Bf2 sound

2006-12-10 05:09:04

#1

slicknic: Member; +145|7082

im currently using an onboard soundcard... and long story short need a soundcard/headphones for cpl.

personally... im kind of against expensive soundcards.. i just dont think they can produce what they cost...
but i DO want to have every advantage possible (hearing a grenade land would be greaaaat) so any ideas on what soundcard / headset i should get for a reasonable price.

ive heard of the usb headphones w/ sound cards in em.. do they really work well?

I already have a mic so i dont need headphones w/ a mic.

main things is price - and ability to hear important things (footsteps, grenades, gunfire) i could honestly care less about how good it sounds as long as i can hear it.

wanting something that ranges from 50 to ~130 150 absolute max

thanks ^^

2006-12-10 06:14:36

#2

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7023|NYC / Hamburg

the soundblaster x-fi xtrememusic is a very good card (it has all the bells and whistles of the better cards, only the front panel is missing) and still has a reasonable price ($ 92 currently on newegg) link

EDIT: in fact its only $ 72 after mail in rebate

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2006-12-10 06:48:58

#3

Cookie.VXT: Bringer Of Cookies.; +178|6891|UK

well unless u really want what your money is gonna get you either want a Razer Barracuda or if you can find a cheap one an X-Fi Fatal1ty

as for what max says yeep thats right on the money

i have an X-Fi XtremeMusic and its the biz

and you can hear grenades ebing thrown and hit the floor so you got ample time to run away

2006-12-10 13:05:48

#4

slicknic: Member; +145|7082

i guess ill get the cheapest x-fi card... i just hate dieing purely because i cant hear a grenade land in proximity of me.

any suggestions on headphones? is there really that much difference b/w em all ~.^ i remember a $20 from walmart i used forever... till they got borked.

2006-12-10 13:08:32

#5

kn0ckahh: Member; +98|7194|netherlands, sweet lake city

try to find a soundcard with 3D sound it makes it easy to locate enemy's because you can here where a nade, revive or someone throwing a medic/suppoert bag

2006-12-10 13:11:30

#6

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|7021|Area 51

I had an soundblaster live! 24-bit (costed me 25 euro's) in battlefield I used software on medium and I could here grenades fall..

2006-12-10 13:21:06

#7

JE3146: Member; +109|7027|Oregon

RDMC(2) wrote:
I had an soundblaster live! 24-bit (costed me 25 euro's) in battlefield I used software on medium and I could here grenades fall..

I have integrated graphics. Soundstorm 6.1 from the NForce 2 days, and even I can here grenades land....

I'm sure there's a certain level of performance increase with the upper end soundcards, but after a while I imagine the price just doesn't justify the performance increase...

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