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| slovach wrote: | sound card wise, if you are only hoping to get performance out of it then you're wasting your time / money. only worthwhile if the features appeal to you.
cmss-3d is pretty nice if you have a headset, some other cards will do something similar. it's their equivalent to dolby headphone. creative's drivers are fucking pathetic though. |
Well I do have a headset additionally. Where can I find a card that supports cmss-3d?
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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how about some more sound card suggestions as well? I need one, as of right now my audio in Crysis cracks a lot due to the integrated card.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:07 am Post subject: |
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| SF wrote: | | how about some more sound card suggestions as well? I need one, as of right now my audio in Crysis cracks a lot due to the integrated card. |
This, when switching motherboards (and therefore integrated cards; from Realtek to VIA), I feel like the sound quality through my headsets degraded quite a bit, actually. Biggest indicator is that there are certain noises in some of my songs that I can no longer hear, or hear very differently.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:13 am Post subject: |
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Most will still go with Creative due to their popularity much like if you ask what is the best photo imaging software? 90% of them will immediately say Adobe Photoshop, even if there's alternatives like GIMP and Paint.net.
The latest from Creative will be their X-Fi line up and speaking of the X-Fi, they have been selling their audio chip to 3rd party sound card makers.
Another to look at is the Asus Xonar. The D2/X has a unique feature, its jacks are LED coded so you can see where your plugging into when its dark.
In games you will want the latest EAX and the latest is EAX 5.0.
Creative's gaming mode brings out the full functionality of the X-Fi.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:33 am Post subject: |
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| elpacco wrote: | | SF wrote: | | how about some more sound card suggestions as well? I need one, as of right now my audio in Crysis cracks a lot due to the integrated card. |
This, when switching motherboards (and therefore integrated cards; from Realtek to VIA), I feel like the sound quality through my headsets degraded quite a bit, actually. Biggest indicator is that there are certain noises in some of my songs that I can no longer hear, or hear very differently. |
Do you really find via bad? I have via now and I found not only did it work better, but my mic is clearer. |
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| kls85 wrote: | | {edited stuff to shorten post} |
Mind linking to a recommended x-fi? Newegg has some bad reviews with a few of them, such as bad drivers/software and it not supporting AC3/Dolby.
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| Hero wrote: | | elpacco wrote: | | SF wrote: | | how about some more sound card suggestions as well? I need one, as of right now my audio in Crysis cracks a lot due to the integrated card. |
This, when switching motherboards (and therefore integrated cards; from Realtek to VIA), I feel like the sound quality through my headsets degraded quite a bit, actually. Biggest indicator is that there are certain noises in some of my songs that I can no longer hear, or hear very differently. |
Do you really find via bad? I have via now and I found not only did it work better, but my mic is clearer. |
I mean, while realtek has the most retarded drivers as far as the end-user is concerned, I think they're actually good once you get them to work the way you want them to. Sure VIA is 10x easier to get working, however ever since switching I've been told my mic sounds really shitty in source games on random servers, while others say I sound great (I have a good headset too).
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| SF wrote: | | kls85 wrote: | | {edited stuff to shorten post} |
Mind linking to a recommended x-fi? Newegg has some bad reviews with a few of them, such as bad drivers/software and it not supporting AC3/Dolby. |
My X-Fi Xtreme Music is still working fine after 5 years of use, and don't have any plans on getting a new sound card unless the next board I get will only have PCIe, then I'll need to get a new sound card. For a new sound card, I'll still go with Creative mainly because they're the one that makes the standard for EAX.
If I need a sound card now, here are my choices
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102034
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102019
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102033&Tpk=N82E16829102033
The Titanium has two version, the one with the cheaper shipping cost has a 1 year warranty, the other has 5 years.
The fatal1ty comes with 64MB of X-RAM where the non-Fatal1ty comes with 16MB.
And the last one Titanium HD has the highest SNR 122dB compared to 109dB on the other two.
1st choice: Titanium HD but 64Mb of X-RAM on the Fatal1ty is nice, my current only has 2MB so 16MB will be a huge difference.
2nd choice: the Titanium with the 5 year warranty and it's the cheapest of the line up. The Titanium HD also have 5 years.
3rd, the Fatal1ty because it's price is jacked up due to the "Fatal1ty" logo and 64MB of X-RAM. This only has a 1 year warranty
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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| elpacco wrote: | | Hero wrote: | | elpacco wrote: | | SF wrote: | | how about some more sound card suggestions as well? I need one, as of right now my audio in Crysis cracks a lot due to the integrated card. |
This, when switching motherboards (and therefore integrated cards; from Realtek to VIA), I feel like the sound quality through my headsets degraded quite a bit, actually. Biggest indicator is that there are certain noises in some of my songs that I can no longer hear, or hear very differently. |
Do you really find via bad? I have via now and I found not only did it work better, but my mic is clearer. |
I mean, while realtek has the most retarded drivers as far as the end-user is concerned, I think they're actually good once you get them to work the way you want them to. Sure VIA is 10x easier to get working, however ever since switching I've been told my mic sounds really shitty in source games on random servers, while others say I sound great (I have a good headset too). |
People told me the opposite. I guess it depends on which integration you have. |
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What was your old motherboard model and new motherboard model?
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| kls85 wrote: | | What was your old motherboard model and new motherboard model? |
Old: Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD3H
New: Asus M4A87TD/USB3
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Can't seem to find any important info on the VIA VT1818 as it doesn't exist yet there is a VIA VT1818S. Does the "S" represent something or did Asus mistype it on their specs?
According to the web, most will prefer Realtek over VIA as Realtek provides more driver updates thus fixing issues some users may have with their onboard sound.
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I ordered these speakers and they came yesterday.
Hooooly shit this is a big fucking subwoofer. It's easily double the size of an mATX case. Twice as wide is my mid tower and half as high; same length though.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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| elpacco wrote: | I ordered these speakers and they came yesterday.
Hooooly shit this is a big fucking subwoofer. It's easily double the size of an mATX case. Twice as wide is my mid tower and half as high; same length though. |
A whole lot of sub for 2 speakers. I hope this thing can take more. |
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