A midlevel audio card mainly for gaming
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:29 am
Hi!
Again in audio business. I am looking reasonable priced Audio card for my game rig. Reasonable I mean 120 / 100€ mark.
I've been looking:
Asus Xonar XD PCI-E and Club 3D Theatron Agrippa 7.1
Club 3D is rebranded Auzentech X-plosion 7.1 PCI.
and perhas budget card:
Sound blaster Audigy SE 7.1
I kinda like PCI versions as I can use them in bottom of my case and have more space. Asus Xona XD seems to be very good card but needs PCI-E 1x place ( which I have one free above VGA card ) but also requires a floppy connector for extra power.
Both (Club 3D / Auzentech and Asus) cards are around 70-90€ mark in Finland. I've also looked budget version of Sounblaster Audigy SE 7.1 which is nearly half of the price either card.
I just want better audio than onboard audio card is, with clear soud. I don't have many speakers, simple 2.1 Logitech Z3's. Sometimes on board audio really screw ups like in Oblivion sound gets distorted and effects get really out of balance. For exapmle when I kicked dagger on paved road in a cavern, it sounded first like a church bell would have ranged by my ears, next was like tiny bell in 2 meters and then a gain church bell when that dagger moved.
I just don't want to buy garbage but I also don't want to buy overpriced overfeatured card and spend a lot more if I can get all I need cheaper.
Again in audio business. I am looking reasonable priced Audio card for my game rig. Reasonable I mean 120 / 100€ mark.
I've been looking:
Asus Xonar XD PCI-E and Club 3D Theatron Agrippa 7.1
Club 3D is rebranded Auzentech X-plosion 7.1 PCI.
and perhas budget card:
Sound blaster Audigy SE 7.1
I kinda like PCI versions as I can use them in bottom of my case and have more space. Asus Xona XD seems to be very good card but needs PCI-E 1x place ( which I have one free above VGA card ) but also requires a floppy connector for extra power.
Both (Club 3D / Auzentech and Asus) cards are around 70-90€ mark in Finland. I've also looked budget version of Sounblaster Audigy SE 7.1 which is nearly half of the price either card.
I just want better audio than onboard audio card is, with clear soud. I don't have many speakers, simple 2.1 Logitech Z3's. Sometimes on board audio really screw ups like in Oblivion sound gets distorted and effects get really out of balance. For exapmle when I kicked dagger on paved road in a cavern, it sounded first like a church bell would have ranged by my ears, next was like tiny bell in 2 meters and then a gain church bell when that dagger moved.
I just don't want to buy garbage but I also don't want to buy overpriced overfeatured card and spend a lot more if I can get all I need cheaper.