Should I change my Essence STX for a Creative SB Z sound card ?(for a better surround)

[fullinfusion]

I meant the noises position in FPS games aren't that good. I have a 32Ohms Stereo Headphone, why ?

And yes, I installed the latest Asus BETA driver for Windows 8.1 : (

Thanks!

Why?? It was a question to further help... 320 Ohm is nice so have you selected the max amp setting?

 

[OneMoar]

I tried the razor surround app ViPER did a better job once it was configured razor is frankly crap the demo they provide is heavily cheated
did you get ViPER to function yet ?

 

[Batou1986]

I think your problem lies with the fact that most games have a virtual surround filter built in.
You are better off just selecting headphones or stereo in game and not using the gimicky soundcard software
In my experiences I found the virtual surround from the sound card to only work well in old games that don't have their own 3d sound engine.

 

[Bansaku]

I think your problem lies with the fact that most games have and virtual surround filter built in.
You are better off just selecting headphones or stereo in game and not using the gimicky soundcard software
In my experiences I found the virtual surround from the sound card to only work well in old games that don't have their own 3d sound engine.

+1 on this, beat me to it.

 

[Okinoko]

I tried the razor surround app ViPER did a better job once it was configured razor is frankly crap the demo they provide is heavily cheated
did you get ViPER to function yet ?

I installed Uni-drivers, I even checked "apply addons". I reboot then I reinstall Viper and there is no effect again :/

 

[MilkyWay]

If you want to get surround sound its better to just buy a 5.1 set. Soundblasters have more software style 3d surround effects for stereo but its not nearly as good as the real thing. The ZX is a lower end card than a Essence ST/STX the ZXR is similar in terms of hardware but has multichannel outputs and better drivers.

I wouldn't say it was good value to go for a ZXR its more expensive with marginal gains, its better to stick with the Essence or go for a true multichannel setup.

 

[Okinoko]

If you want to get surround sound its better to just buy a 5.1 set. Soundblasters have more software style 3d surround effects for stereo but its not nearly as good as the real thing. The ZX is a lower end card than a Essence ST/STX the ZXR is similar in terms of hardware but has multichannel outputs and better drivers.

I wouldn't say it was good value to go for a ZXR its more expensive with marginal gains, its better to stick with the Essence or go for a true multichannel setup.

Thanks for your reply I'll see