Hey Hardforum
I'm looking at Logitech's G51 Speakers for my yet-to-be-built gaming rig. The speakers are inexpensive for a 5.1 system, and from the reviews they look pretty good. What I'm mainly wondering is: Do I need a sound card to get pretty good performance out of these speakers. I know that if I buy a sound card, it'll sound much better, but I want to wait on buying one if possible. So do you think I can have a great experience on game's audio with these speakers, experience awesome surround sound, without a sound card? Thanks for your help.
Also, If I do end up buying a sound card, can anyone suggest a good one that isn't too expensive. Like, under $150 or something like that. I'm mainly playing games and listening to music, but I'm not a music audiophile, I just want cool surround sound effect on my games. Also, can someone explain OpenAL technology? thanks!!
I'm looking at Logitech's G51 Speakers for my yet-to-be-built gaming rig. The speakers are inexpensive for a 5.1 system, and from the reviews they look pretty good. What I'm mainly wondering is: Do I need a sound card to get pretty good performance out of these speakers. I know that if I buy a sound card, it'll sound much better, but I want to wait on buying one if possible. So do you think I can have a great experience on game's audio with these speakers, experience awesome surround sound, without a sound card? Thanks for your help.
Also, If I do end up buying a sound card, can anyone suggest a good one that isn't too expensive. Like, under $150 or something like that. I'm mainly playing games and listening to music, but I'm not a music audiophile, I just want cool surround sound effect on my games. Also, can someone explain OpenAL technology? thanks!!