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I have just bought a pc 350 from sennheiser and want to buy a usb soundcard (must be usb for lan play) to use for playing counter strike. I want to know what is the best one for me to buy that has a good directional sound. I already own one from sennheiser (the one that cames with pc166) but I think that it holds back my pc350.
I have selected some that I think might be good and here they are:
soundblaster play - http://www.soundblaster.com/products/prod..

Sound blaster X-fi go - http://www.soundblaster.com/products/prod..

Creative Xmod - http://sg.creative.com/products/product.a..
What I do not know about this creative soundcards is that it does not say that is virtual 7.1 so i dont know if it will show all my phones channels on counter strike.
Sorry for the big post. And thx for your help
PS: if anyone think of any other better usb soundcard please suggest.

This comment was edited at 08/29/2009 2:24 AM

maybe a creative xmod

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=elxtczVL35Q..

creative xmod, hands down. it's like cheating

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. Mark Twain

Thx for your help, I thought this also.
Anyone has a different opinion?
Thx for everyones help!

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i have a creative xmod. works great with my hd555's, no drivers either. was also cheap for me, like $35 on ebay

http://www.gotfrag.com/css/forums/thread/.. #16, #24, #54, #55

Anyone else?
Thx

take the cheapest one :p

hEHE

DONT take the cheapest one, and also NEVER get Creative soundblaster usb x-fi go because there is like 0.1 or 0.2 second sound delay and that is absolutely unstandable for FPS games, it is same as playing with 500 ping,

This comment was edited at 09/15/2009 3:38 PM

#11 says, absolutely unstandable

nice job!

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. Mark Twain

that means it is unplayable , cant live with it or something like that, unless you are a noob

#11 thank you for your help, but since it was more then 10 days after my post .I had already bough the creative one =/, my father is arriving from usa tomorow and is bringing it to me. I hope you are wrong, but I will test it and if it does not work ok, laggy and everything I will use the usb soundcard that comes with the sennheiser pc 166 that I already own.
Thank you

sorry double post!!

This comment was edited at 09/21/2009 12:16 AM

does x-mod have a mic jack?

#14 it is not laggy, the sound quality was amazing when compared to my on-board sound also the 3d effects and other effects were amazing, but the sound delay is just unacceptable for FPS games, this was in X-fi go, but i read in some reviews that this delay doesn't exist in X-mod

xmod is hand down one of the best for cs :)

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ANyone have any experiences with the Turtle beach thinking about rocking that one with the turtle beach x1 ear force. thanx.

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