budget?

Everything sounds fine on board - but things sound amazing through soundcards - so I would recommend getting one.

You'd need to spend around £50 on a Xonar DX I think to properly notice benefits

 

[ugiboy]

I have just got the Asrock X79 extreme11 mobo. Asrock claims the onboard sound chip is amazing & gets an excellent rating in the benchmark they used. Anyone know how true this is?

 

[jamesriley94]

It looks like it's:
http://uk.store.creative.com/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-recon3d-pcie/1-20885.aspx
But put onto the motherboard itself. It'll be far better than other on-board audio you've experienced, but it is still on board so power may be slightly lacking...

So basically - It will be better than pretty much every on board system - but won't be as good as a £50(ish) dedicated card I don't think.

You'll have to see!

 

[ugiboy]

Thank you for the advice. I have not built my new rig yet, just started installing rads etc. today. I will let everyone know what the onboard sound is like in due cause. It is supposedly quad core audio? Cheers

 

[jamesriley94]

Thank you for the advice. I have not built my new rig yet, just started installing rads etc. today. I will let everyone know what the onboard sound is like in due cause. It is supposedly quad core audio? Cheers

Probably...

It's a marketing ploy though - pretty sure it doesn't actually do anything substantial.

 

[ugiboy]

Xonar???

Thanx again, are the Xonar the best around? Cheers

 

[jamesriley94]

Pretty much yeh. Especially for headphones - but then again, I can't notice a massive difference between onboard and my STX through speakers...

Could be because my speakers aren't good enough though... I dunno

 

[Ajay]

Thx for the info i only picked the sibera or something similar because i wanted a comfortable headset and the ones ive used in the past kinda crush my glasses a bit

any ideas on a comfortable headset?

also whats the support like do they have decent software drivers? or is it a decent but outdated software?