Need recommendation on good speakers and sound card for music and gaming

Bladerider1

Bladerider1

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Hi All,
I am speccing a gaming PC which I will also use for software development. I will listen to music and was confused on the best sound card and graphics card.

For sound cards, I saw these two:

Creative Labs CB X-Fi

ASUS 7.1 STRIX RAID DLX PCIe gaming sound card set with an audiophile-grade DAC and 124dB SNR​


And for speakers;

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Razer Nommo Pro Chroma THX Powered Full Range 2.1 Gaming Speakers for PC (RZ05-02470100-R3W1)

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Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System - 500W RMS (980-000469)

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Amazon reviews on Edifiers were mostly good but a lot of people mentioned build quality issues.
I am not sure which is best, some speakers are branded as for gaming, some branded for audiophile/general use. I guess budget for speakers be around £400.
 
Thanks guys. I did some research and the Q Acoustics keeps coming up anyway (with great reviews), so that is probably the one to get. 100w or so should be enough too, as this is just for an average bedroom. I can even add a sub to that. My only source is the PC and before that, i'd stream a song to it from a phone, for testing (current pc is dead).

I'm just checking out the Topping EX5. I was thinking one of the Creative Labs external sound cards.
 
Ok cool, guess that's a limitation in the ELACs. I did see the M20s at a shop the other day but I wasn't impressed. However, I played via Bluetooth and found my phone was limiting the volume (fixed now). I will try again, played a YouTube music vid.
 
Yeah except as someone not experienced in audio stuff, I didn't want to get into the amp/DAC route. I'm sure the M20s will satisfy me when I check them out again (a few shops not far from me have them available for demo).
 
I did! And they were impressive. Demo'd over Bluetooth with APTX HD. I didn't try with USB. One review said with USB the quality is much better (as did a retailer), and another review said APTX HD and Bluetooth are no different. I have a new desk too lol and my speakers should come next week! Will maybe get a REL TZERO MK3 sub later. I think you will be hard pressed to find a better speaker for the desktop than these tbf.
 
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