department76
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System Name | Fusilli |
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Processor | AMD Phenom II 965 C3 @ 3.9GHz (200x19.5, 1.51V) |
Motherboard | MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX/SB600 (AM2+) |
Cooling | Zalman 9700NT, 2x silent 80mm & 2x 120mm Scythe & Enermax |
Memory | 4GB Patriot Viper DDR2 @ 1066 5-5-5-15 2.1V |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire HD4870 512MB @ 825/1050 (3x heatpipes) |
Storage | 2x 250GB RAID 0 - Seagate 7200.10 16MB on Promise FastTrak |
Display(s) | ViewSonic VX2450 & VX1940 |
Case | Lian-Li PC60 PlusII |
Audio Device(s) | Auzen X-Fi Prelude, Denon AH-D1000 headphones |
Power Supply | OCZ GameXtreme 600W |
Software | Windows 7 Pro x64 |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark Vantage - P10909 |
i'm looking to put a good card in my rig, now that i have money again after building it. i have looked around a lot and have basically decided that anything below $130 can't get the job done that i want (i.e. b-enspirer, ht omega striker, fatal1ty pro, auzentech x-plosion, m-audio offerings). i am looking for the best possible quality that also supports DTSC and DDL (rules out most x-fi cards). as for DACs, nothing more than a single stereo DAC for the fronts needs to be super high quality as i will use that for headphones. i will game in surround via the DTS-C or DD-L, if i ever do analog surround (doubtful) it'd be some cheap 7.1 for gaming only. EAX is favored, but not 100% necessary. Same with front panel I/O, favored but not a must.
all of that in mind, i'm thinking about the following (all have great D/A conversion, i don't care about A/D as i'll never be recording anything):
Auzentech X-Fi Prelude - 120dB SNR, EAX 5.0, DDL/DTSC, front panel I/O, swappable op-amps (X-Fi)
HT Omega Claro+ - 115dB SNR, EAX 2.0, excellent analog, DDL/DTSC, front panel I/O (CMI8788)
ASUS Xonar D2 - 118dB SNR, EAX 2.0, DTSI/DDL, shielded, NO front panel I/O (AV200)
Creative X-Fi fatal1ty pro or champion?
all of those are ~$180 range, i am currently leaning towards the auzentech.
all of that in mind, i'm thinking about the following (all have great D/A conversion, i don't care about A/D as i'll never be recording anything):
Auzentech X-Fi Prelude - 120dB SNR, EAX 5.0, DDL/DTSC, front panel I/O, swappable op-amps (X-Fi)
HT Omega Claro+ - 115dB SNR, EAX 2.0, excellent analog, DDL/DTSC, front panel I/O (CMI8788)
ASUS Xonar D2 - 118dB SNR, EAX 2.0, DTSI/DDL, shielded, NO front panel I/O (AV200)
Creative X-Fi fatal1ty pro or champion?
all of those are ~$180 range, i am currently leaning towards the auzentech.
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