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  1. Telltale Boy

    New Xonar driver

    Great, they finally managed to fix the GX/Skype crash. :D
  2. Telltale Boy

    The future of soundcards?

    But this also works the other way. While upgrading my graphics card would increase the frame rates in a game, this is unnoticeable with so many games today as they run smoothly on 3 year-old cards, so it doesn't really increase my enjoyment of a game. However the jump from onbaord to a xonar dg...
  3. Telltale Boy

    Spend my money please

    I use the Speedlink SPES clip-on microphone and it's great. Awesome build quality (metal) and you can clip it on pretty much anywhere, i've tried it on a shirt, on a tie and on my headphone cable and all work fine. It's very sensitive which is good apart from it occasionally picks up sound from...
  4. Telltale Boy

    Sorry but..another spec me thread

    If you're getting a soundcard then you're completely wasting it by using a headset. Go get those goldrings. ;)
  5. Telltale Boy

    Are soundcards worthwhile?

    I just got the Asus Xonar DG for around £25 and it made a massive difference to the sound of both music & gaming. As soon as I used it the difference was immediately noticeable. And then when I turned on Dolby Headphone... the difference using surround sound was phenomenal. Whenever I turn off...
  6. Telltale Boy

    Sorry but..another spec me thread

    The D1 and the DX are pretty much the same card but the DX is the newer pci-e version. However the DG is a much cheaper card which is more based on headphone use & gaming - It had a headphone amp but doesn't use the Xonar Audio Processor and instead uses aC-Media CMI8786 chip and Cirrus Logic...
  7. Telltale Boy

    Some advice needed.

    I've no idea if you need one or not, I know people with the NS1000s swear by using a headphone amp, but a great value portable one is the FiiO E5 which can be found for >£20 in some places.
  8. Telltale Boy

    Blown away! NathWraith hooked me up on his Asus Xonar Xense!

    Definitely this, The Xonar DG is an awesome card and i've heard that the NS1000's and the FiiO E5 amp work amazingly with it.
  9. Telltale Boy

    Spend my money please

    The NS1000's are obviously pretty good as everyone is recommending them. Personally I got the JVC HA-RX700s which are about £15 cheaper and i'm very happy with them. They're a massive step-up from my old gaming headset & their super-comfy. Also they're massive and badass which is one reason...
  10. Telltale Boy

    Xonar DG - ultimate budget headphone card?

    I'm not an audiophile but to me Foobar it sounded a bit clearer & provided a better sound effect - it was more immersive. I'm inclined to say it's not a placebo effect as there's one difference I can clearly make out: switching between 2 & 6/8 channels made no difference to the sound in...
  11. Telltale Boy

    Xonar DG - ultimate budget headphone card?

    Since getting this card i've started to care more and more about the quality of my sound. Are VLC & Windows Media Player fine to use? Or are music players better, I just tried one called Foobar and it did seem to make a noticeable difference. Also does the player make a difference to Dolby...
  12. Telltale Boy

    Xonar DG - ultimate budget headphone card?

    Just got this sound card & i'm utterly impressed. It's so much more immersive, especially in games. I know this is likely to be very subjective but I was wondering what people's favourite settings are for gaming & listening to music (i'm guessing that they're likely to be different). At the...
  13. Telltale Boy

    Gaming headset... spec me in next 30 minutes

    If you're definitely after a headset then go for the Roccat Kave, can't find a single bad review of them.
  14. Telltale Boy

    Speccing up Mobo/Ram/CPU/Cooler

    Looks great, just if you want to cut costs a bit then getting the P55M-UD2 instead would be a great choice, a great board & you don't really gain much by going for the UD3 instead. Also you could get some cheaper memory if you wanted to save some more, you'll barely be able to notice the...
  15. Telltale Boy

    Xonar DG - ultimate budget headphone card?

    I'm currently in the market for a sound upgrade so this is top of the list (I barely ever use my speakers). Also a lot of you seem to be going on about the Goldring NS1000 headphones. However i've been recommended the JVC HA-RX700 headsphones elsewhere and i've seen so many great reviews for...
  16. Telltale Boy

    spending £400 on graphics

    1) I thought that a 620w PSU should easily be able to power SLI 460s, according to most reviews full system draw never goes over 500w even when running Crysis and Furmark. 2) I havn't seen a single review that suggest this. Care to share? 3) That could be a better idea, but the GTX 460s...
  17. Telltale Boy

    Asus Ares Worlds First!

    This modder seemed to get his hands on one well before any of the review sites & the say in the video "the only 2 in the UK", but then I guess with a name like Erlandsson he's probably not UK even though bit-tech is a uk site...
  18. Telltale Boy

    cpu fan connector (split)

    I'm using the Akasa splitter aswell; great because it supports up to 3 PWM fans & has a molex connector if the fan header doesn't have enough power.
  19. Telltale Boy

    Best case for me?

    IF you want an excellent case with good watercooling support then the Coolermaster Cosmos S is supposed to be great (seen some very good reviews).
  20. Telltale Boy

    Beginner advice

    The best I could manage trying to keep it in budget was this: There isn't really anywhere you could save more than about £10.
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