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daye159   08-12-2008 at 03:30:40 AM

is the hd 4850 as good or maybe even better then the X-Fi ?




need any all info thnks in advance for any info

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truromeo4juliet   08-12-2008 at 03:42:39 AM
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You're attempting to compare a graphics card to a sound card... you've also failed to include any other computer information, or the purpose of the card...

the 4850 is a great graphics card...

the x-fi is a decent sound card...

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doomturkey   08-12-2008 at 04:00:46 AM
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^ You are comparing apples to oranges.

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njalterio   08-12-2008 at 04:10:49 AM
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daye159 wrote :

is the hd 4850 as good or maybe even better then the X-Fi ?

  


need any all info thnks in advance for any info

 

Epic Fail.

 

Those two cards have two completely different functions. HD4850 is a graphics card, X-Fi Extreme Gamer is a sound card.


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th_username   08-12-2008 at 04:34:54 AM
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omg what you are talking about


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lasttarget   08-12-2008 at 05:00:45 AM
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Dont you guys know that the 4850 has HDMI with sound. Also the 4850 have an onboard audio chip.

No i havent tried it daye159. I think in the near future it will be better than the x-fi tho.

Really good question... seems like some ppl have no clue what the new cards are capable of

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kgrach   08-12-2008 at 05:02:20 AM
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@all

The 4850 has built in audio so its a valid question.
The gist of the question Is the built in audio of the 4850 any good and does it have a positive or negative impact to gaming compared to the x-fi gamer.

kgrach

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quantumsheep   08-13-2008 at 12:00:58 AM
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You guys aren't really up to date are you? Cards have had onboard sound through hdmi for a little while now! I'd say the x-fi is probably a little better, but that's just a random guess.

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gunbunnysoulja   08-15-2008 at 06:18:40 AM
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The advantage the 4850 has is the ability to output MPCM (multi-channel linear pulse code modulation), from the advanced audio codecs (TrueHD, DTS HD MA, etc) If your at all into HTPC, blu-ray, etc., this may or may not benefit you.

The down-side is it doesn't support PAP (Protected Audio Path), meaning 24/96 gets downconverted to 16/48.


Message edited by gunbunnysoulja on 08-15-2008 at 06:20:52 AM
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dobby   08-15-2008 at 05:33:43 PM
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i to have this card, however i doubt that it has any where near the sound quality of a dedicated sound card. althoug it does support alot of standards; which is always good.

anywo, if your after best sound quality (with in reason) i think a dedicated card is the way to go, i would get a Asus Zonar, as they also support alot of standards.

im not sure if there is a way to rope the audio connection into the HDMI cable, (IE HDMI to HDMI with SPDIF (coaxial) split off) althogu if there is that would be the way to go.

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dobby   08-15-2008 at 05:33:48 PM
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double post


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V3NOM   08-19-2008 at 09:43:36 AM
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does the 4850 have anywhere near a decent onboard sound though?

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Anonymous   09-10-2008 at 01:05:24 PM
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I see no reason why the 4850 "sound card" should be any lesser in quality compared to any other sound card. Does anyone know which sound codec the card is using? I know it's a Realtek, but which??
Maybe look in device manager or on the gfx card itself? Shoud be a Realtek chip somewhere.
In my opinion the 48xx is just brilliant! How else can you get Dolby trueHD out of a PC? (analog doesn't count!)

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hnml24   09-11-2008 at 11:47:11 AM
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OK enough said ..
I believe that after 13 replies he will understand the difference between the two.


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