Hello!
I have a little room for an upgrade, and I was thinking about upgrading the sound on my desktop. I have a MSI Z87 GD65, Beats Studio (I know, the community hates them, but it was a gift) , and some shitty dell speakers that came with those old pre-build desktops. I also have a Sony ZSS4IP speakers, but in order to use it, I need to buy monitor mounts, since the speaker is too big, and will block the screen. I am a frequent gamer (at least 20 hours a week), and somewhat of an audiophile.... I have a couple options, and about $200 budget.
1) Buy a Creative Sound Blaster Zx, a Monitor mount, and use my Sony's ($183)
2) Buy Bose Companion 2 Series III Speakers, and a Creative Sound Blaster Z System Builder Version. ($177)
3) Forget the sound card, and just get new headphones and speakers. Not really my ideal choice, but I will donate it to my parents or something if I need to.
I've been researching, and there are many controversy, some saying that my GD65 on board audio is better and others said it doesn't even compare to a $40 card. (source)
Thanks in advance!
Edit 1: I have got an Amazon gift card, so my upgrades got to be from there. Thanks again.
I have a little room for an upgrade, and I was thinking about upgrading the sound on my desktop. I have a MSI Z87 GD65, Beats Studio (I know, the community hates them, but it was a gift) , and some shitty dell speakers that came with those old pre-build desktops. I also have a Sony ZSS4IP speakers, but in order to use it, I need to buy monitor mounts, since the speaker is too big, and will block the screen. I am a frequent gamer (at least 20 hours a week), and somewhat of an audiophile.... I have a couple options, and about $200 budget.
1) Buy a Creative Sound Blaster Zx, a Monitor mount, and use my Sony's ($183)
2) Buy Bose Companion 2 Series III Speakers, and a Creative Sound Blaster Z System Builder Version. ($177)
3) Forget the sound card, and just get new headphones and speakers. Not really my ideal choice, but I will donate it to my parents or something if I need to.
I've been researching, and there are many controversy, some saying that my GD65 on board audio is better and others said it doesn't even compare to a $40 card. (source)
Thanks in advance!
Edit 1: I have got an Amazon gift card, so my upgrades got to be from there. Thanks again.