5.1 Surround Sound System for PC

[cyber_marco]

Hallo there guys, I'm considering buying a 5.1 Surround Sound System for my computer, budget around 70-100€. I don't know much on the subject, what to take in consideration etc.

I'll start with my hardware, I have a custom built pc with an Asus Rampage III formula witch supports up to 7.1 audio systems.

I made a little research and found two candidates:
1)Creative Inspire T6160 5.1 Speakers @65€ (http://tinyurl.com/cv7qlg5)
2)Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Z506 @80€ (http://tinyurl.com/42nyzoa)

Witch one is the best, pros and cons? I'm gonna use the system for gaming and movies, in a 15m² room. Also is there any 7.1 sound system in that price range?

If you have any suggestion don't hesitate to enlighten me. Thank you.

P.S. Later in September I'm gonna buy a new 32" TV and I'll connect my PC via HDMI, I know that with HDMI you can stream audio too, to the TV, but I would like to use the sound system, is it possible? Sorry if I'm sounding too nooby, but I don't know jack!

 

[maxxielol123]

first i would take the logitech because it has more watts
second, i recommend a soundcard because the most onboard sounds suck... maybe not yours but you can only check that by setting the z506 up to the mainboard and listen

 

[cyber_marco]

first i would take the logitech because it has more watts
second, i recommend a soundcard because the most onboard sounds suck... maybe not yours but you can only check that by setting the z506 up to the mainboard and listen

I thought that too for the Logitech. My mobo has a SupremeFX X-Fi 2 Built-in soundcard.

Plus i found a Home Theater LG HT356SD, 5.1 300W power for 90€ http://tinyurl.com/bnzzf2v
Is it possible to connect it to the PC like the Logitech or Creative sound systems? I think it'll be an overkill!
What do you think?

 

[cyber_marco]

Making some more research I found this one: Pioneer S-V41 @79€, Satellites:80W Woofer:50W http://tinyurl.com/c77a4fv

Is this any good?

 

[maxxielol123]

Plus i found a Home Theater LG HT356SD, 5.1 300W power for 90€ http://tinyurl.com/bnzzf2v
Is it possible to connect it to the PC like the Logitech or Creative sound systems? I think it'll be an overkill!
What do you think?

take that one there is an amplifier who makes it easier to connect and it will make better sound

 

[cyber_marco]

take that one there is an amplifier who makes it easier to connect and it will make better sound

What do you think about the Pioneer S-V41 @79€, Satellites:80W Woofer:50W http://tinyurl.com/c77a4fv

So to make it clear, I simply connect the satellites in the woofer and then I connect 4 cables (central, rear, front and sub) to the audio card of my pc, right?

 

[maxxielol123]

hmm think it is not so easy...
we have a 450w JBL surround sound system i think.
but that needed to be plugged into the harman/kardon avs145
that is how our system works.. and it doesn't have that 4 input cables...

 

[cyber_marco]

I found these too:
Genius SW-HF5.1 4000 @63€ http://tinyurl.com/cjvujat
Genius SW-HF5.1 5050 @110€ http://tinyurl.com/84chrxw

The 1st is 100W powerful and the 2nd is 150W.

Another thing that i want to understand is how does a sound system connect to a sound card (on board) like the one that I have. http://tinyurl.com/7s6ckkp

Thank you.

 

[SkeptikProductio]

Quality > Looks

I found these too:
Genius SW-HF5.1 4000 @63€ http://tinyurl.com/cjvujat
Genius SW-HF5.1 5050 @110€ http://tinyurl.com/84chrxw

The 1st is 100W powerful and the 2nd is 150W.

Another thing that i want to understand is how does a sound system connect to a sound card (on board) like the one that I have. http://tinyurl.com/7s6ckkp

Thank you.

Yeah... you definitely want to choose quality over looks!! Some people choose parts on the look but end up screwed over in the end...