Come on guys, share some thoughts on your personal experience and hardware you use :)
On 22 Abr, 00:25, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > While we play games, not only do the graphics help us get into the > game, but the audio as well, be it a fast soundtrack for a racing game > or a fast paced fps, or a deeply immersive orchestrated soundtrack for > rpg games. > > Also, playing with speakers or headphones make for a very different > experience, specially for people that do competitive gaming. > > Just like IGPs (like the ones from Intel) are on a class below real > GPUs (like Nvidia and Ati ones), the same happens with audio. Onboard > audio has no comparison with dedicated soundcards. Obviously, for > laptop users, things are much more limited, yet there are still some > options that increase the games audio quality and effects, as well as > making both music and movies much more enjoyable. > > So, I'm just asking what king of audio hardware you guys have, onboard > chipset/dedicated soundcard, speakers/headphones, etc. > > I'll start. I have my awful Conexant SmartAudio HD onboard chipset > disabled, I play games with full surround, 3D audio effects and EAX > with my Creative X-Fi Go USB (btw, EAX is great for movies:D ), and I > listen to music through a NI Audio 2 DJ USB DAC. I have a 5.1 speaker > system, but I'm only using it for playing PS2. On the computer I use > headphones, I switch between some Philips SHP-2000, some Technics RP- > F290 and a pair of A&H XD-53. -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
