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ok i decided im not going to use my ****ty speakers and intergrated sound card.

im pretty set on theese speakers right here...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16836121126

and i cant decide on a sound card theese are my options...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16829102181
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16829102006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16829102178

which would be best for me or is there another one i should look at

also i was looking at azuntech (sp?) and they look like they have some pretty good cards anyone have any experience with them

thanks in advanced.

 

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None of your links work . Whats your budget look like? If you dont want crappy speakers stay away form any and all computer speakers. Get yourself a decent receiver and some bookshelf speakers .

 

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/signed.
or good headphones (cheaper and better audio quality)

also, buy creative or turtle beach sound cards, because they.. you know, install when you tell them to, as opposed to no name brand.

 

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I have to agree, you hear WAY much more with good headphones than you would with speakers. What do you usually do with your system? If its mainly gaming, then Creative is the best way because of EAX 5.0.

 

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mostly gaming, alot of music, and occasionaly dvds. my budget is around 100 bucks

 

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fade2black2004@ said:

mostly gaming, alot of music, and occasionaly dvds. my budget is around 100 bucks

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Is that for speakers or headphones and a soundcard?

 

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well for speakers i was going to go with the logitech x-530, and i would like to spend $100 on a soundcard

 

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The X-530s are decent speakers in their price range, but for that price I think you would be better off with a decent pair of headphones. If youre going to spend $100 on a soundcard youll need some form of speakers/headphones to take full advantage of the hardware. You will notice an immediate difference just by going to X soundcard and those Logitecs, but the speakers would still be limiting you. Theyre not bad by any means, but you get what you pay for.

 

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ok thanks but what about the sound card what is best for around 100 bucks

 

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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102181
$99.99 (-$150.00 Instant Savings)
-If you can cop these with the sale price (currently out of stock, but I managed to get it when it was in stock after being out of stock the night before), I would snag those.

Otherwise I'd get an Xplosion:
AuzenTech XPlosion 7.1 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829156001
$94.99 (-$35.00 Instant Savings)
If you can't get the Creative within a few days of hawk-eyeing it for them to come in stock, I'd snag this while it's $35 off.

 

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If you can find a deal on an X-Fi Extreme Music thats one of the bette rones around for the price.