Which Sound Card?

Chris_ · 13-04-2007, 11:54 AM

I'm looking towards purchasing an internal sound card, to use along with my Sennheiser HD 555s (headphones). Currently, I'm using onboard 7.1 surround and I've heard there's a noticeable difference in the quality. When I'm at my PC, I'll usually be listening to music.. or playing CSS or both. So I want the quality to remain high and not turn distorted / even mute.

I've been looking on MicroDirect and have seen that there are 2 Creative Soundblaster X-Fi's listed for the same price, now I am no good with sound specifications

so could someone tell me which would be best for gaming?

Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Series Extreme Music OEM - 30SB046000000 - microdirect.co.uk
Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Series Xtreme Gamer - 70SB073A02007 - microdirect.co.uk

I've heard good things about the Soundblaster X-Fi series, so I think I'd purchase either one of them, or something from another brand around the same price.

Also, I have heard something called EAX & CMSS or something comes with these cards, are these features which improve quality/performance? could someone kindly elaborate a bit on them?

Thanks
- Chris

Swansen · 19-04-2007, 02:38 AM

well the Extreme Music series seem to be the winner here, but i would check out Turtle Beach, they make some real stellar units.
Turtle Beach > Sound Cards

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Chris_ Excalibur Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 17 Male Posts: 220 Times Helpful: 19 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	Which Sound Card? I'm looking towards purchasing an internal sound card, to use along with my Sennheiser HD 555s (headphones). Currently, I'm using onboard 7.1 surround and I've heard there's a noticeable difference in the quality. When I'm at my PC, I'll usually be listening to music.. or playing CSS or both. So I want the quality to remain high and not turn distorted / even mute. I've been looking on MicroDirect and have seen that there are 2 Creative Soundblaster X-Fi's listed for the same price, now I am no good with sound specifications so could someone tell me which would be best for gaming? Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Series Extreme Music OEM - 30SB046000000 - microdirect.co.uk Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Series Xtreme Gamer - 70SB073A02007 - microdirect.co.uk I've heard good things about the Soundblaster X-Fi series, so I think I'd purchase either one of them, or something from another brand around the same price. Also, I have heard something called EAX & CMSS or something comes with these cards, are these features which improve quality/performance? could someone kindly elaborate a bit on them? Thanks - Chris

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