Reccomend me a PC setup

pbsk8er03 · 10-10-2005, 08:29 PM

Hey guys, let me just start off by telling you I am a quality whore. I am obsessed with sound quality. I use foobar for playing music(.flac format), and have grado SR60 and HF-1 for headphones. Now its time to get my PC bumpin! I know already I want an X-fi sound card. I think I'm either going with platnium or fatlatiy but not sure. Also, can somoone reccomend me a 5.1 system?

CLIFF NOTES

1. Is the fatl1ty worth the cash over the platnium?

2. Reccomend me a really good PC speaker system 5.1 for under $300

3. I am a quality whore.

I LISTEN TO:

Underground rap, metal, hard rock, progressive rock, alternative, grunge, classic rock, some jam bands, and mild funk and blues

[-0MEGA-] · 10-10-2005, 09:12 PM

The Xtreme-Music or Platinum would be the best choices, since the only thing the Fatl1ty has is 64MB of XRAM, which currently doesnt do a whole lot, and it costs about $280. So i would say go with the Platinum.

And for speakers, i would either get the Logitech Z-5300's, or the Z-5500. Both excellent speaker systems. I have the Z-5300 and it sounds great.

pbsk8er03 · 10-10-2005, 11:41 PM

Woah! I've wanted the Z-5500 but thought it was still $400. Didn't know the price was only $250 now. Thats what I'm gonna get for sure.

Hey · 10-11-2005, 06:00 PM

Klipsch speakers are the best computer speakers around. I STRONGLY recommend them.

randruff · 10-11-2005, 06:05 PM

Top end Klipsch, Logitech, or Creative speakers will be what you are looking for. All 3 brands are high quality.

Blue · 10-11-2005, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Klipsch speakers are the best computer speakers around. I STRONGLY recommend them.

I read this twice now in two diff. threads. I'm not argueing but if your going to make these claims then could you please ellaborate as to why they are the best.

I also recommend the Z-5500 based entirely only on the fact that I own them and know they are great.

randruff · 10-13-2005, 03:36 PM

I have heard the Z-5500, they do rock! I have the Cambridge Soundworks THX 550 5.1 and I highly recommend those. So we have someone voting Klipsch, blue voting logitech, and me voting creative. Like i said, if you go high end with any of those 3 companies, you will be getting very good speakers.

10-10-2005, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
pbsk8er03 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 207	Reccomend me a PC setup Hey guys, let me just start off by telling you I am a quality whore. I am obsessed with sound quality. I use foobar for playing music(.flac format), and have grado SR60 and HF-1 for headphones. Now its time to get my PC bumpin! I know already I want an X-fi sound card. I think I'm either going with platnium or fatlatiy but not sure. Also, can somoone reccomend me a 5.1 system? CLIFF NOTES 1. Is the fatl1ty worth the cash over the platnium? 2. Reccomend me a really good PC speaker system 5.1 for under $300 3. I am a quality whore. I LISTEN TO: Underground rap, metal, hard rock, progressive rock, alternative, grunge, classic rock, some jam bands, and mild funk and blues __________________ COMING SOON: DFI lan party NF4 Opteron 165 dual core XP-120 cooler 520w OCZ Powerstream Crucial ballistix 2GB(2x1GB) eVGA 7800GTX x-fi xtrememusic Sony FW900 monitor

10-10-2005, 09:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,409	The Xtreme-Music or Platinum would be the best choices, since the only thing the Fatl1ty has is 64MB of XRAM, which currently doesnt do a whole lot, and it costs about $280. So i would say go with the Platinum. And for speakers, i would either get the Logitech Z-5300's, or the Z-5500. Both excellent speaker systems. I have the Z-5300 and it sounds great. __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.83GHz Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATI HD 3870 GDDR4 @ (840/2332) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-850 500GB SATAII HD w/16MB SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 11593

10-10-2005, 11:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
pbsk8er03 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 207	Woah! I've wanted the Z-5500 but thought it was still $400. Didn't know the price was only $250 now. Thats what I'm gonna get for sure. __________________ COMING SOON: DFI lan party NF4 Opteron 165 dual core XP-120 cooler 520w OCZ Powerstream Crucial ballistix 2GB(2x1GB) eVGA 7800GTX x-fi xtrememusic Sony FW900 monitor

10-11-2005, 06:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
randruff Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 30 min south of iraq....oops....Detroit. Age: 26 Posts: 742	Top end Klipsch, Logitech, or Creative speakers will be what you are looking for. All 3 brands are high quality. __________________ Asus A8N SLI Deluxe AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2GB OCZ Platinum PC3200 - Dual Channel 2x WD 74GB Raptor 10,000RPM - RAID 0 eVGA geForce 7800GTX Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX 5.1 1010W 19' Samsung 915N 8ms Raidmax 520W PSU

10-13-2005, 03:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
randruff Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 30 min south of iraq....oops....Detroit. Age: 26 Posts: 742	I have heard the Z-5500, they do rock! I have the Cambridge Soundworks THX 550 5.1 and I highly recommend those. So we have someone voting Klipsch, blue voting logitech, and me voting creative. Like i said, if you go high end with any of those 3 companies, you will be getting very good speakers. __________________ Asus A8N SLI Deluxe AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2GB OCZ Platinum PC3200 - Dual Channel 2x WD 74GB Raptor 10,000RPM - RAID 0 eVGA geForce 7800GTX Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX 5.1 1010W 19' Samsung 915N 8ms Raidmax 520W PSU

10-11-2005, 06:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hey New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9	Klipsch speakers are the best computer speakers around. I STRONGLY recommend them.

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