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Help me decide my gaming PC
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--- Quote from: Snaked_Snake on February 07, 2017, 12:24:50 PM ---Quick question, if I'm using headphones is it worth it to buy a 7.1 sound card or are 7.1 sound cards for surround speakers? And if so should I get a 5.1 sound card then?
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You don't need a sound card at all. Unless if you're an extremely picky audiophipe, or have expensive af headphones that take advantage of 5.1 and 5.1 or more speakers, you won't need a sound card at all. The default audio port is perfect.
Bisjac:
all motherboards have built in 5.1 and its kind of a waste to have 7.1 speaker setup on a computer unless its at a tv within an entire living room.
there are only 4 existing 7.1 headphones anyway and not worth the price if you are having a budget computer.
Steve5451²:
--- Quote from: Snaked_Snake on February 07, 2017, 12:24:50 PM ---Quick question, if I'm using headphones is it worth it to buy a 7.1 sound card or are 7.1 sound cards for surround speakers? And if so should I get a 5.1 sound card then?
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if you're using headphones there's zero reason to get a 7.1 sound card.
in fact don't waste your money on a sound card in the first place unless you do have a 7.1 surround sound setup.
RedGajin:
unrelated to OP, does anyone have any suggestions for a good gaming PC for under $800? not building it myself, im just looking for something to blow my tax returns on
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--- Quote from: RedGajin on February 07, 2017, 03:00:11 PM ---unrelated to OP, does anyone have any suggestions for a good gaming PC for under $800? not building it myself, im just looking for something to blow my tax returns on
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I came up with this build here for you, at $757.30 it is a pretty decent build
Specs:
* Intel i5 6500 @3.2 Ghz
* MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 6GB
* G. Skill Ripjaws V 8x2 16GB DDR4-3000
* MSI H110M Gaming MicroATX
* Seagate BarraCuda 1TB HDD 7200rpm
* EVGA 500w 80+ Bronze
* Corsair 88R MicroATX mid-tower case
Pretty swagging build with a good color scheme