abhiroopb 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 (edited) I am planning on building the PC below: Motherboard + Processor: Gigabyte GA P55A-UDP4P + i5 750 RAM: 4GB Corsair PC3 1600mhz CL9 Hard Drive: 80gb Intel SSD + 1TB WD Caviar Black Graphics Card: MSI HD5850 oc edition DVD Drive: Lite-ON 24X DVDRW Case: NZXT Hades Mid Tower PSU: Corsair HX850 Cooling: CoolerMaster V8 LCD Monitor: LG 24" W2442PA As you can see I need a sound card! I've been doing my research mainly here: http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2667555 no-one has been able to advise me on a solid sound card. My audio set-up is the following: Space Audio 2.0 Satellite Speakers JBL Power20 Amplifier KOK Subwoofer - 16Hz - 160Hz, 6.5", 30W (RMS) 60W (Max) So, it's clearly better than a stock 2.1 computer speaker set-up. What I need is a good sound card that can leverage the power of my system. Any thoughts guys? Updated Specs: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Aq...FBVzh4eHc&hl=en Edited February 10, 2010 by abhiroopb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhiroopb 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Considering going for the Asus Xonar STX. Any thoughts on that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xinz 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2010 Hey bro, your thread there is 8 pages long. No wonder I didn't bother to pop in. Can you summarize again what you want the PC to do now cos if you want it to run linux I guess xonar essence stx and azutech xfi forte bouth can't How you intend to connect your subwoofer? I am not familiar with your subwoofer and speakers. I don't know if your speakers subwoofer can leverage your soundcard also Tone down PSU to HX 750 or get seasonic x750 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhiroopb 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2010 Thanks for the response. I didn't realise that neither cards would work. I decided to go for the Xonar Essence STX and not run linux at all. I have outlined my final specs and thoughts here: http://www.techcomet.com/2010/02/update-my...y-dream-pc.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites