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| System Name | Aryzen / Sairikiki / Tesseract |
|---|---|
| Processor | 5800x / i7 920@3.73 / 5800x |
| Motherboard | Steel Legend B450M / GB EX58-UDP4 / Steel Legend B550M |
| Cooling | Mugen 5 / Pure Rock / Glacier One 240 |
| Memory | Corsair Something 16 / Corsair Something 12 / G.Skill 32 |
| Video Card(s) | AMD 6800XT / AMD 6750XT / Sapphire 7800XT |
| Storage | Way too many drives... |
| Display(s) | LG 332GP850-B / Sony w800b / Sony X90J |
| Case | EVOLV X / Carbide 540 / Carbide 280x |
| Audio Device(s) | SB ZxR + GSP 500 / board / Denon X1700h + ELAC Uni-Fi 2 + Senn 6XX |
| Power Supply | Seasonic PRIME GX-750 / Corsair HX750 / Seasonic Focus PX-650 |
| Mouse | G700 / none / G602 |
| Keyboard | G910 |
| Software | w11 64 |
| Benchmark Scores | I don't play benchmarks... |
At the moment I have the amazing ALC889A HD on my mobo, with Logitech 5300s plugged to it. While I find this satisfactory, I'm looking to step up. Gaming to movie ratio is about 50/50.
Contenders:
- Auzen Forte - I've heard good things about it, and it has the CA20k2
- Auzen Bravura - new card, looks sick (in a good way), can't find reviews, not sure what chip it uses, likely a CA0110
- old pci X-Fi Fat - haven't used it for over a year, in gf's PC now
- just stick with the amazing onboard ALC889A HD...
Now, EAX doesn't matter that much to me, simply because there's next to no games using it nowadays. How about a quality difference between the Forte and Bravura in OpenAL? Does the Bravura have any clear-cut advantages over the Forte?
Can anyone who has tried both help me decide? Or should I try to procure the X-Fi Fat back? Rob a bank and drop the extra cash for a AuzenTech X-FI Hometheater HD? Look for new speakers (not likely anytime soon)? I know opinion on sound is to a a bit subjective, but any advice would be appreciated.
Contenders:
- Auzen Forte - I've heard good things about it, and it has the CA20k2
- Auzen Bravura - new card, looks sick (in a good way), can't find reviews, not sure what chip it uses, likely a CA0110
- old pci X-Fi Fat - haven't used it for over a year, in gf's PC now
- just stick with the amazing onboard ALC889A HD...
Now, EAX doesn't matter that much to me, simply because there's next to no games using it nowadays. How about a quality difference between the Forte and Bravura in OpenAL? Does the Bravura have any clear-cut advantages over the Forte?
Can anyone who has tried both help me decide? Or should I try to procure the X-Fi Fat back? Rob a bank and drop the extra cash for a AuzenTech X-FI Hometheater HD? Look for new speakers (not likely anytime soon)? I know opinion on sound is to a a bit subjective, but any advice would be appreciated.
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