Sound Card and Headset

[boonya]

I'm looking to upgrade my sound for the first time ever and I'd like some help. I need some recommendations for a good sound card/headset combo. I'm currently using the Razer carcharias and the onboard sound on my alienware Aurara I got a year and a half ago. I play games a fair amount and I listen to music a lot.

 

[gamerk316]

Headphone wise, the two I've head the most about that don't break the bank would be the Grado sr80i and Audio Technica ATH-m50 (which is my current headphone). For a mic, just get a cheap clip-on.

For soundcards, for the majority of users out there, its hard to recommend anything other then the ASUS Xonar DX; just make sure to have a spare floppy power connector.