Hi all,
I've got a pair of HD558s and Philips X2s on the way - both easy to drive headphones AFAIK. On my old rig I had a Soundblaster Zx card and it was pretty good, no complaints really, however on my new rig I've been using the onboard audio on my Z370 Taichi, and it's "ok" (not really), but god damn the isolation is terrible. When the GPU is under load the coil whine is transmitted very faintly through the headphones and it drives me nuts (even though you can't hear it most the time because of the game itself).
So I'm looking at getting a "proper" audio solution again. I liked the virtual surround on my old Zx so it's one of the primary features I'm looking for but I've heard the GSX 1000 also does this well.
I'm concerned about shoving a soundcard into my PC for a few reasons:
1. Meshify C is tiny and , I'd have to put the souncard literally 1cm above my PSU and right underneath my 1080Ti which just seems like, well an awful idea regarding isolation (my build is pretty snug)
2. Blocking airflow to my 1080Ti
3. Creative drivers
So I do like the idea of the GSX being on my desk attaching via USB, driveless and generally not interfering with my rig.
However, the more I look into the GSX, the more "meh" it seems overall. Critical analysis of the specs seem to have it lacking, and if I'm spending that much money, I want something good.
So I then found another alternative - the Sound BlasterX G6 (https://uk.creative.com/p/sound-cards/sound-blasterx-g6), which I believe is essentially the AE-5 card in external USB DAC form? It also seems to have much better specs than the GSX1000 and it's cheaper as well.
But I can't really find anyone talking about it?
If anyone could shed some light on this and help me decide it would be much appreciated!
I've got a pair of HD558s and Philips X2s on the way - both easy to drive headphones AFAIK. On my old rig I had a Soundblaster Zx card and it was pretty good, no complaints really, however on my new rig I've been using the onboard audio on my Z370 Taichi, and it's "ok" (not really), but god damn the isolation is terrible. When the GPU is under load the coil whine is transmitted very faintly through the headphones and it drives me nuts (even though you can't hear it most the time because of the game itself).
So I'm looking at getting a "proper" audio solution again. I liked the virtual surround on my old Zx so it's one of the primary features I'm looking for but I've heard the GSX 1000 also does this well.
I'm concerned about shoving a soundcard into my PC for a few reasons:
1. Meshify C is tiny and , I'd have to put the souncard literally 1cm above my PSU and right underneath my 1080Ti which just seems like, well an awful idea regarding isolation (my build is pretty snug)
2. Blocking airflow to my 1080Ti
3. Creative drivers
So I do like the idea of the GSX being on my desk attaching via USB, driveless and generally not interfering with my rig.
However, the more I look into the GSX, the more "meh" it seems overall. Critical analysis of the specs seem to have it lacking, and if I'm spending that much money, I want something good.
So I then found another alternative - the Sound BlasterX G6 (https://uk.creative.com/p/sound-cards/sound-blasterx-g6), which I believe is essentially the AE-5 card in external USB DAC form? It also seems to have much better specs than the GSX1000 and it's cheaper as well.
But I can't really find anyone talking about it?
If anyone could shed some light on this and help me decide it would be much appreciated!
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