Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: reddevil0728
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: reddevil0728
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: reddevil0728
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
What's the X-Fi Elite Pro being used with?
Logitech z5500.... + etc etc.. so its 9.3 system in total.. 9 speakers 3 sub woofers
Might want to get a good system to match the rest of it.
isn't it gd enuf for x fi elite pro? cause the rest of the system consist of altec lansing n creative speakers.. i need to check the models
I think you'd be justified spending ~$70 on an xtreme music with those speakers. I'm not sure how much you paid for your X-Fi, but over here is't like $260. I don't think you're going to be able to tell much difference in output on those speakers to justify the ~4x as much the Elite Pro cost.
If you're really serious about getting something that actually sounds good and not just getting the most expensive soundcard and a rediculous X.Y system, there are a lot of great options out there that will sound leaps and bounds better than what you have now.
If I was getting a new gaming card for my sound system, I'm not sure I'd get anything beyond the basic X-Fi and I'm way beyond z-5500 level.
i think its just rite for the sound cards n system
How are you deciding that it sounds just right? Because it was the most expensive gaming card?
Within the category of X-Fi, there are a few decisions you have to make about what you want based on the four cards they offer. You seem like the kind of guy that would want the X-Ram to just get the possibility that it will help you out later for gaming performance. I think the decision to get the Elite card vs. the Fatality should be decided on what you're using for your output device.
I don't think the quality on the output components you've listed warrant spending that much to get the slightly better output of the Elite card. I'm just going off what I've heard from other people and the reviews I've read though. You're definately getting well into diminishing returns on your soundcard while you've got a ton more room to move up in your speakers.
I'm telling you that your speakers are the bottleneck in your audio performance. Just like your dual 7950GX2s would be wasted running 800x600 with no effects on, you've got this audio card capable of very good output and you've got them hooked up to something where that extra performace isn't going to shine.
I think minimum you should be looking at $1k (and probably more like $5k) spend on speakers where you'd be justified spending that much on your card.
It seems that you can afford it, so I say go for it and do it right. A good audio system is going to hold its value a LOT better than anything else you've shown us.