recommend Sound card?

[dittohead]

can anyone recommmend a 5.1 or 7.1 sound card?

my specs are below
price rage? max. £80/$150 ish...

thanks

i have a Hercules XPS 5.100 sound system i love it!
and a standard Creative SoundBlaster 5.1 card... time for an upgrade! :santa:


EDIT:
maybe the Creative SB X-Fi gamers series, etc?

[ares350]

xfi or audigy are good. I have an xfi on its way to me.

[David_N]

Don't plan on running anything digitally with Creative X-Fi's, they only do 2.1. You need to run analog to get 5.1/7.1.


I'd personally look into the Auzentech series of cards, I've heard a lot of good things. I believe the X-Meridian fits in your price range too (which is their high end card).


Good luck

[blarf]

I got a soundblaster X-Fi and i really like it. i also heard about those auzentech being really good. (better than X-fi??)

[dittohead]

is the Audigy 4 any good?

[Wicked Klown]

I got a soundblaster X-Fi and i really like it. i also heard about those auzentech being really good. (better than X-fi??)



The AuzenTechs are better for optic out and HTPC. They do have some issues with a few games. For down right gaming and analog X-Fi wins.

[UglyChild]

Look in to M-Audio Revolution cards. you have a choice of 5.1 and 7.1

[nd4spdbh2]

dont look into any of the audigy series if you already have a SB live 5.1... the audigy series uses the same exact sound processing chip as the sb live 5.1... heck you can even use audigy drivers on a sb live 5.1 card... i say stick with what you got... the difference even if you upgrade to the best x-fi probably wont be noticible.

[dittohead]

dont look into any of the audigy series if you already have a SB live 5.1... the audigy series uses the same exact sound processing chip as the sb live 5.1... heck you can even use audigy drivers on a sb live 5.1 card... i say stick with what you got... the difference even if you upgrade to the best x-fi probably wont be noticible.

ahh cheers mate :)

plus im replacing my speakers - with the same Hercules XPS 5.100 model :drool:

[Terranova]

sound blaster X-FI or an Audigy 2ZS i love my Audigy 2ZS