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Sound Card + USB Headset question

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GibsonEX

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Like the title said, i have USB Headset, my old Plantronics GameCom Pro1 which i believe has it's own onboard sound processing. I'm using P35 mobo's Realtek audio right now, and i was thinking about getting nice sound card for gaming.

Would my headset's onboard processing interfere with sound card/ does it make sense for me to get sound card at all with this headset?

Don't know much about audio/sound cards... Thanks :)
 
when I had a usb headset, and I have an X-Fi sound card, I couldn't take advantage of the sound card with the headset because I would have to set the default audio device to the C-Media USB whatever... So I would have had to replace it with something that had 3.5mm jacks which is ok with me, I dont' have much use for actual headphones anyway... I use speakers connected to the X-Fi and USB headset for when I use ventrilo or something and don't want someone yelling over my speakers.
 
the headset uses its own sound chip, which is a USB interface device, it wouldn't interfere, although the soundcard won't do a damn thing in relation to the headset

so buying the soundcard would be worthless unless you're using speakers as well (like greatone's post mentions)
 
Yes, i do have 2.1 speakers, but when I'm gaming it's mostly with the headset/mic, so it's pretty much what i suspected, usb headphones are worthless with sound card.

Thanks for the help.
 
GibsonEX said:
Yes, i do have 2.1 speakers, but when I'm gaming it's mostly with the headset/mic, so it's pretty much what i suspected, usb headphones are worthless with sound card.

Thanks for the help.
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you could go with a non-USB headset if you wanted to get a soundcard, it will cost somewhat more, but you'll end up with a more flexible solution in the end

check Creative's website, they usually do some package deal with a headset and soundcard in the same box, sometimes its a good soundcard (for a time it was the X-Fi Elite Pro without the breakout box, and their Fatal1ty headset, boxed for $120-$130 with shipping (if that isn't a good deal, I don't know what is))
 
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