I use my PC for music, media, and gaming lol. I'll probably take your advice on the Surround 5.1 even though it's out of stock at NewEgg :(. I'll still wait for it though. Thanks for the help! Concerning my headphones, it's all because of the slaps :D. I'll probably just get these headphones http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106328 if my budget allows me, headphones aren't really my priority. On Jan 4, 8:56 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > HT Omega is quite nice, but definitely more for a media computer, > forget about gaming with that. If you use your pc mainly for music and > video, then stick with the HT Omega. If you game, then something with > a x-fi chip is essential. You have a Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer > Fatal1ty Pro for 100$, a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB > for 55$, and a Auzentech X-Fi Bravura for 120$ with improved > components. Do you listen to music, movies, games? If you really want > to start little by little, I would advise on getting the X-Fi Surround > 5.1, as it has digital connections for your speakers, much better > opamps than what you have at both your desktop and laptop, and that > would help you train your ears for better things to come... Besides > being the cheapest alternative that would get you a much better sound > than onboard crap, you would actually be able to listen to good > quality sound on your laptop. Seriously, you don't know how crappy > onboard sound is until you listened to a discreet soundcard or DAC :) > > I'm sorry to say, but your headphones are low end (not dirt cheap, > though:) ), more or less between my Philips SHP2000 and my Technics RP- > F290. You got those Sennheisers because you liked the sound signature > of them, or for other reason? What kind of things do you like in > music, a wider sound (like if the sound came from speakers), better > low end (bass), midrange, treble? > > On 5 Jan, 04:28, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I was just looking for a low-end starter sound card for now and later > > upgrade to a more higher end one. I use speakers (digital) but > > occasionally use headphones (mid-end Sennheiser DJs HD202) when > > company come over..... > > I was looking at this sound card for my > > desktophttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271001 > > I don't really mind my lappy using a integrated sound card, I mostly > > just use it for work and such. > > > On Jan 4, 8:12 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > What kind of soundcard were you looking for? Do you listen through > > > speakers (analog or digital?), headphones (IEMs, full size, dirt > > > cheap, low, mid, high, ultra, insane end?), do you want to use the > > > same soundcard on both your desktop and your laptop? > > > > On 5 Jan, 04:10, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I know, if it was slapped with a mid-end discrete gpu, it would be > > > > classified a low-end gaming laptop lol. > > > > Damn I still need a soundcard for my desktop :( > > > > On Jan 4, 8:04 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Oh, and those soundcards also have modded drivers, both lightweight > > > > > and with sound mods :) > > > > > > On 5 Jan, 04:03, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Ah, your cpu is a very different story :) that explains the > > > > > > performance you get on several games. > > > > > > Software wise, FMOD is the best software renderer. Hardware wise, > > > > > > OpenAL is the better option. Games went through a rough time between > > > > > > the end of DS3D and the first version of OpenAL, but now with both > > > > > > FMOD and refined OpenAL, gaming audio is quite fine. > > > > > > I still recommend anyone who wants much better audio than those > > > > > > onboard chipsets, to get a x-fi go usb, or a x-fi surround 5.1 usb > > > > > > for > > > > > > both optical and 5.1 output. Any of those makes a world of > > > > > > difference > > > > > > in audio, be it games, music or movies. > > > > > > > On 5 Jan, 03:58, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > @Tribal > > > > > > > My specs are on my profile :) > > > > > > > I have the 1.0 so I'm all good :D > > > > > > > @Espi > > > > > > > Thanks for the retexturing link :) I'll be sure to reinstall UT > > > > > > > GOTY > > > > > > > for my comp and try this sucker out. > > > > > > > To the sound renderer topic, I prefer OpenAL because its 3D audio > > > > > > > positioning work better than FMod. FMod however has a very good > > > > > > > quality and has a really good working audio library. > > > > > > > On Jan 4, 7:11 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The difference is that OpenAL enables audio acceleration. Of > > > > > > > > course > > > > > > > > that the quality of both the audio hardware/chipset as well as > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > driver, do make a lot of difference. Don't forget that some > > > > > > > > onboard > > > > > > > > chipsets don't resample audio so well, so windows audio > > > > > > > > settings might > > > > > > > > have to be lowered to gain both some fps and better audio > > > > > > > > overall. > > > > > > > > > On 5 Jan, 03:09, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Meh I think OpenAL and FMOD sounded about the same to me, but > > > > > > > > > I forget > > > > > > > > > what the conditions were, but when trying to use Hardware > > > > > > > > > audio on one > > > > > > > > > of the 2 audio renders, it would have a (lot) higher pitch on > > > > > > > > > all > > > > > > > > > sounds (I'm thinking this was on XP on my 950GMA laptop with > > > > > > > > > Realtek > > > > > > > > > HDA) > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:03 PM, tribaljet > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Last time I played it, OpenAL wasn't an option yet. I > > > > > > > > > > always recommend > > > > > > > > > > OpenAL for most users, as well as me when using my DAC > > > > > > > > > > instead of x- > > > > > > > > > > fi. How's the quality of the OpenAL renderer? And I do > > > > > > > > > > understand you > > > > > > > > > > using FMOD instead of the default audio renderer, it was > > > > > > > > > > kinda > > > > > > > > > > finnicky :) > > > > > > > > > > > On 5 Jan, 03:00, Espionage724 <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Yea, UT99 or the Goty version of it, also I cant use the > > > > > > > > > >> Galaxy > > > > > > > > > >> (default) audio render cuz it plays corrupted audio for > > > > > > > > > >> some reason on > > > > > > > > > >> 7 for me (other option is OpenAL also) > > > > > > > > > > >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:40 PM, tribaljet > > > > > > > > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> > Luckily I was able to get a first version :) But anyway, > > > > > > > > > >> > if any of you > > > > > > > > > >> > guys have a second version, I posted a downgrade patch a > > > > > > > > > >> > few days ago > > > > > > > > > >> > here, on the first topic about gta sa online. > > > > > > > > > > >> > Espi, is that for UT99?? That big of a pack must have > > > > > > > > > >> > kickass > > > > > > > > > >> > textures :D I only disagree with FMOD, that while being > > > > > > > > > >> > quite nice, > > > > > > > > > >> > still isn't match for audio hardware renderers, which > > > > > > > > > >> > can be emulated > > > > > > > > > >> > by now, at least at those audio hw tiers. > > > > > > > > > > >> > On 5 Jan, 02:34, Espionage724 <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > >> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> >> I downloaded san andreas a few days ago (I'm pretty > > > > > > > > > >> >> sure its the first > > > > > > > > > >> >> edition DVD) but yea steam/direct2drive/version 2.0 > > > > > > > > > >> >> dvd's dont work I > > > > > > > > > >> >> heard > > > > > > > > > > >> >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:26 PM, tribaljet > > > > > > > > > >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> >> > Hey Espi, do you happen to know about any high > > > > > > > > > >> >> > quality texture packs > > > > > > > > > >> >> > for UT 99? Despite me being a quake fan, it kinda > > > > > > > > > >> >> > went downhill for > > > > > > > > > >> >> > quite some time ago, and that UT, as well as 2004 are > > > > > > > > > >> >> > great :) > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > Which version do you guys have of gta sa? Because > > > > > > > > > >> >> > multiplayer only > > > > > > > > > >> >> > works with the first version. > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > On 5 Jan, 02:23, Espionage724 > > > > > > > > > >> >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> Yea I could host a server (my server pc is doing > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> nothing at the moment > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> cept hosting teamspeak 3 lol) > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> I was thinking about hosting a CS:S server or Gmod, > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> or maybe > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> OpenArena, UT Goty, etc idk lol > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:18 PM, MAD_BEAST > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > yeah men i always wanted to play something with > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > the brothers i > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > remember few months ago uncle wanted to join us in > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > a KILLING FLOOR > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > game unfortunatly it fails for the lack of cracked > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > servers.... > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > thats why i have been looking for COOL and FREE > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > games where we all > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > could have fun it would be awesome! > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > -- > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > -- > > > > > > > > > >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > > > > >> > -- > > > > > > > > > >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
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