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Get a Sound Card and Surround Speakers: I Ain't Kiddn

truenorthbgtruenorthbg Member Posts: 1,453
in Hardware

My gaming and movie experience has been enhanced incredibly.    Movies, gaming, and music from the PC is so much more immersive with a "decent" sound card and surround speakers.

 

My performance in games such as Vanguard is also better from it.

 

I suggest for Christmas you treat yourself to a sound card and surround speakers.  The installation is so easy for a sound card:  no wiring to the power supply or anything like that;  you just snap it in.

 

So easy.

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I neither play WoW nor eat fast food.

Comments

  • EcranomicalEcranomical Member Posts: 326

    I agree. When I first experienced something like that, going back to the regular old sound system was just...boring.

    I have huge subwoofer and some nice speakers, but the adapter for all that is broken, and I can't seem to fix it; but now I have some inspiration, and free time, so i'll give it another try.

  • PatriarchPatriarch Member Posts: 64

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  • RidelynnRidelynn Member EpicPosts: 7,383

    Originally posted by Zhah001
    <p cfbody"="">I have a gigabit LAN controller with my new motherboard. I am planning on getting a new router that has gigabit ports. But will running at gigabit speed to the router actually increase my performance when I play MMO's? After all, what is the speed from the router to the cable modem? I'm pretty sure it's not gigabit?    
    Not sure if this is a precursor to a spam thread or not since it's bumping such an old post...

    but your right, it won't help MMOs at all because your internet is much much slower.

  • botrytisbotrytis Member RarePosts: 3,363
    Originally posted by Zhah001
    <p cfbody"="">

    I have a gigabit LAN controller with my new motherboard. I am planning on getting a new router that has gigabit ports. But will running at gigabit speed to the router actually increase my performance when I play MMO's? After all, what is the speed from the router to the cable modem? I'm pretty sure it's not gigabit?

     

     

    You are limited to your ISP speed anyway - that is the bottleneck not your internal network.


  • RobsolfRobsolf Member RarePosts: 4,607
    Absolutely.  I learned early in life that sound is every bit as important as video.  I use Alesis Monitor 1 studio monitors, since I also use my PC as a DAW.  But even if I didn't, I'd spare no expense.  And as you say, positional audio will tell you things your monitor can't.
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