Should I buy a DAC/AMP?

[PokeCatz]

So I've received the Sennheiser PC 360 (Originals) and I was thinking that my motherboards integrated audio just wouldn't cut it anymore. Coming from the Logitech G430's, is the microphone better? And how much should I spend on a DAC? I was hoping on spending ~75 USD.

[Himommies]

I would save that 75 bucks and put it towards a GPU upgrade from that 650ti

[PokeCatz]

1 hour ago, Himommies said:

I would save that 75 bucks and put it towards a GPU upgrade from that 650ti

I have a 7970 now and I only play LOL (Didn't update my profile )

[rice guru]

1 hour ago, PokeCatz said:

I have a 7970 now and I only play LOL (Didn't update my profile )

well if it doesn't sound like it's loud or clean enough on you onboard yes definitely but if you are satisfied with the sound no. around that price you can grab fiio k3 which is the best sounding dac amp combo on that price point but you can also grab the fx audio  dac x6 which is more powerful than the k3 if the k3 isn't powerful enough. but the pc 360 is designed that it should work fine with onboard audio, the only time you should really be concerned about your on board not being enough is when you start spending around $150 + on headphones. 

[rice guru]

3 hours ago, PokeCatz said:

And how much should I spend on a DAC? I was hoping on spending ~75 USD.

you can't buy a stand alone dac without buying a stand alone amp first. so a dac/amp combo would be best for this budget. 

[Alexandru Costache]

I recommend an interface like a Behringer U-Phoria or Focusrite Scarlett. These are both DAC and ADC and also aplifiers for an instrument or/and microphone. 

[pearson]

19 hours ago, rice guru said:

you can't buy a stand alone dac without buying a stand alone amp first. so a dac/amp combo would be best for this budget. 

That explains it. Sounds like you can't go wrong going for the combo.