CS:GO Audio

[revl8er]

What motherboard do you have btw?  Not sure if it was asked already because I kinda just skipped through.  Reason I'm asking is because I used to have an a40 with mixamp that I would use.  Then I decided to try plugging the headphones to my motherboard instead of mixamp and the sound was a lot better.  It was the best I've had at the time but nothing compared to what you can get from a better quality headset/headphone.  For those you won't really need an external card or anything as they don't require much to run. 

[blankoos]

I made it to Eagle with my Astro A40's but as the other posters said once you get a real headset..you'll see the difference or really any non gaming headset, however sound isn't really necessary for CSGO as their sound packs suck anyway, most pros use throw away Siberia V2's and crappy sponsored brands such as Razer and there still great at the game.

After like 5 posts regarding the same thing... I can't believe people still think I don't know that the best way to upgrade my sound is to buy a new headset. I do. I always fucking did. That wasn't a part of my fucking question. Jesus Christ, this is driving me insane. I bet you're trolling just to piss me off even further. 

[blankoos]

And that has also been answered:

 

 

It's very simple to derive a solid point from that statement: buy whichever mobo you want, and don't base it on their onboard audio chip. Reason? Very simple: with what you got now, the A40, you won't get the upgrade you want from changing the source. Use whatever budget money left to get a new and better headphone, maybe sell the old one to add up the money, because that's where the real improvement will be.

 

If after that you're still not satisfied with the onboard, like static, no loud enough, or just because you want to, then get an extra solution, like an external dac/amp, when and if that problem presents itself. 

 

In a nutshell: get the standard one on the less important aspect, and focus on the most important aspect.

 

Believe it or not, A40 isn't very good. Decent maybe, passable most likely, but not good. You'll understand this when you try more of real headphones from real audio brands.

 

Audio is audio. If it's good for music, then it's most likely good for games, movies, porns, etc. I'm using HE400, what people always dub as 'audiophile standard planar headphone' as my gaming headphone for FPSs and couldn't be happier with the sound I'm getting. 

 

Believe it or not, people are giving real solid answers to your question, to avoid you burning away your money for nothing. We could, for instance, say something like 'oh you totally must get the best sound card money can buy, something like the $400 Asus Essence ST 24/192'. And when you do starve yourself to scrounge up the $400, and you found that you're not getting the 400 bucks worth of results, we'd just laugh our bellies off at that sucker. But we didn't do that, did we?

 

 

My opinion is this: Don't worry too much about the onboard or external sound. Buy whatever motherboard you want based on other factors (bling, features like chipset, etc). If you're looking to step up on the audio game maybe what you should do is get new headphones. People say they like the Q701 or the AD700x for these purposes.

 

I don't play CS GO but I heard the sound engine on that is already top notch. If it really is, then perhaps virtual surround won't help. If you are looking for virtual surround, there is Razer Surround which is free. SBX is not. You might just decide nothing is better than virtual surround though. Let your ears be your guide.

 

You said the "exact" same thing as him? Lol, he simply said; Don't give a shit about it, just try some new headphones. 

While you actually said why and explained everything.

 

And then he rambled on about CS:GO having a top notch sound engine, which is complete bullshit. He even recommended Razer Surround, which offers nothing but delayed, dull and laggy sound. 

 

All in all, you made me understand the situation, while he told me to buy a new pair of headsets. 

[blankoos]

What motherboard do you have btw?  Not sure if it was asked already because I kinda just skipped through.  Reason I'm asking is because I used to have an a40 with mixamp that I would use.  Then I decided to try plugging the headphones to my motherboard instead of mixamp and the sound was a lot better.  It was the best I've had at the time but nothing compared to what you can get from a better quality headset/headphone.  For those you won't really need an external card or anything as they don't require much to run. 

As stated in the question, I am building a computer. So I don't have a motherboard yet. 

[creatip123]

You said the "exact" same thing as him? Lol, he simply said; Don't give a shit about it, just try some new headphones. 

While you actually said why and explained everything.

 

And then he rambled on about CS:GO having a top notch sound engine, which is complete bullshit. He even recommended Razer Surround, which offers nothing but delayed, dull and laggy sound. 

 

All in all, you made me understand the situation, while he told me to buy a new pair of headsets. 

 

Yep, same thing. We both said/implied:

- don't overthink on what the source device is. That's actually the weakest and insignificant link on the whole chain. 

- better invest in better headphone instead

 

The difference was, I spelled it out. He said potato, I say p-o-t-a-t-o

[BoredErica]