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On [Sound Cards] Sound Blaster X-Fi drivers for Vista     uncle_ben 2 1337 TheProfile​r
03-09-2007 at 11:40 AM
On [Sound Cards] Need new Sound system
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Yeah, that's where you are confused :) Here is the image for T7700 - the connections are the same as on T7900. See four inputs on the [...]
    cats_paw 7 296 cats_paw
10-26-2008 at 07:10 PM
On [Sound Cards] Should I buy a soundcard?
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To some degree this depends on your luck with a sound card manufacturer. After long time with great deal of problems with Vista Creati [...]
    Wiluven 12 529 uncle_ben
10-23-2008 at 05:30 PM
On [Sound Cards] onboard sound vs. stand alone sound card
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Reasons to get a sound card include: - Processing power (more voices in games, better resampling of audio when necessary ) - Higher pr [...]
    doomhammr 14 370 gamerk316
10-15-2008 at 09:49 PM
On [Sound Cards] creative Gigaworks G500 vs Logitech G51
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A fan is always a good thing but you should not have to use one. Just make sure their the airflow behind and on sides of the sub is not [...]
    heydudeo 8 718 heydudeo
09-02-2008 at 01:24 PM
On [Sound Cards] Onboard Audio, PCI Sound, PCIe Sound
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That and the difference in audio accuracy. The difference between 16 or 32 (max what onboard gives) and 64 or 128 simultanous sounds (a soun [...]
    hispeed120 22 516 hispeed120
08-19-2008 at 03:45 AM
On [Sound Cards] Any good pci 2.2 sound cards out there?
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Quite contrary to the self-acclaiming crowd here I'd stay away from the company that is misleading people on purpose claiming e.g. full EAX [...]
    V3NOM 13 385 V3NOM
08-17-2008 at 11:27 AM
On [Sound Cards] x-fi xtremeMusic with Vista
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there might be many reasons why you are not getting 5.1 in Vista and the driver is not very likely the cause of it as it does support 5.1 o [...]
    amdwilliam​1985 7 466 chookman
08-11-2008 at 02:31 AM
On [Sound Cards] X-Fi snap crackle and popping after updating to new bios. HELP!!!
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Not sure about that, you might give it a shot, but there is, on the other hand, a new (beta) driver that you might try as well on creati [...]
    teknic111 2 378 uncle_ben
06-20-2008 at 07:40 PM
On [Other Components] Shalom, I need an advice
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get Abit P35e, flash its bios to the latest version, stick e8400 quad core onto it
    Eliyah 5 335 nforce256
02-14-2008 at 11:53 PM
On [Sound Cards] What sound card should i get? X-Fi or Barracuda
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Actually X-Fi supports 192Khz for playback but only in stereo. But there is no point for such high sampling anyway. There are no audio [...]
    drunkalien​6 19 1066 mlaporta
02-17-2008 at 10:30 PM
On [Sound Cards] I would like to use my front panel sound ports.
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you won't kill mobo, you only risk no sound;) I know the new ones (e.g. X-Fi xtreme gamer) work with the HD Audio connectors but it looks [...]
    SungSean 20 3449 Nukemaster
07-07-2007 at 12:41 AM
On [Sound Cards] X-Fi Vista Driver Fully compatible EAX etc. is out but
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Well, it would be rather surprising if they offered to send CD for free to everyone who bought X-Fi. They would have to hire at least 100 st [...]
    srgess 11 2402 warezme
06-28-2007 at 02:34 PM
On [Sound Cards] If not Creative/X-Fi, Then What...?
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Do you use Vista? I do not know anyone who actually paid for Vista unless they were forced to while buying a new laptop... :lol: If [...]
    Dufus 11 2702 Dufus
05-17-2007 at 01:15 AM
On [Sound Cards] coming 889a, audigyz, and today's onboard comparo +new x-fi!
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Optical headphones? Do you mean a device that combines DAC, amplifier and headphones? This is interesting idea but with mid range quality [...]
    WiRedPmP 4 568 WiRedPmP
05-02-2007 at 12:27 AM
On [Sound Cards] X-Fi XtremeGamer or XtremeMusic
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xtreme gamer is xtreme music with minor differences. Both xtreme gamer and music have digital outputs but only gamer has optical output a [...]
    ZafaZ 20 1914 lmimmfn
05-11-2007 at 01:29 PM
On [Sound Cards] Sound Quality on the Cheap
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You better off getting good headphones. Sub$30 sets are disgrace.
    SanjiWatsu​ki 15 2016 Halcyon
04-09-2007 at 09:59 PM
On [Sound Cards] X-Fi Platinum + Z5500 Dolby Digital Help
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if you want decoding done by your speaker set then use SPDIF option in Power DVD. Similar option might be buried somewhere in X-Fi software, [...]
    pchoi04 11 2258 astrallite
04-05-2007 at 02:12 AM
On [Sound Cards] Bye bye Creative Labs - I will miss you :(
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Sound is different type of data then graphics in that it has to be sent in smaller chunks but more frequently then graphics. If data is sent [...]
    jamesgodda​rd 20 3407 rodney_ws
04-04-2007 at 08:47 PM
On [Other Components] Editing camcorder captured video on computer
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If all you need is the box with S-video input that lets you stream the video onto the PC then you might want to use a TV card like or an e [...]
    d_fusion 1 440 uncle_ben
04-02-2007 at 05:31 PM
On [Sound Cards] Is A Sound Card Really Worth It?
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I think this is a very valid point. Sound Blaster card for $200 is not the best value now. But it is, most likely, the best general purp [...]
3   wrathloki 109 12531 oldscotch
01-13-2008 at 07:51 AM
On [Sound Cards] Two computers, two sets of speakers, 1 room?
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I have 5.1 gaming and 2.0 music sets hooked up to my high end PC and one cheap stereo set hooked up to another PC (internet/word) in the sa [...]
    sprcow 5 626 smokedyou9​11
07-19-2007 at 04:45 AM
On [Sound Cards] Any great gaming sound cards that aren't Creative brand?
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I used Audigy and now using X-Fi card. No crackles, pops etcetera I had both cards on at least three motherboards (starting with infamous V [...]
    Chasemo 31 5351 AUsch30
05-21-2007 at 08:11 AM
On [Sound Cards] Is on-board sound necessary?
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I hate waste, kstrat, and think you are downward right! Especially that sound cards last years - you do not need to upgrade a sound card of [...]
    kstrat2001 13 1184 P-Stew
02-28-2007 at 03:28 PM
On [Sound Cards] vista sound card question
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He has Live 24 bit, this is apparently supported
    dubhe 22 5131 Mad_Murdoc​k
02-19-2007 at 04:41 PM
On [Sound Cards] Sound Card for Music
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If it is going to the receiver any sound card with SPDIF pass through would suffice. Live 24 bit is a cheap and good option if you mention s [...]
    g-paw 5 802 g-paw
02-15-2007 at 05:57 PM
On [Sound Cards] X-fi problem.
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Reinstall drivers. Simply get the driver from the creative website and install it over what you have, I'd say. If there is onboard sound - [...]
    Suzuka 3 1027 Chuckshiss​le
03-19-2007 at 01:37 AM
On [Sound Cards] X-Fi + Vista
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ALchemy translates DX into Open AL so that you still have hardware accelerated audio and EAX under Vista. It supports major releases from la [...]
    TheProfile​r 5 1141 Xazax310
02-11-2007 at 05:18 AM
On [Sound Cards] ASus P5b Deluxe Onboard sound > Soundblaster Audigy SE??
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Going from 96 to 192 kHz sampling rate makes no audible difference at playback unless you have a source that is sampled so high. There are [...]
    Estrang 6 1370 Estrang
01-22-2007 at 07:07 PM
On [Sound Cards] Barracuda AC-1 vs Creative X-fi
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@irocem (1) EAX matters and makes audible difference in games, i suggest you play f.e.a.r for example... (2) What you try not to see i [...]
2   krisz 95 9470 gondo
01-30-2007 at 02:44 AM
On [Sound Cards] XtremeMusic vs XtremeGamer vs onboard SoundStorm audio
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5500s have optical connector, too. If you want to save some money get xtrem gamer. It does not have digital input, so if you plan to rec [...]
    tdean 8 1381 Statross
01-09-2007 at 07:28 PM
On [Sound Cards] bluegears b-Enspirer 7.1
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To have a dts encoding card with stereo speakers is quite useless. If this is for games and music you could have spent your money better. If [...]
    aiasthewal​l 3 522 stevey
01-10-2007 at 08:05 AM
On [Sound Cards] We need an audigy and other sound card buyers guide
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There is pretty good comparison chart of all X-Fi models here:
    Titanion 1 632 uncle_ben
12-05-2006 at 04:12 PM
On [Sound Cards] Sound card and speakers compatibility
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They both should work fine together. X-Fi has standard stereo line output so connection is not issue. It is probably better to use analo [...]
    ratcheva 2 542 ratcheva
11-20-2006 at 08:13 PM
On [Sound Cards] Xi-Fis worth it with Vista comming?
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Etherian mentioned some links to Creative forums. There is a good sticky on Audio in Vista that explains it all: If I follow things [...]
    Etherian 34 6259 Mitch074
11-21-2006 at 09:57 AM
On [Sound Cards] Is it worth upgrading my Audigy 2 to an X-Fi card?
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Hi danny, It depends. It depends on your speakers, taste for music, whether you play games with EAX 5 or not. With the recent new X- [...]
    danny9894 6 906 Jebazor
11-15-2006 at 11:39 PM
On [Sound Cards] future creative sound card
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It could be true but I doubt it will be pci-express. They have just added 4 new X-Fi cards. That's why price for the old ones dropped, [...]
    thedavej 9 1231 uncle_ben
11-03-2006 at 06:41 PM
On [Sound Cards] Sound Card Solution for Vista
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Now, this is an old card. From 1997 or so I believe. I doubt you will find any as old sound card supported by Vista. Audigy and X-Fi are [...]
    Smoke286 19 5551 goth
08-21-2007 at 07:41 AM
On [Sound Cards] Soundblaster Xfi Extreme Music and the ASUS p5W Deluxe
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@rbarone69 and ualdriver There is PCI latency setting that yoou can experiment with. Try setting it to 64 , save, reboot and see if it he [...]
    ualdriver 7 1565 rbarone69
09-15-2006 at 04:05 PM
On [Sound Cards] will sound cards REALLY improve performance?
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That's seems very true. Dedicated audio device takes care of sensitive audio data. Same as with graphics one of the common error correct [...]
2   rwaritsdar​io 55 8108 TeraMedia
09-15-2006 at 02:09 AM
On [Sound Cards] X-fi & Surround 7.1
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@margav Use Creative THX console to calibrate speakers (saying "to calibrate outputs of the sound card" is perhaps more true). [...]
    margav 39 2291 astrallite
08-31-2006 at 12:26 PM
On [Sound Cards] Dual Sound
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There will be drop in audio voltage. This depends on quality and the difference in impedence between the two conductors used. This can be d [...]
    AlphaKP295 19 1592 uncle_ben
07-26-2006 at 06:24 PM
On [Sound Cards] Wierd stuttering problem
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Okay, then try to: (1) find a latest non-beta driver for this card, install it, reboot and see if things improve, (2) change pci [...]
    dmc68 5 680 commanders​pockep
08-02-2006 at 02:02 AM
On [Sound Cards] What does a sound card do?
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Do some reading. Start with this: :tongue:
    shbullets 22 977 StrangeStr​anger
07-27-2006 at 12:58 AM
On [Sound Cards] Onboard sound (ALC850) or Soundblaster Live 5.1
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I think it is, all emu kx chip based cards are supported. Good point indeed. But keep in mind kx drivers do not support EAX.
    Tardomatic 22 1385 Rexter
07-23-2006 at 07:36 PM
On [Sound Cards] Sound Card Roundup?
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Some benchies that compare X-Mystique, Audigy, X-Fi, Realtek, M-Audio and Live 24 bit cards from a few reviews I read before buying a soun [...]
    MagicPants 3 1149 Halcyon
07-12-2006 at 07:50 PM
On [Sound Cards] Digital connection vs. analogue
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with good cables the risk of interference that induces analog noise in cables is not important, at least not at home unless you run meters [...]
    ChaseD13 2 941 uncle_ben
07-12-2006 at 04:48 PM
On [Sound Cards] What are your x-fi settings?
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I doubt headphones can really reproduce anything below 70Hz. It's just overtones of this fundamental that you hear and the brain reconstruct [...]
    yangguo 45 16579 JasonPCTec​h
10-13-2007 at 09:18 PM
On [Sound Cards] X-fi software problem
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Well, halcyon told you this already: check how many processes you have in the background after you start your PC. Perhaps too many to [...]
    Wolf 8 1041 Jdawg683
08-22-2006 at 02:29 PM
On [Sound Cards] 24-Bit Crystalizer facts from Mark Dolson of Creative
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I do not find it boomy after I calibrated 5.1 speakers. Except for movies, but then this might be what some people like. Anyway there is T [...]
    Halcyon 13 1299 Halcyon
06-30-2006 at 03:36 PM
On [Sound Cards] AuzenTech vs. creative 2zs for Logitech x-530 speakers
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^this matters even more with Auzentech card for it has DDL encoding. If this encoding is not done properly that effect will be audible in fo [...]
    rippaman77 4 472 uncle_ben
06-28-2006 at 02:57 PM
On [Sound Cards] Multitrack Card (HELP NEEDED)
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If you need balanced inputs your choices are limited to pro equipement: check EMU, M-Audio, ESI. For unbalanced inputs any sound card with [...]
    sugi123 3 328 Hirjak
05-23-2006 at 01:53 PM
On [Sound Cards] 5.1 or 7.1 for the masses???
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When you have source in stereo that's right. But games and movies are in fact 5.1 so azrealhk's question has its merits. I stay by what I [...]
    azrealhk 8 1071 uncle_ben
05-18-2006 at 05:15 PM
On [Sound Cards] Got a big problem....
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If you manage to start PC in safe mode but then it freezes try last known good configuration option. Should that not help, might be your las [...]
    Incitic 1 468 uncle_ben
05-12-2006 at 11:53 AM
On [Sound Cards] Sound Card Crackling Noises
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if crackles occur when CPU is under stress, so are the PCI busses. Therefore (1)Test this card in all PCI slots (2)Turn onboard sound [...]
    PinkPanthe​rx 17 3970 linux_0
06-05-2006 at 01:41 AM
On [Sound Cards] cables with x-fi
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I had a look at my connectors, they look standard. Just take a standard IDE cable with all pin holes open: :wink: All this P [...]
    ashipliket​hat 5 821 uncle_ben
05-11-2006 at 05:42 PM
On [Sound Cards] help with x-fi fatal1ty please
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I have X-Fi and run into no problems. Most people I hear from do not have such problems either. The truth is you always need latest drivers [...]
    ashipliket​hat 11 986 IcY18
05-06-2006 at 04:54 AM
On [Sound Cards] gaming
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Check Sennheiser PC150 or PC160, best for gaming with X-Fi
    Seifer 23 1152 clob
04-19-2006 at 02:16 AM
On [Sound Cards] 2 sound cards --is there a way to assign one to a program?
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Yep, make soundblaster default one and select fasttrack in audio software. Soundforge gives you option to select sound card and Cubase give [...]
    gearbox 4 526 MesaRectif​ier
04-10-2006 at 06:11 PM
On [Sound Cards] MSI K8N Diamond Onboard Audio - 7.1 and no Line In??
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This is a guess rather then anything else. 3 physical outputs can PROBABLY convey 7.1 information as the jacks may be 4-pole instead of regu [...]
    marshahu 3 476 marshahu
04-11-2006 at 12:31 AM
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