Hello, I'm a complete noob when it comes to audio but I've been researching some of it because I play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitively. Having good sound and especially hearing where footsteps are coming from is extremely important. Currently I have:
- ALC1150 onboard sound from the motherboard
- A cheap *** Fatal1ty gaming headset
To be frank, the sound is bad. I've had instances where I could swear I heard someone in front of me, to only find out two seconds later he was actually behind me! This hurts my gameplay a lot and I want to upgrade. I've been looking into the Kingston HyperX Cloud gaming headset (the one they made with QPAD) as per the advice of some friends.
I've looked at some reviews including this one: ((
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Skip to 5:20 as that is where he starts to talk about the sound quality. He says it didn't sound very good on an ipod, a laptop and on older motherboards, but the sound was awesome on a newer motherboard that had a 'dedicated headphone amplifier' on it. I think it has to do with the power (60 Ohm) because he says the bass sounded a lot tighter and less muddy when he plugged it into 'something that was able to power it'
As I do not know anything about this stuff and I want my upgrade to mean something, does the ALC1150 suffice in this area? Do I need a soundcard? Do I maybe even need a different headset?
I don't really want to spend more than a 100$ but I COULD spend a little more if there is no other option.
Thanks in advance!
Baris
- ALC1150 onboard sound from the motherboard
- A cheap *** Fatal1ty gaming headset
To be frank, the sound is bad. I've had instances where I could swear I heard someone in front of me, to only find out two seconds later he was actually behind me! This hurts my gameplay a lot and I want to upgrade. I've been looking into the Kingston HyperX Cloud gaming headset (the one they made with QPAD) as per the advice of some friends.
I've looked at some reviews including this one: ((
Skip to 5:20 as that is where he starts to talk about the sound quality. He says it didn't sound very good on an ipod, a laptop and on older motherboards, but the sound was awesome on a newer motherboard that had a 'dedicated headphone amplifier' on it. I think it has to do with the power (60 Ohm) because he says the bass sounded a lot tighter and less muddy when he plugged it into 'something that was able to power it'
As I do not know anything about this stuff and I want my upgrade to mean something, does the ALC1150 suffice in this area? Do I need a soundcard? Do I maybe even need a different headset?
I don't really want to spend more than a 100$ but I COULD spend a little more if there is no other option.
Thanks in advance!
Baris