Need recommendation on sound card

[Falcon011]

I play a lot of games and listen to Mp3's.

Which card is better:

Sound Blaster Value or Sound Blaster Gamer?

I dont really understand the difference between them. Gamer comes with Dolby 5.1 and some games, but is it the same card as the value?

Or should I get something entirely different?


Thanks,
Falcon

 

[Noriaki]

The X-Gamer is the same card as the 2nd edition Value, the gamer just has a different software bundle.

The X-Gamer 5.1 is the same as those two but adds 6 channel analog output capabilities...

But I think you should consider a TB Santa Cruz.

See this thread and look for a long post by user Techno.

 

[Mem]

For gaming just buy the SBlive Value 1024 OEM it does a great job,btw there is not much difference between the other models & in gaming no difference.