Need help with my Beyerdynamic 990 pro 250ohm headphones for gaming on a desktop

Miitch

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Hi i'm super confused about audio at the moment im not clued up on it for example having line outs, line ins using a amp as line in for example as people keep saying in the forums i read i have no clue about them setups or how to setup.

All i would like to know is simply how to power my Beyerdynamic 990 pro 250ohm headphones for gaming and music in the best possible way.

Am i better buying a 7.1 surround sound soundcard being the Asus Xonar Essence STX 2

Or buying the Fii0 e09k along with the Fiio e17 and having them sit on my desk to power my headphones?.

One of the problems i have with the headphones is i cannot adjust the volume while ingame for example i have to alt tab out and use the windows sound setting %0 - %100.

So the Fii0 portable e09k amp and e17 dac would come in handy since i can use the volume buttons as they sit on my desk, the problem is that i read that the Fiio products cannot handle surround sound.

And if i use the soundcard only i believe it has a amp and dac but how good is that compared to the Fiio combo and surround sound is better than stereo for gaming?, and if i bought only the sound card then is there a way i can easy manage my volume without having to alt tab out from games to use the setting in the bottom right corner of windows for the volume ajustment thanks.
 
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i have a corsair k60 keyboard that has a volume control on it and it is great

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/vengeance-k60-performance-fps-mechanical-gaming-keyboard

I have a fiio amp and it does a great job with music. i use the optical out from the computer into the little amp then plug my headphones into it, hell i even use it in the car sometimes as it seems to clean up the sound nicely.

as far as 7.1 and gaming I have never really bothered while using headphones. I have a cheap 5.1 setup around the computer also but really I do not know the benefits of 7.1 for gaming or even it is is possible with your headphones (usually do not see more than three drivers in headphones in my experience)

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i have a corsair k60 keyboard that has a volume control on it and it is great

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/vengeance-k60-performance-fps-mechanical-gaming-keyboard

I have a fiio amp and it does a great job with music. i use the optical out from the computer into the little amp then plug my headphones into it, hell i even use it in the car sometimes as it seems to clean up the sound nicely.

as far as 7.1 and gaming I have never really bothered while using headphones. I have a cheap 5.1 setup around the computer also but really I do not know the benefits of 7.1 for gaming or even it is is possible with your headphones (usually do not see more than three drivers in headphones in my experience)
 
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