Creative X-Fi surround

[Jawad.Qaiser]

Hello guys I need your assistance as Iam going to buy a sound card I will buy a usb sound card as I have a m-Atx board so I cant fit a sound card because of my graphics card.So I have these options:

 

1)Asus Xonar u3

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Xonar-Sound-Cards-XONAR_U3/dp/B0054L8GVK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397158207&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+xonar+u3

 

2)Creative X-fi surround pro 5.1 

http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Soundblaster-Surround-System-SB1095/dp/B0044DEDCA

 

Now the thing is that the Creative sound card are available locally where I live so there not that expensive whereas if I buy the Xonar u3 I have to get it imported from Amazon and will cost around the same price for the creative sound Card which is isshh plus the Xonar U3 will not have warranty.So guys please help me in deciding which is better ? The headphone Iam using are Steel series  Siberia V2 but I plan to upgrade to Audio Technica ATH M50

[Cubit481]

Asus Xonar...overall better tone quality...

[Shd0w2]

Why do you need a sound card? What headphones do you plan on using? In most cases using a sound card is like using a jet engine on a paper airplane, it's badass, but if your inboard audio is good enough, then you don't need more, what's your mobo btw

[Fred Castellum]

Why do you need a sound card? What headphones do you plan on using? In most cases using a sound card is like using a jet engine on a paper airplane, it's badass, but if your inboard audio is good enough, then you don't need more, what's your mobo btw

^ what he said, this upgrade might be completely pointless for you. 

[EmoRarity]

M50s will mot make use of a sound card, and if anything they soundcard will damage sound quality. More so you can get a better value then the M50's. Or get much better headphones if you put the money from the soundcard towards the weakest link in the sound chain .

[dragosudeki]

First, try the onboard audio. If there is something absolutely wrong with it (making some weird noise), then get a sound card. Otherwise save yourself some money.

[Jawad.Qaiser]

Why do you need a sound card? What headphones do you plan on using? In most cases using a sound card is like using a jet engine on a paper airplane, it's badass, but if your inboard audio is good enough, then you don't need more, what's your mobo btw

Dude I have an ASUS B85M-G and iam using my siberia v2 on Realtek sound and the it sounds pretty bad I tested the same headphone on a Xonar DGX and it was awesome.!

[Jawad.Qaiser]

Why do you need a sound card? What headphones do you plan on using? In most cases using a sound card is like using a jet engine on a paper airplane, it's badass, but if your inboard audio is good enough, then you don't need more, what's your mobo btw

 

 

^ what he said, this upgrade might be completely pointless for you. 

 

 

M50s will mot make use of a sound card, and if anything they soundcard will damage sound quality. More so you can get a better value then the M50's. Or get much better headphones if you put the money from the soundcard towards the weakest link in the sound chain .

Dude I have a Asus b85mg motherboard ,I use my siberia v2 on it and it sounds terrible and when I tried it on my friends Xonar Dgx it sounded so badaas

Sorry guys I reposted by mistake my bad

[Shd0w2]

WHy not upgrade your motherboard to a Z87 with okay onboard sound? you'll be able to overclock better, its cheaper, and its a good middle ground

[Fred Castellum]

Dude I have a Asus b85mg motherboard ,I use my siberia v2 on it and it sounds terrible and when I tried it on my friends Xonar Dgx it sounded so badaas

Sorry guys I reposted by mistake my bad

I think what you noticed was a change in the EQ... not a change in audio quality. A soundcard doesn't magically make your audio quality better, how well your audio quality is, is ultimately limited to your headphones/headset. 

 

The impedance of the ath-m50s are only 38 ohms... it doesn't need a amp to bump up the volume either.