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Anyway, what's that site where you can put in the components you're thinking of and send it to people?
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Budget? Any uses other than gaming and normal web browsing and stuff? Do you already have a monitor, mouse, keyboard? Or a case or other re-usable component?Cheesy wrote:Also please build me a computer
The sound quality. There is a HUGE difference even if you just get the $20 Xonar DG. The CPU usage is a small difference, I doubt you would notice anything with any modern CPU.BotoloLover wrote:Sorry to intrude, but I have a question for Yonder: why you think a sound card it's one of the best cheap upgrades? Is it for the better sound quality only, or there is also a reduction in CPU processing due to the fact that sound is now processed by the sound card?
If I may answer that, it has to do with sound quality mostly. The onboard sound drivers can only do so much in terms of sound quality, specially if you have a good pair of headphones. That's where the sound card comes in, it will provide a better sound quality and also a headphone amp, which is kind of essential if you have a good pair of headphones. That said, you don't need a sound card if you only want to get a better sound quality in the stereo mode, you can buy an external DAC (like the FiiO E7), that will work like a sound card but it's just a USB device that you plug in, it also has a headphone amp. But if you want to have Dolby Hedaphone for example, which mimics the surround sound of a 5.1 or 7.1 sound stage in your headphones, you will need a sound card like the Xonar DG. Having that surround capabilities is really good when gaming, since you have a more clear sound-stage, you can also use it with movies, but I don't know how much it improves the sound though.BotoloLover wrote:Sorry to intrude, but I have a question for Yonder: why you think a sound card it's one of the best cheap upgrades? Is it for the better sound quality only, or there is also a reduction in CPU processing due to the fact that sound is now processed by the sound card?
Sorry, my english is not the best! You don't need a 5.1 or 7.1 headphones! You can use plain stereo ones. Also what these so called 5.1 heaphones do is just use the Dolby Headphone settings, so essentially they are just stereo heaphones.SiL3nT_BoB wrote:damn it, I just got psyched to get the Xonar and I read your post that you need a 5.1 or 7.1 headphones. If I get such headphones is the Xonar DS a good solution for sound upgrade?
Today is the second time i read about Deathadder...if my MX518 ever dies it will be a consideration