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2008-12-16 20:08:01
Little BaBy JESUS
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K so i built a new computer recently... and i still have a extra $250-300 (AUD)  lying around that i feel like spending..

so if u guys could suggest what sound card is best (or best price/performance ratio)..

for info i have a P5Q-Pro motherboard and Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers.

also i live in australia so dont bother linking to newegg etc... i would like to order from www.itsdirect.com.au because i got my computer form there and they've been really good... but i will consider any other aus site.

oh and preferably just PCI because i would like to have my 2nd PCIe slot for another 4870 when i feel like it.

Ive been looking at http://itsdirect.com.au/com_products.ph … Sound_Card
as an option. is this good value etc should i go for something different.

Side note: Alot of cards ive seen say PCI express but in the picture it looks like a PCI.... why is that?


Thanks.
2008-12-16 20:20:55
The_Sniper_NM
Official EVGA Fanboy
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You'll definitely like that card, Myself (And most of the forum tbh) have the older PCI version of this card. Unbelievable sound.
2008-12-16 20:25:48
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6414|'straya

The_Sniper_NM wrote:

You'll definitely like that card, Myself (And most of the forum tbh) have the older PCI version of this card. Unbelievable sound.
Ok cool.... but is it a PCIe card? because the picture shows PCI.... and i dont want to use my 2nd PCIe slot.
2008-12-16 20:59:08
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6463|Winland

Xonar.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
2008-12-16 21:11:57
Defiance
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Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

The_Sniper_NM wrote:

You'll definitely like that card, Myself (And most of the forum tbh) have the older PCI version of this card. Unbelievable sound.
Ok cool.... but is it a PCIe card? because the picture shows PCI.... and i dont want to use my 2nd PCIe slot.
On the page you linked to, that picture is of a card that uses a PCIe x1 slot.
2008-12-16 22:01:08
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6414|'straya

Defiance wrote:

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

The_Sniper_NM wrote:

You'll definitely like that card, Myself (And most of the forum tbh) have the older PCI version of this card. Unbelievable sound.
Ok cool.... but is it a PCIe card? because the picture shows PCI.... and i dont want to use my 2nd PCIe slot.
On the page you linked to, that picture is of a card that uses a PCIe x1 slot.
sooo will that go into the red circled slots or the blue circled slots (sorry for being a noob haha. never had to deal with anything PCIe except video cards)
https://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z43/howdoulikemen0w/2269_l.jpg
2008-12-16 22:17:22
CrazeD
Member
+368|6938|Maine
It can go in the blue circled ones, or the long blue/long black ones.
2008-12-16 22:33:34
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6414|'straya
Final question:

how is the card in OP different from this one? http://itsdirect.com.au/com_products.ph … Card_Only_

is it the same card but this one doesnt have sehxy looking black case? or are the cards actually different... its just that its $100 cheaper.
2008-12-16 22:46:03
some_random_panda
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Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Final question:

how is the card in OP different from this one? http://itsdirect.com.au/com_products.ph … Card_Only_

is it the same card but this one doesnt have sehxy looking black case? or are the cards actually different... its just that its $100 cheaper.
No, the one with the case has in-built "X-RAM", which is supposed to make it faster.

See following:

http://www.soundblaster.com/products/pr … duct=17927

http://www.soundblaster.com/products/pr … duct=17791

Last edited by some_random_panda (2008-12-16 22:47:17)

2008-12-16 22:47:14
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6414|'straya

some_random_panda wrote:

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Final question:

how is the card in OP different from this one? http://itsdirect.com.au/com_products.ph … Card_Only_

is it the same card but this one doesnt have sehxy looking black case? or are the cards actually different... its just that its $100 cheaper.
No, the one with the case has in-built "X-RAM", which is supposed to make it faster.
Think its worth $100? cuz that $100 could buy me a nice amount of beer this holidays lol
2008-12-16 22:47:37
some_random_panda
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Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

some_random_panda wrote:

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Final question:

how is the card in OP different from this one? http://itsdirect.com.au/com_products.ph … Card_Only_

is it the same card but this one doesnt have sehxy looking black case? or are the cards actually different... its just that its $100 cheaper.
No, the one with the case has in-built "X-RAM", which is supposed to make it faster.
Think its worth $100? cuz that $100 could buy me a nice amount of beer this holidays lol
I have no idea.  I don't even use a sound card.

See my edit in previous post.  They're not even completely the same card (specs are almost identical though).

Last edited by some_random_panda (2008-12-16 22:48:50)

2008-12-16 23:06:52
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6414|'straya
so can anyone tell me if its worth the extra money? the specs look pretty much exactly the same except for the X-RAM.... which for all i know if just a marketing ploy haha
2008-12-16 23:12:08
Scorpion0x17
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+691|7031|Cambridge (UK)
Dude, I put one of them into a build I did for a mate.

Dunno which one (whether it was with/without the XRAM).

Sry, shoulda looked at pics before I posted - it was the one with a casing, so the one with XRAM.

It sounds f'ing awesome.

And his PC (though, it was v.high spec) has no problems running crysis/bf2/anything with maxed-out sound wizardry.

Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2008-12-16 23:15:13)

2008-12-16 23:14:53
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6414|'straya

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Dude, I put one of them into a build I did for a mate.

Dunno which one (whether it was with/without the XRAM).

It sounds f'ing awesome.

And his PC (though, it was v.high spec) has no problems running crysis/bf2/anything with maxed-out sound wizardry.
awesome... so far im looking at the cheaper one... because i cant see how there can be that much difference between the two... either way it will still be alot better than onboard sound.
2008-12-16 23:16:05
Scorpion0x17
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Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Dude, I put one of them into a build I did for a mate.

Dunno which one (whether it was with/without the XRAM).

It sounds f'ing awesome.

And his PC (though, it was v.high spec) has no problems running crysis/bf2/anything with maxed-out sound wizardry.
awesome... so far im looking at the cheaper one... because i cant see how there can be that much difference between the two... either way it will still be alot better than onboard sound.
Yeah, much better.

(also see my edit to above post, btw)

What are the rest of your specs?
2008-12-16 23:19:03
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6414|'straya

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Dude, I put one of them into a build I did for a mate.

Dunno which one (whether it was with/without the XRAM).

It sounds f'ing awesome.

And his PC (though, it was v.high spec) has no problems running crysis/bf2/anything with maxed-out sound wizardry.
awesome... so far im looking at the cheaper one... because i cant see how there can be that much difference between the two... either way it will still be alot better than onboard sound.
Yeah, much better.

(also see my edit to above post, btw)

What are the rest of your specs?
ok.


C2D e8400 @ 4.05 Ghz
P5Q-Pro
4GB OCZ Reaper 1066Mhz  DDR2 RAM
1GB HD 4870
750GB 7200 RPM HDD
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers

thats the main specs....
2008-12-16 23:20:46
Scorpion0x17
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creative wrote:

Boost your performance even further in games like Quake 4, Battlefield 2, Prey, Unreal Tournament 3 and others that take advantage of X-RAM.
see also this

Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2008-12-16 23:22:26)

2008-12-16 23:22:43
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6414|'straya

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

creative wrote:

Boost your performance even further in games like Quake 4, Battlefield 2, Prey, Unreal Tournament 3 and others that take advantage of X-RAM.
lol way to make my decision harder
2008-12-16 23:26:31
Scorpion0x17
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Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

awesome... so far im looking at the cheaper one... because i cant see how there can be that much difference between the two... either way it will still be alot better than onboard sound.
Yeah, much better.

(also see my edit to above post, btw)

What are the rest of your specs?
ok.


C2D e8400 @ 4.05 Ghz
P5Q-Pro
4GB OCZ Reaper 1066Mhz  DDR2 RAM
1GB HD 4870
750GB 7200 RPM HDD
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers

thats the main specs....
Well, I'm only going on how that compare to his Q9650, 4GB Reaper DDR3, 3xGTX280, but I'd say either sound card will almost certainly be fine.

It all comes down to "Do you want to pay an extra $100 for sound that's just that little bit better and maybe 5-10% more FPS?"

Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2008-12-16 23:27:17)

2008-12-16 23:28:16
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6414|'straya

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:


Yeah, much better.

(also see my edit to above post, btw)

What are the rest of your specs?
ok.


C2D e8400 @ 4.05 Ghz
P5Q-Pro
4GB OCZ Reaper 1066Mhz  DDR2 RAM
1GB HD 4870
750GB 7200 RPM HDD
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers

thats the main specs....
Well, I'm only going on how that compare to his Q9650, 4GB Reaper DDR3, 3xGTX280, but I'd say either sound card will almost certainly be fine.

It all comes down to "Do you want to pay an extra $100 for sound that's just that little bit better and maybe 5-10% more FPS?"
exactly... yer i think ill probably still go for the cheaper one... $100 is $100 after all lol
2008-12-16 23:29:09
Scorpion0x17
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Do you own/play any of these?
2008-12-16 23:32:27
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6414|'straya

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Do you own/play any of these?
the only game in that list i play is bf2... and i very rarely play it anymore.
2008-12-16 23:34:38
Scorpion0x17
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Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Do you own/play any of these?
the only game in that list i play is bf2... and i very rarely play it anymore.
well, no way of knowing how complete that list is, it's the official site, so... *shrug*

don't blame me if you get the cheaper one and it's shit, but I'd go for the cheaper unless I had money to burn.
2008-12-16 23:36:19
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6414|'straya

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Do you own/play any of these?
the only game in that list i play is bf2... and i very rarely play it anymore.
well, no way of knowing how complete that list is, it's the official site, so... *shrug*

don't blame me if you get the cheaper one and it's shit, but I'd go for the cheaper unless I had money to burn.
lol i wouldnt blame anyone... because theres no way it can be worse than onboard sound... and considering there are $30 soundcards on the website... i'd say it couldnt be to bad.
2008-12-16 23:39:55
Scorpion0x17
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Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

the only game in that list i play is bf2... and i very rarely play it anymore.
well, no way of knowing how complete that list is, it's the official site, so... *shrug*

don't blame me if you get the cheaper one and it's shit, but I'd go for the cheaper unless I had money to burn.
lol i wouldnt blame anyone... because theres no way it can be worse than onboard sound... and considering there are $30 soundcards on the website... i'd say it couldnt be to bad.
Yeah, and I'm just covering my ass 'cos I've never done a side-by-side comparison of the two versions, so really have no idea what difference the X-RAM makes.

Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2008-12-16 23:40:48)

 

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