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jeremydde

01-30-2009, 08:51 PM

I have an Auzentech XFI Prelude sound card that constantly uses 50% of my 4th core on my system. I am sure that it is the sound card because my cpu usage goes to 0 once I disable the sound card in device manager. Has anyone else noticed this problem, or is it just me?

My system:
MSI K9A2 Platinum V 1.0 1.7B4
Phenom X4 940BE
4 x 1 Gb Crucial Ballistix Tracers
HIS Radeon 3870x2
Auzentech XFI Prelude 7.1
Seagate 7200.11 500GB

Operating systems:
Windows XP Professional 32 SP3
Windows 7 64bit Beta Build 7000

I have tried all drivers from RC5 up to the latest on Auzentech's website, and they all have this ridiculous CPU usage. It does this in both operating systems as well. Does anyone have any ideas/solutions to this problem?

Jeremy

Soulburner

01-31-2009, 05:14 AM

Not a problem here on a dual core.

Anyone with a quad?

jeremydde

02-01-2009, 10:24 PM

Auzentech has replied back with this response. If anyone else is having this problem I'll be sure to update what the solution is (if any).

Dear Jeremy,

Thank you for contacting Auzentech. We have reproduced the issue that you described.The CPU keeps the rate to 10~13 though we do not run any programs.We assume that the Creative's driver, X-Ram or Volume panel may cause this issue.We will verify this, and let you know as soon as possible. We appreciate your support and patience.

Sincerely, . . . . . . . . . .

tiro_uspsss

02-01-2009, 10:27 PM

jeremydde

02-01-2009, 11:07 PM

10-13% is still far from the 50% u experienced :shrug:

edit: heck, @ ~10% CPU, I wouldnt have thought anything is wrong! :p:

That's the average across the 4 cores... ~50/4. The load is all on core 4 at 50%, but my G15 keyboard fluctuates between 10-15%, as does process monitor.

Jeremy

downforce

02-01-2009, 11:30 PM

Can't say I've had it and I've had Vista x32, x64 and now back to XP x64.

What version of the drivers are you running?

jeremydde

02-02-2009, 01:58 AM

I've tried drivers RC5 up to RC8 and even the Daniel K drivers. They all have the same idle cpu utilization. Does it in WinXP32 and in Windows 7 64bit. I tried moving the card to another slot as well. I tried full driver uninstall/reinstalls. Always the same behaviour. I'm hoping auzentech has a solution as it never did this with my 5000BE. It seems to be a quad only thing so far. I'm just glad that auzentech was able to reproduce the problem on their end and responded to my support ticket.

Donnie27

02-02-2009, 06:25 PM

I'm on my Windows-XP 32bit partition and I's seeing 2 to 8% CPU usage with two sites (web pages open). Will switch to Vista 64bit and post again as an edit.

zanzabar

02-02-2009, 06:31 PM

its creative they break the buss mastering and interfere with anything else on the buss like a nic

u need a pci-e card to fix it and im really waiting for the win7 beta to see if they fix it

jeremydde

02-02-2009, 06:38 PM

its creative they break the buss mastering and interfere with anything else on the buss like a nic

u need a pci-e card to fix it and im really waiting for the win7 beta to see if they fix it

Same problem on Win7Beta 64 as well. I don't see why it matters that the card is a pci since it doesn't have this problem on dual core computers. Definately seems to be a driver related issue.

tiro_uspsss

02-02-2009, 06:47 PM

its creative they break the buss mastering and interfere with anything else on the buss like a nic

u need a pci-e card to fix it and im really waiting for the win7 beta to see if they fix it

lol wuh? I think u got it mixed up - Creative originally had probs migrating to PCI-E :yepp:

Donnie27

02-02-2009, 06:52 PM

lol wuh? I think u got it mixed up - Creative originally had probs migrating to PCI-E :yepp:

No they didn't and PCI-E they got right:up: I know folks with nVidia boards who gave up trying to get X-Fi to work on their nForce boards. 7 out of 8 got the PCI-E version to work right out the box.

Even the Hog that Vista64bit is, mine is jumping between 5 and 12% CPU utilization even as I type this. The 1.22GB of RAM usage is a joke even if I have 4GB installed.

tiro_uspsss

02-02-2009, 07:01 PM

No they didn't and PCI-E they got right:up: I know folks with nVidia boards who gave up trying to get X-Fi to work on their nForce boards. 7 out of 8 got the PCI-E version to work right out the box.

Even the Hog that Vista64bit is, mine is jumping between 5 and 12% CPU utilization even as I type this. The 1.22GB of RAM usage is a joke even if I have 4GB installed.

mm I 95% certain they said in an interview that they were holding off releasing PCI-E (this is a while back) cause some lil problem they ran into.. they obviously got it fixed & *then* released :up:

Soulburner

02-02-2009, 07:06 PM

I idle between 0-2%, and it's svchost.exe doing the talking, nothing relating to my Prelude or drivers is doing anything. XP Pro 32 SP2, non-trimmed OS (no nlite or anything).

Analog out. You guys using digital?

Donnie27

02-02-2009, 07:20 PM

mm I 95% certain they said in an interview that they were holding off releasing PCI-E (this is a while back) cause some lil problem they ran into.. they obviously got it fixed & *then* released :up:

Yes and they didn't ship it until it was ready. If they had problems no user experience the same them. That's why I said they got it right (most of the time they screw up the first product from a new line. X-fi was the exception while both the first SBLive and Audigy stunk up the place. Now that I think about it, the first PCI-128 was POS compared to the MX-300 and Yamaha cards back in the day.

Most folks who's owned both say the PCI-E version works better. Also note, I don't have a clean systray and haven't shut down any servers with this new Vista install. My biggest problem was Gskill RAM and ATI drivers. Both problems seem fixed now. CPU usage at 4%.

tiro_uspsss

02-02-2009, 07:28 PM

Yes and they didn't ship it until it was ready. If they had problems no user experience the same them. That's why I said they got it right (most of the time they screw up the first product from a new line. X-fi was the exception while both the first SBLive and Audigy stunk up the place. Now that I think about it, the first PCI-128 was POS compared to the MX-300 and Yamaha cards back in the day.

Most folks who's owned both say the PCI-E version works better. Also note, I don't have a clean systray and haven't shut down any servers with this new Vista install. My biggest problem was Gskill RAM and ATI drivers. Both problems seem fixed now. CPU usage at 4%.

yes of course, thats what I was saying - zanzabar mentioned they screw up PCI (which, iirc, with X-Fi, that wasnt the case) - but the only interface I remember them having probs with is what u mentioned ^ & what I was reffering to ;) - just had a hard time remembering, as this was.. mid last yr? cant quite remember..

jeremydde

02-02-2009, 10:03 PM

The problem isn't an active process, it's a hardware interupt problem as shown in process explorer. All running processes can be ended and the usage will remain.

zanzabar

02-03-2009, 02:44 AM

No they didn't and PCI-E they got right:up: I know folks with nVidia boards who gave up trying to get X-Fi to work on their nForce boards. 7 out of 8 got the PCI-E version to work right out the box.

Even the Hog that Vista64bit is, mine is jumping between 5 and 12% CPU utilization even as I type this. The 1.22GB of RAM usage is a joke even if I have 4GB installed.

the memory usage is programs and files theat u regularly use so they load faster and they get dumped i 3dmode or when the ram is needed

i really want creative to fix my cards bus mastering problems but since im on an A2 it wont get fixed and im not even sure that they will give out win7 drivers

Scubar

02-03-2009, 05:20 AM

No issues here with a Quad core and Auzentech Prelude.

jeremydde

02-03-2009, 09:09 AM

No issues here with a Quad core and Auzentech Prelude.

Windows task manager says mine is idling at 99% System Idle too, but that's only core one. Can you check in the performance tab and verify that all 4 of your cores are idling like they should?

chunkylover77

02-03-2009, 09:15 AM

I've got a quad and all 4 of my cores are the same. That is a crazy problem you got.

Donnie27

02-03-2009, 07:18 PM

the memory usage is programs and files theat u regularly use so they load faster and they get dumped i 3dmode or when the ram is needed

i really want creative to fix my cards bus mastering problems but since im on an A2 it wont get fixed and im not even sure that they will give out win7 drivers

I'm just saying that I have Dual and mine isn't any different with MY Creative X-Fi, My Prelude X-Fi or none at all. I cleaned out all of the old drivers and installed the mobo's sound system. I saw mine go up and never dip below 11%, go figure?

Donnie27

02-08-2009, 10:50 AM

Auzentech Prelude 7.1 OPA2227P-ND OPAMPS That's in my sig and now this Sound card finally sounds like its worth its price:up: I also cleaned out old drivers, Installed the a Creative to use a few its apps, uninstalled it. When back and installed the Prelude with newest drivers and then Daniel K's SP1 that also ads a working THX console (still almost useless).

ROBSCIX

02-08-2009, 11:34 AM

@Donnie27, you prefer the 2227's over the 2134's?
What difference do you notice over the 2134's?

Donnie27

02-08-2009, 05:49 PM

@Donnie27, you prefer the 2227's over the 2134's?
What difference do you notice over the 2134's?

Slightly improved sound stage over the 2134 plus it has the same smoothness but better Bass definition . Softer highs than either the 2134 or LM but its still burning in. I do miss the Wide Sound Stage that the LM's produced. I don't miss that almost distorted/hot sound on my system.

What I 'd really love is the Presence, Imaging and or sound stage of the LM's and the smooth "laid back" warn sounds I'm currently getting. Also note that that HK 730 eats up some of the sound stage as well (via Coloration). My rig now sounds more like a Tube AMP. I had to up the treble setting by 10%.

The other newer HK 247 is a lot more neutral and Phantom speakers can be heard in about 9 spots in 5.1 and 4 spots on Stereo. The Old LM's seemed to create about six to seven real hard Phantom speakers, that's the only real thing I miss.

Another problem I'm finding in Vista 64bit, I can't just set the Speakers to 2.1. The only options seem to be Headphones and 5.1. I like music in 2.1 and the HP setting sounds like crap coming out of my system. When in the mood for Music I've been use WinXP and 2.1 there rocks.

When switched the 5.1, the receiver sends mostly a Mid Range and High sounds to my Mains. They're amplified but with very little bass. I get a warm and fuzzy feeling listening to Jazz like this though. "Mister Magic" Grover Washington Jr just finished. His Sax sounds more natural than I've heard it in a long time. Rob, I've never heard Guitars sound this good on anything costing less than 10 grand:up: BTW, I installed it Friday night. Tested;
Smoke on the water, (Deep Purple) DVD Audio 24bit Lossless
Stranglehold (Ted Nugent) Hi-200 grain Album recorded and remaster
Get of your @$$ and Jam (Funkadelic)
Black Water (Doobie Brothers)
Dust In The Wind (Kansas)24bit-96KHz
Summer Breeze (Isley Brothers)
Get Ready (Rare Earth)
Deacon Blues (Steely Dan) 24bit 96KHz
Recording & Mastered wise, one of the best, Too Short-->The Ghetto

ROBSCIX

02-09-2009, 04:54 AM

Seems like they are a good match for your system.
I figured you might have liked those opamps better as most like the siganture over the 2134's depends on your tastes though.
Many of the Burr Browns have that laid back bass and glossy high range that is quite "tube" like.
Enjoy.

Donnie27

02-09-2009, 04:37 PM