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Post by [100]QuikShot on May 23, 2010 23:05:31 GMT -5
If you are using on-board sound from your motherboard, you have NO idea what you are missing until you use a true dedicated sound card. A sound card is an easily overlooked item since most people think they get decent sound out of their motherboard auto card. If you truly want to get the most out of your gaming experience, you need a dedicated sound card. Most games will increase the sound rate if you have a supported sound card. For example, when I play GRAW2 on my motherboard audio, it sets the quality to medium. When I play using a creative sound card it puts it on Ultra High and there is a HUGE difference. You can hear footsteps much farther away and the weapon sounds are much more realistic.
If you listen to music a lot like I do, you will really appreciate the difference a sound card can make. The quality is almost 2x better than onboard sound. It's something you have to hear to understand what Im talking about.
Anyways onto the product. I have tried many sound cards over the course of my gaming "career" to find the best one possible. I have sold many of them since some had no driver support or lacked in gaming performance (geared more towards movies and music). The Creative brand is the leader in sound cards and they are the only company to offer EAX 5.0 that I am aware of. The Fatality Titanium edition uses a PCI-E slot (the short one) and you plug your headset and mic into the back just like you do for onboard sound. The card comes with a very nice console configuration tool which allows you to change every possible aspect that has to do with the sound that comes out of this thing. There's settings for bass, mic volume, playback devices and all the basic stuff as well as some special features. It has a setting called CMSS-3D which turns the 2.1 channel sound you hear in your headset into virtual surround sound (it really works). Some other features are a crystalizer and voice changer. Anyways there's not much I can tell about this device. You have to hear the difference for yourself.
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