Best soundcard for a weekend warrior?

2009-05-25 10:50:12

#1

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6921|UK

Currently using some zalman usb headphones but they're not the best. Used to have a audigy 4 but that seems to have zonked out after i tried to put it back in today...still have a pair of sennheiser headphone around too.

Sooooo BF2s any ideas?

Ma specs prob a little out of date for you guys but does the job okay

Vista 32
E6600 @ stock
3GB Ram (800mhz)
Asus ATI 4850

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2009-05-25 10:52:45

#2

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6750|so randum

not another audio thread nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

at least your making threads, take that mandarin

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2009-05-25 11:06:42

#3

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6664|Finland

Asus Xonar is nice....

freezer will agree

EDIT:

And Creative EMU 0404 is nice

.Sup will agree

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2009-05-25 11:30:08)

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2009-05-25 11:09:19

#4

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6038|Catherine Black

E6600 and 4850 are out of date?

2009-05-25 11:37:18

#5

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6703|The Twilight Zone

weekend warrior...so for gaming meth? Or what is the most important thing for you?

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2009-05-25 11:39:28

#6

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6921|UK

.Sup wrote:
weekend warrior...so for gaming meth? Or what is the most important thing for you?

gaming mostly. TF2/L4D/BF2/CoD4&WaW/GRAW 1 & 2

sometimes listen to some trance ASoT etc

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2009-05-25 11:40:17

#7

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6703|The Twilight Zone

m3thod wrote:
.Sup wrote:
weekend warrior...so for gaming meth? Or what is the most important thing for you?
gaming mostly. TF2/L4D/BF2/CoD4&WaW/GRAW 1 & 2

sometimes listen to some trance ASoT etc

planning on upgrading headphones soon?

you didn't post any budget and weekend warrior isn't good enough so this:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-xona … tx-review/

Last edited by .Sup (2009-05-25 11:42:28)

2009-05-25 11:43:06

#8

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6921|UK

.Sup wrote:
m3thod wrote:
.Sup wrote:
weekend warrior...so for gaming meth? Or what is the most important thing for you?
gaming mostly. TF2/L4D/BF2/CoD4&WaW/GRAW 1 & 2

sometimes listen to some trance ASoT etc
planning on upgrading headphones soon?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146364

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2009-05-25 11:44:19

#9

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6921|UK

.Sup wrote:
m3thod wrote:
.Sup wrote:
weekend warrior...so for gaming meth? Or what is the most important thing for you?
gaming mostly. TF2/L4D/BF2/CoD4&WaW/GRAW 1 & 2

sometimes listen to some trance ASoT etc
planning on upgrading headphones soon?

you didn't post any budget and weekend warrior isn't good enough so this:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-xona … tx-review/

i'm not spending £100 on a flipping soundacard! (even though i can afford it)

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2009-05-25 11:47:28

#10

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6703|The Twilight Zone

m3thod wrote:
.Sup wrote:
m3thod wrote:

gaming mostly. TF2/L4D/BF2/CoD4&WaW/GRAW 1 & 2

sometimes listen to some trance ASoT etc
planning on upgrading headphones soon?

you didn't post any budget and weekend warrior isn't good enough so this:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-xona … tx-review/
i'm not spending £100 on a flipping soundacard! (even though i can afford it)

how much then

2009-05-25 12:24:35

#11

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6921|UK

too much? The problem is all the other cards and headsets are shit.

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2009-05-25 17:47:34

#12

CrazeD: Member; +368|6923|Maine

Finray wrote:
E6600 and 4850 are out of date?

The E6600 most definitely is. The 4850 isn't out of date, but isn't spanking new either.

2009-05-25 17:54:00

#13

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6750|so randum

jesus if he;s out of date, my 4850, e7200 + 1gb ram arent doing well

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2009-05-25 18:24:25

#14

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|7022|PNW

FatherTed wrote:
not another audio thread nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

at least your making threads, take that mandarin

Of course...you don't have to reply.

2009-05-25 19:59:58

#15

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6827

FatherTed wrote:
jesus if he;s out of date, my 4850, e7200 + 1gb ram arent doing well

actually the e7200 is quite abit newer (in cpu age) than an e6600.

2009-05-26 02:35:50

#16

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6664|Finland

jaymz9350 wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
jesus if he;s out of date, my 4850, e7200 + 1gb ram arent doing well
actually the e7200 is quite abit newer (in cpu age) than an e6600.

HD 4850 is just a bit faster than 8800GTX. I had 8800GTX like 2 years ago. I also had E6750 that time and when you compare the small performance difference to E7200, you can see nothing has really happpened in that price range for years.

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2009-05-26 04:09:43

#17

_Dominiko_PL: TITS or gtfo.; +97|6771|Polish state of EU

X-Fi USB or cheapest 'standard' X-Fi

2009-05-26 04:32:41

#18

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6689|King Of The Islands

FatherTed wrote:
not another audio thread nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

at least your making threads, take that mandarin

https://www.cepolina.com/freephoto/f/nature.fruits.food/mandarin.jpg

?

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2009-05-26 04:33:43

#19

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6750|so randum

Cheez wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
not another audio thread nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

at least your making threads, take that mandarin
http://www.cepolina.com/freephoto/f/nat … ndarin.jpg

?

exactly.

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2009-05-26 04:50:39

#20

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6915|NT, like Mick Dundee

FatherTed wrote:
Cheez wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
not another audio thread nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

at least your making threads, take that mandarin
http://www.cepolina.com/freephoto/f/nat … ndarin.jpg

?
exactly.

He's pretty much spot on right Ted m8?

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-05-26 06:46:23

#21

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6750|so randum

Flecco wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
Cheez wrote:

http://www.cepolina.com/freephoto/f/nat … ndarin.jpg

?
exactly.
He's pretty much spot on right Ted m8?

yup flecs, pretty much

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2009-05-26 09:13:49

#22

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6447|Winland

_Dominiko_PL wrote:
Creative

https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g240/Navicus/hahaohwow.jpg?

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-05-26 17:27:30

#23

twoblacklines: all grown up now (its boring); +49|6457

onboard sound (digital coaxial output) + beresford dac (google it) FTW. is both a dac, and a headphone amp, and can also control normal and power amps directly all for £110. and sounds great.

2009-05-26 18:02:22

#24

CrazeD: Member; +368|6923|Maine

twoblacklines wrote:
onboard sound (digital coaxial output) + beresford dac (google it) FTW. is both a dac, and a headphone amp, and can also control normal and power amps directly all for £110. and sounds great.

Why would you do all that and then use fucking onboard sound?

2009-05-26 18:05:41

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max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6818|NYC / Hamburg

... cause it doesn't matter when you use a digital output

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