[raband]

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I'm on the same boat, having to move around data if I want to get a few current games installed, considering games now take up a rather large amount of space.

The Steam Mover?? app I use works well for this. Move a game to the SSD for playing and to the larger drive when I'm done with it. Most of my games are through Steam though so that makes it a lot easier.

 

[NamelessPFG]

Incidentally, Steam FINALLY has an option to let you choose which drive you want your games installed to without the need for extra utilities, which makes a "small SSD for OS, huge HDD for games" setup much easier.
 
Of course, if you want to swap back and forth, Steam Mover still comes in handy.

 

[Roller]

It should be noted that games that do intensive data streaming benefit from running from a SSD rather than a HDD. Technically speaking, all games benefit from running from a SSD, but that's not feasible due to both current SSD's size-price ratio as well as ever increasing game sizes.

 

[ZeeBAD]

Hello guys i really need help here cause i am going to buy ultimate gaming pc sound system ( at leat 4 me )
 
Correct me if i am wrong ok
 
buy RAZER timat 7.1 , astro a40 , sennheiser pc 360 whose the best in those 3 and please arrange them 4 me like whish one of them is high , medium and low
 
If those headset are bad tell me if there is any headphones/headset on the same price level whose better but also tell me your opinion the headset i mentioned
 
for the sound card i dont know anything about them so after i did a research i found these ar so good Creative soundblaster Z ,
creative sounblaster X-FI titanium HD , creative soundblaster recon 3D and the ASUS pheobus. whose the best 1 of those ?
I prefer the soundblaster Z

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[PurpleAngel]

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Hello guys i really need help here cause i am going to buy ultimate gaming pc sound system ( at leat 4 me )
buy RAZER timat 7.1 , astro a40 , sennheiser pc 360 whose the best in those 3 and please arrange them 4 me like whish one of them is high , medium and low
If those headset are bad tell me if there is any headphones/headset on the same price level whose better but also tell me your opinion the headset i mentioned
for the sound card i dont know anything about them so after i did a research i found these ar so good Creative soundblaster Z ,
creative sounblaster X-FI titanium HD , creative soundblaster recon 3D and the ASUS pheobus. whose the best 1 of those ?
I prefer the soundblaster Z

Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium (non-HD), refurb for $44.99 at Newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102043
 
Sennheiser HD558, $180 new or used for $150 at amazon (Electronics Expo).
 
Whatever add-on mic you like.

 

[Roller]

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Hello guys i really need help here cause i am going to buy ultimate gaming pc sound system ( at leat 4 me )
 
Correct me if i am wrong ok
 
buy RAZER timat 7.1 , astro a40 , sennheiser pc 360 whose the best in those 3 and please arrange them 4 me like whish one of them is high , medium and low
 
If those headset are bad tell me if there is any headphones/headset on the same price level whose better but also tell me your opinion the headset i mentioned
 
for the sound card i dont know anything about them so after i did a research i found these ar so good Creative soundblaster Z ,
creative sounblaster X-FI titanium HD , creative soundblaster recon 3D and the ASUS pheobus. whose the best 1 of those ?
I prefer the soundblaster Z

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If you're looking for the absolute best gaming setup, then it's as following:
- Creative X-Fi Titanium HD
- Sennheiser PC360 (forget about that Razer and Astro trash)
- O2 amp

 

[ZeeBAD]

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If you're looking for the absolute best gaming setup, then it's as following:
- Creative X-Fi Titanium HD
- Sennheiser PC360 (forget about that Razer and Astro trash)
- O2 amp

why is the X-FI Titanium better than the Soundblaster Z , are the titaium will be good in games and movies ?
 
Please write down the full name of the amp or give me its link and what if i used portable amp like fiio E07k or something
 
As for the headset i was thinking about the byerdynamic mmx 300 , is it a good choice and does it have surround sound ?

 

[Roller]

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why is the X-FI Titanium better than the Soundblaster Z , are the titaium will be good in games and movies ?
 
Please write down the full name of the amp or give me its link and what if i used portable amp like fiio E07k or something
 
As for the headset i was thinking about the byerdynamic mmx 300 , is it a good choice and does it have surround sound ?

 
The Creative X-Fi Titanium HD (the HD model, not the regular model) has both a high quality DAC and components, as well as having hardware support for EAX, OpenAL and positional cue improvement algorithms provided by the X-Fi chip, features that aren't available on the Z series. It's the best soundcard for gaming, and due to the very high quality parts used, it's also great for music and movies.
 
Look into the JDS Labs O2.
 
The E7 is a DAC-amp unit, and when used as a DAC, it defeats the purpose of having a higher quality soundcard (the Titanium HD has a superior DAC).
 
If you intend on doing gaming, along with having good quality audio for music and movies, and you're looking for an integrated mic + headphones set, then the PC360 is what you should be looking for. Alternatively, you can get higher quality headphones and add a clip-on mic or a boom mic.

 

[obazavil]

my 2 cents:
 
I had AKG 702 and DT990/600. 2 headphones i bought specifically for gaming: akg for multiplayer and dt990 for singleplayer. I have astro mixamp too. amp when gaming is too much hassle...
 
Now, for headphones just get pc360. MLE tested a LOT of headphones and he always goes back to pc360. Good sound, good 3D, and is a headset. For gaming you get best of 2 world: quality and convenience AND you won't need an amp.
 
For card: ppl here say x-fi titanium is the best (dunno, mine arrives tomorrow from usa). mixamp is useless on pc unless your card does dolby digital live (that my asus maximus v doesn't).
gaming: x-fi titanium (or... recon 3d... one friend loves it)
gaming + music: x-fi titanium hd. (better tham e7 or e10 i heard... i will test next week vs e10)
 
or... you can get  LCD-2+Lyr or Ultrasone Ed8 (i love them when gaming) instead of pc600... they both sound great... hahaha

 

[Roller]

Recon3D series are software based cards without any sort of hardware processing nor positional cue algorithms, being barely better than Asus cards.
 
The Mixamp is a console device, no use on PCs due to wider offer and quality available.
 
The Titanium HD is better than any Fiio DAC by quite a bit.
 
Running a LCD-2 or an Edition 8 sure is an interesting way of looking at it However, the LCD-2 aren't really geared for gaming, the Edition 8 would be a better option.
 
About not needing an amp, that's not quite right. The PC360 already sound good straight from the card, but they do improve with additional amplification.

 

[PurpleAngel]

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why is the X-FI Titanium better than the Soundblaster Z , are the titaium will be good in games and movies ?
 
Please write down the full name of the amp or give me its link and what if i used portable amp like fiio E07k or something
 
As for the headset i was thinking about the byerdynamic mmx 300 , is it a good choice and does it have surround sound ?

You could connect the Titanium HD's RCA analog output jacks and connect them to the E07K aux analog line-in and use the E07K amplifier features with headphones.
and then take the E07K with you for use while traveling.

 

[obazavil]

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Running a LCD-2 or an Edition 8 sure is an interesting way of looking at it However, the LCD-2 aren't really geared for gaming, the Edition 8 would be a better option.

 
I only ran LCD-2 as gaming can for experiment. Pretty good, but quite big... The Ed8 is what i use when gaming. S-Logic with surround rocks, they don't need amp, and are very light. (of course, their primary use is to listen to music at work 6+ hours everyday).
 
 
 

About not needing an amp, that's not quite right. The PC360 already sound good straight from the card, but they do improve with additional amplification.

 
Well... what I mean is X-Fi HD amp is supposed to handle up to 330 ohms cans right? pc360 is just 50ohms... have people here any problem driving 360 with x-fi titanium? at least by numbers, you should not need a O2 amp (just assumptions, I don't have pc360 nor O2).

 

[Roller]

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I only ran LCD-2 as gaming can for experiment. Pretty good, but quite big... The Ed8 is what i use when gaming. S-Logic with surround rocks, they don't need amp, and are very light. (of course, their primary use is to listen to music at work 6+ hours everyday).
 
Well... what I mean is X-Fi HD amp is supposed to handle up to 330 ohms cans right? pc360 is just 50ohms... have people here any problem driving 360 with x-fi titanium? at least by numbers, you should not need a O2 amp (just assumptions, I don't have pc360 nor O2).

 
Don't get me wrong, the LCD-2 are simply stellar headphones, just that in terms of game's positional cue accuracy they're not so great. But I sure agree that S-Logic is a hardware independent surround upgrade that doesn't do the whole artificial coating to sound like software surround virtualization techs do.
 
Careful, the X-Fi HD (USB) is a different device from the X-Fi Titanium HD (PCIe). But like I said previously, the PC360 sound fine straight from the card. But by adding an O2, their sound improves further.

 

[obazavil]

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Careful, the X-Fi HD (USB) is a different device from the X-Fi Titanium HD (PCIe). But like I said previously, the PC360 sound fine straight from the card. But by adding an O2, their sound improves further.

 
Sorry, i mean X-Fi Titanium HD (PCIe). No idea about USB version, but I guess is inferior

 

[ZeeBAD]

is the X-FI Titanium more powerfull than ASUS pheobus and the STX verions ?
 
is the Titanium even more powerfull than the creative soundblaser fatality and Z verion even thar both of them made to give you surround sound ?
 
does the soundcard sucks any kind of power from the processor preformance ?
 
which one of those will be better DT990 or  pc360 ?
 
do i need amp with this setup and why ?