£150 for Speakers and Soundcard

PC-M Vip3r · 28 Jul 2006 at 16:31

I got my birthday coming up and I decided I want new speakers.

I play COD2 a lot and also listen to some Heavy Metal and Indie rock.

What is the best Speakers and PCI soundcard to get with £150?

TIA

Dr.EM · 28 Jul 2006 at 17:04

I firstly reccomend spending the most money on the speakers, and less on the soundcard. An Audigy 2 will be fine if you can find one around, and will leave with enough cash for a decent speaker set. I'm not sure what to reccomend though, you want 2.1, 5.1?

PC-M Vip3r · 28 Jul 2006 at 17:21

5.1 of course

The reason I want a soundcard is because the one I got is a cheap £5 one.

Shakey_Jake33 · 28 Jul 2006 at 17:58

Can't help on the speakers, but another vote for an Audigy2 soundcard (or Audigy4 if you can't find one) here, for ~£30-35.

With that kind of budget, your going to want to put as much money into the speakers as possible. The Audigy2/4 is a real steal at that price, and only slightly lower than the X-Fi. yet significantly cheaper.

Dr.EM · 28 Jul 2006 at 20:10

I guess the Logitech Z-5400 would be a good choice then. It doesn't leave a huge amount for the soundcard, but like I say, the Audigy 2 will be a massive upgrade from what you have and is available second hand for around £15!