Gaming sound card

[mgrosh]

So i building a new computer nForce 680i with e6400 and 8800gts video... and its time to look at sound cards..

Is sound blaster still the king of the mountain?

I have a set of 5.1 speakers for my computer and want to use thoses if possible.

any suggestions.

money is not an object but i do not want to waste money on stuff that wont help with gaming.. I do not mix music, or listen to that much music etc....

 

[potato28]

X-Fi Extreme Music. Very cheap too. 🙂

 

[mgrosh]

Originally posted by: potato28
X-Fi Extreme Music. Very cheap too. 🙂

Im wondering why you suggest this..
It does not seem suitable for gaming at all.

does not include x-ram, x-fi or even EAX support for games. This card is almost complete designed for music only and offers nothing for gaming??

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: mgrosh

Originally posted by: potato28
X-Fi Extreme Music. Very cheap too. 🙂

Im wondering why you suggest this..
It does not seem suitable for gaming at all.

does not include x-ram, x-fi or even EAX support for games. This card is almost complete designed for music only and offers nothing for gaming??

It does include "X-Fi", it is one 😛

It does not include X-Ram, but that is only used for a few games now. If you are going to play the games that support X-Ram, then the XtremeGamer fatal1ty would be the card to look at.

It does have EAX support. The XtremeAudio does not have EAX support.

I too think it is the best price/performance gaming card.

What speakers/headphones are you using?

 

[mgrosh]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mgrosh

Originally posted by: potato28
X-Fi Extreme Music. Very cheap too. 🙂

Im wondering why you suggest this..
It does not seem suitable for gaming at all.

does not include x-ram, x-fi or even EAX support for games. This card is almost complete designed for music only and offers nothing for gaming??

It does include "X-Fi", it is one 😛

It does not include X-Ram, but that is only used for a few games now. If you are going to play the games that support X-Ram, then the XtremeGamer fatal1ty would be the card to look at.

It does have EAX support. The XtremeAudio does not have EAX support.

I too think it is the best price/performance gaming card.

What speakers/headphones are you using?

thanks on catching the EAX and X-Fi support.. looking at its list of features did not list these.

I am using a set of 5.1 speakers and a normal headset for ventrilo.


as long as it has EAX support i could care less about the x-ram...

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: mgrosh

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mgrosh

Originally posted by: potato28
X-Fi Extreme Music. Very cheap too. 🙂

Im wondering why you suggest this..
It does not seem suitable for gaming at all.

does not include x-ram, x-fi or even EAX support for games. This card is almost complete designed for music only and offers nothing for gaming??

It does include "X-Fi", it is one 😛

It does not include X-Ram, but that is only used for a few games now. If you are going to play the games that support X-Ram, then the XtremeGamer fatal1ty would be the card to look at.

It does have EAX support. The XtremeAudio does not have EAX support.

I too think it is the best price/performance gaming card.

What speakers/headphones are you using?

thanks on catching the EAX and X-Fi support.. looking at its list of features did not list these.

I am using a set of 5.1 speakers and a normal headset for ventrilo.


as long as it has EAX support i could care less about the x-ram...

I'm wondering on the kind of speaker/headset.

If you're just looking to improve your performance, then it doesn't matter. If you're looking to get better sound quality then your speakers might be holding you back.