Hi,
I have razer makos (2.1 speakers) in use with the rig below and don't plan on getting rid of them anytime soon. My asus deluxe 1156 mobo comes with some on-board audio features like DTS - Im no audiophile so Ill leave a link to the mobos description - maybe someone can tell me how good this onboard really is:
http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=yZD4yFdLw1l3gZ35&templete=2
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1) Would a sound card benefit my makos - or is my onboard just as good with my 2.1 speakers?
1a) If a sound card will benefit (and money is not a issue) - which card would you recommend?
[a card in one of my exposed PCI-e will block half of my gpu fan) where as I have a clear PCI slot even once i go Xfire]
I've been looking at the following but open to suggestions...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132010&cm_re=stx-_-29-132-010-_-Product
2) The makos also have a second line out in the form of the red/white audio inputs - would there be any advantage to getting a sound card with these inputs too - like the STX?
Thanks in advance!
Statz
My setup....
Intel i5-750 @ 4.0Ghz w/ H70 Cooler | ASUS P7P55D Deluxe | Vapor-X HD 5850 1GB @ 775/1125 | 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Dominator 1600 @ 2000 11-10-10-24-2N | Intel X25-M 80GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB | CORSAIR 750W | ASUS 23.6\" 1920x1080 | Antec 902 | Razer Mako 2.1 Speakers | Win 7 Ultimate 64
I have razer makos (2.1 speakers) in use with the rig below and don't plan on getting rid of them anytime soon. My asus deluxe 1156 mobo comes with some on-board audio features like DTS - Im no audiophile so Ill leave a link to the mobos description - maybe someone can tell me how good this onboard really is:
http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=yZD4yFdLw1l3gZ35&templete=2
---------
1) Would a sound card benefit my makos - or is my onboard just as good with my 2.1 speakers?
1a) If a sound card will benefit (and money is not a issue) - which card would you recommend?
[a card in one of my exposed PCI-e will block half of my gpu fan) where as I have a clear PCI slot even once i go Xfire]
I've been looking at the following but open to suggestions...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132010&cm_re=stx-_-29-132-010-_-Product
2) The makos also have a second line out in the form of the red/white audio inputs - would there be any advantage to getting a sound card with these inputs too - like the STX?
Thanks in advance!
Statz
My setup....
Intel i5-750 @ 4.0Ghz w/ H70 Cooler | ASUS P7P55D Deluxe | Vapor-X HD 5850 1GB @ 775/1125 | 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Dominator 1600 @ 2000 11-10-10-24-2N | Intel X25-M 80GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB | CORSAIR 750W | ASUS 23.6\" 1920x1080 | Antec 902 | Razer Mako 2.1 Speakers | Win 7 Ultimate 64