Virtual surround question

[stratoz99]

Hi
I get new headphones soon AKG K702 and need some advice on best soundcard for gaming virtual surround my 2 choices is Soundblaster Z or Asus STRIX RAID DLX i wonder wich hardwear and controll softwear will give me the best game sound ?

 

[gamerk316]

They'll both do pretty much the same thing. ASUS uses Dolby Headphone, which works "good enough" but does impact quality somewhat. Not sure how Creatives solution compares, but I can't imagine there's a major difference from Dolby's solution.