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Sound Card confusion with quality/features.
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Sound Card confusion with quality/features.
I'm a bit confused and need help picking my audio card.
I need it to have 3.5mm output for 5.1 sound. Quality is what I want. Games have priority but movies/music would get used too. I have been looking for the following in a card based on assumptions and minor knowledge... EAX 5.0, 24-bit audio, 192KHz sample rate, under $325 (But I prefer to stay around $200-$250). That's what I have been looking for but I don't understand much about them after the specs I listed. I was thinking about this one but wanted to hear some opinions about it and maybe an alternative. "Auzen X-Fi HomeTheater HD" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-014-_-Product What do you think? I will have to update the Firmware and stuff to get the full benefit but that's not a problem to me.
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Unless you are actually using the card for HTPC, go for the X-Fi Prelude instead.
Oh, and I wouldn't worry about cards supporting 192KHz or not - it's not really a measurement of quality.
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Thanks
New question then. If I got a sound card right now would it make my USB headset sound better? That's probably dumb sounding but I don't really know much about sound on a PC. I currently have just on-board sound. (GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P)
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Last edited by Xzeara : 2 Weeks Ago at 12:00 PM Reason: question.... mmm, question. |
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No, it would not affect your USB headset at all. USB headsets are kind of like external sound cards in themselves.
Now that you're getting a badass sound card you should invest in some good headphones! For gaming the Audio Technica AD700 is pretty much the best. Oh crap, I said X-Fi Prelude but I meant Forte. Get the Forte! Although both are great cards.
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