Soundcard and Heaphones - decision has been made!

nathanjrb

nathanjrb

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Ok, after much deliberation, I've settled on my headphones and sound card.

I just need to check I haven't done anything stupid, and all will be compatible with my rig!

So the sound card is:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Xonar-D2X-XDT-Express/dp/B0011BC1FO

The headphones are:

http://en-uk.sennheiser.com/dj-headphones-noise-reduction-hifi-stereo-hd-25-1-ii

You might be thinking the headphones are an odd choice, but they will be used mostly for monitoring and video editing, I'm also out filming quite a lot.

The rig has a 650w Corsair Enthusiast series PSU. Will that be able to support it?

The rig is:

Case
COOLERMASTER SILENCIO 650 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770K (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT: PCI-E 3.0 READY,WIFI, SLI, X-FIRE
Memory (RAM)
32GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 690 DUAL GPU - 3 x DVI-I, 1 x mDP
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (500MB/sR,450MB/sW) (Special)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
SPIRE GEMINI REV.3-THERMAX HDT TWIN FAN CPU COOLER (£39)
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
2 PORT USB 3.0 INTERNAL PCI-EX CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
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nathanjrb

nathanjrb

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These are the slots I have available. I have a USB3 card in there atm, I could remove that if needed!




The GTX690 takes up the top one.
 
keynes

keynes

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nathanjrb said:
I'm still not sure what you mean? So out of shot? :/ Sorry... not done this before!
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If you look at your gtx 690 in your motherboard there is a PCI express slot for you to connect your soundcard that is located just on top of the gpu (blue one)
 
nathanjrb

nathanjrb

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It just seemed to fit the budget, support both 3.5mm and spdif ports and after looking at numerous others seemed to have pretty decent reviews. I really wanted a card that would make the most out of the headphones and the z5500 speakers. A nice birthday present from the other half. I don't think she appreciates it like I do, I had to remind her the present was for me not her...

It's been purchased now, hope I made the right choice. I'm still learning a lot. The next tricky part is fitting it. I've read a couple of places that you have to disable the on-board sound first as there has been a few problems!
 
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