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Maybe, what do you do with your computer? Game, music, porn?
I have a Xonar DG, and i'm not going to sugar coat anything. There is no difference between my on-baord and this, i have a 5ghz 2600k and i bought i for the sole reason to alleviate any extra cpu cycles, there is no difference, in fact iv'e had some issues with some games that won't use it's 8 channel audio, which in my opinion adds a tiny tiny bit of depth to games, such as the sound stage, but i can get these similar options from a realtek on-board.
I still have it and use it however i believe my issue stems from not being able to utilize it, i have a 2.1 system on my PC and a $20 pair of headphones, when i got my sennhieser hd200's i noticed a slight difference in highs and mids versus the onboard, but it was so slight, that i could have just been imagining it. I wouldn't spend the money if you don't have too, i don't think you will benefit from it unless you drop $300 in a speaker system or some dolby headphones.
If you want to know anything else about it's features let me know.
Dolby was misused, I think he meant something else. What you want in a headphone is something that covers the entire ear and, well, sounds good (which is subjective).
I'm a fan of the Sennheiser's in the $100-200 range. I use HD280 Pros for home music production, along with studio monitors. Headphones are great full range out of the box without needing to bump up the bass or tweak the treble. This model is available most everywhere here in the US. Beware of the slightly cheaper Sennheisers that look like they're full size but are actually intended for portable use (smaller) and don't reproduce sound very well.
To add to the confusion, you'll probably need an external amp to power any decent pair of headphones. I use a Rolls HA43 Pro. About $40.
What if I chose the Corsair Vengeance 1500?
It's hard to actually buy for example the Psyko's that you linked, because they do not ship to my country, and the only one I could find that did sell them at ebay,
they charge the same price for the shipping as the headset costs, and if there ever was a failure on that thing, it would take weeks to ship/return it...
I would be better of with the 1500's as it is sold at a local shop which also are amazing at support if there ever was a problem.
I'll try them out, and might also try one of the sound cards, not quite sure yet.
Thanks for the replies though!