New soundcard, don't know what to get!

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  1. nateluthje

    nateluthje Guest

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    Hi All,

    Looking for a new sound card. I'm using onboard atm. Wanted to get surround sound speakers. I don't know what to get. Any suggestions. Price is not a problem.

    Thanks Nate
     
  2. Anarion

    Anarion Ancient Guru

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    You can't really go wrong with SoundBlaster Z/Zx/ZxR.
     
  3. 0blivious

    0blivious Ancient Guru

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    Pretty happy with my Z. It's driving some 500w Logitech Z906 5.1 speakers quite nicely.

    I'm not quite as happy with Creative's driver support over the years though. I've had 4 or 5 of their sound cards. The X-Fi support is horrid. They like to dump legacy support the moment something new is released.
     
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    Yes the Z is a good all round card
     

  5. IAmGhostDog

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    I've had Creative cards in the past and this is the reason I no longer do.
    Those that have them and they get them to work, I'm happy for you.
    Personally I can highly recommend this brand:
    HT|Omega
    They do drivers right. No fix this, break that.
    Download latest drivers, install, done.
    They work.
    HT|Omega Drivers
     
  6. Lioncomputer

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    ommm if you have money i think you must buy a asus solar :s good stuf
     
  7. Witcher29

    Witcher29 Ancient Guru

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    Try the X7 once u go there u never look back, its the best external soundcard atm money can buy.

    I had a Zx before but i had airflow problems with it cause it was blocking my SLI-setup
     

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