I know I do. Here is an interesting alternative.
Asus Xonar D2
I know I do. Here is an interesting alternative.
Asus Xonar D2
i7-3930K
GA-x79-UD3
Corsair H100
4x2GB F3-12800CL6
X-Fi Xtreme Music
EVGA GTX 470
Pioneer BDR-207DBK
2X128GB Samsung 830's
3XWD2002FYPS
Corsair TX850
Dell U2412M
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My X-fi cost 50 dollars and all i really needed with excellent 5.1 quality. I'm happy.
PC Lab Qmicra V2 Case SFFi7 950 4.4GHz 200 x 22 1.36 volts
Cooled by Swiftech GTZ - CPX-Pro - MCR420+MCR320+MCR220 | Completely Silent loads at 62c
GTX 470 EVGA SuperClocked Plain stock
12 Gigs OCZ Reaper DDR3 1600MHz) 8-8-8-24
ASUS Rampage Gene II |Four OCZ Vertex 2 in RAID-0(60Gig x 4) | WD 2000Gig Storage
Theater ::: Panasonic G20 50" Plasma | Onkyo SC5508 Processor | Emotiva XPA-5 and XPA-2 | CSi A6 Center| 2 x Polk RTi A9 Front Towers| 2 x Klipsch RW-12d
Lian-LI HTPC | Panasonic Blu Ray 655k| APC AV J10BLK Conditioner |
technically this isn't a review.....
My Rig can do EpicFLOPs, Can yours?
Once this baby hits 88 TeraFLOPs, You're going to see some serious $@#%....
Build XT7 is currently active.
Current OS Systems: Windows 10 64bit
Most potent statement!
If their comments about games can't be serious with Vista LOL! I got my Prelude for $169 from Newegg. IMHO (just me) it should have sold for $139. I still like my Creative X-Fi for games.Were these companies to cut the list price in half, we'd consider raising these scores. Raiding your wallet the way they wish to, they're currently for serious sound freaks and, maybe, the gamer who has everything.
Originally Posted by Movieman
qft!Posted by duploxxx
I am sure JF is relaxed and smiling these days with there intended launch schedule. SNB Xeon servers on the other hand....
Posted by gallag
there yo go bringing intel into a amd thread again lol, if that was someone droping a dig at amd you would be crying like a girl.
I love my X-fi elite pro and 7.1 Gigaworks speakers.
Cost me £480 just for my sound, but my PC is my cinema / theatre now.
You really need to hear / watch the whole Lord of the Rings trillogy, Saw, Kill Bill, X-men movies on my PC XD.
Oh no wait, the pleasure is all for me, not for you :p
You bought an THX labeled kit? Aren't those way overpriced?
Patriotism is the conviction that this country is superior
to all other countries because you were born in it.
-- George B. Shaw
benn running xfi since day 1.a must for ALL users is the creative software auto update page on there site...get ALL updates...
Stacker830 Watercooled
windows7 ultimate 64 bit!!!
heatkiller(rev3) on 2500k@ 4.5ghz 1.35v,8 gigs 2133 ripjaws 1.5v
Swiftech Mcp-655,1/2in tygon,13x120 sunnons on junk ps,
(2)triple 120mm rads,Biostar TP67XE(rev 5.2)
150 gig velicraptor (stable drive) ssds r still buggy!!
xfi-xtrememusic,klipsch ultras, sen hd-595s
Evga Hydro gtX 590,co0lermaster-1250 watt,
24" Sony fw-900 black ops at @ 2304x1440 85hz/85fps SOLID
G@m3r 4 L1Fe!!
http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0VIEW%20ALL--/
3dmark 11 http://3dmark.com/3dm11/1102387
Well personally my Soundblaster relationship has been one of love and hate over the years. Driver updates are slim to none and known problems are ignored by Creative no matter how many people about it. No doubt my X-FI sounds excellent. But in my favorite game BF2142 it's a nightmare. Blue screens of death, crackling, popping and a barrage of sounds are common. Perhaps some competition will spur Creative into shaping up. If they don't go out of business first.
i7-3930K
GA-x79-UD3
Corsair H100
4x2GB F3-12800CL6
X-Fi Xtreme Music
EVGA GTX 470
Pioneer BDR-207DBK
2X128GB Samsung 830's
3XWD2002FYPS
Corsair TX850
Dell U2412M
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Specs
Asus 780i Striker II Formula
Intel E8400 Wolfdale @ 4050Mhz
2x2GB OCZ Platinum @ 1200Mhz 5-4-3-18
MSI 5850 1000Mhz/5000Mhz
Wester Digital Black 2TB
Antec Quatro 850W
Cooling
Swiftech Apogee
Swiftech MCP-600
HardwareLabes Black Ice Extreme 2
Audio Setup
X-fi w/AD8066, Clock mod, & polymer caps > PPAV2 > Grado SR60 & Grado SR325i & Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro & Beyerdynamic DT990 & AKG K701 & Denon D2000
I dont mind creative for games, but musically its trash.
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
•i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz - 1.32v - CM Hyper 212 Evo
•G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GB
•ASUS 7850 @ 1250//5800
•Corsair TX650 V2
•Dell 3007WFP
•Win 7 64 Ult
Specs
Asus 780i Striker II Formula
Intel E8400 Wolfdale @ 4050Mhz
2x2GB OCZ Platinum @ 1200Mhz 5-4-3-18
MSI 5850 1000Mhz/5000Mhz
Wester Digital Black 2TB
Antec Quatro 850W
Cooling
Swiftech Apogee
Swiftech MCP-600
HardwareLabes Black Ice Extreme 2
Audio Setup
X-fi w/AD8066, Clock mod, & polymer caps > PPAV2 > Grado SR60 & Grado SR325i & Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro & Beyerdynamic DT990 & AKG K701 & Denon D2000
Patriotism is the conviction that this country is superior
to all other countries because you were born in it.
-- George B. Shaw
Originally Posted by Movieman
qft!Posted by duploxxx
I am sure JF is relaxed and smiling these days with there intended launch schedule. SNB Xeon servers on the other hand....
Posted by gallag
there yo go bringing intel into a amd thread again lol, if that was someone droping a dig at amd you would be crying like a girl.
Originally Posted by Movieman
qft!Posted by duploxxx
I am sure JF is relaxed and smiling these days with there intended launch schedule. SNB Xeon servers on the other hand....
Posted by gallag
there yo go bringing intel into a amd thread again lol, if that was someone droping a dig at amd you would be crying like a girl.
Originally Posted by Movieman
qft!Posted by duploxxx
I am sure JF is relaxed and smiling these days with there intended launch schedule. SNB Xeon servers on the other hand....
Posted by gallag
there yo go bringing intel into a amd thread again lol, if that was someone droping a dig at amd you would be crying like a girl.
I have the Creative Gigaworks 7.1 as well and love them. My problem is I have so many problems with crackling issues with my X-Fi if I change any drivers it is a 50/50 chance it will get all screwed up again. I'm looking for a good sound card that these speakers will work well with if my new cpu/mem/mobo build continues with noice issues I'm dumping creative. I like Asus products, I'm wondering is there issues with the size of that card and memory slots moving down further on the boards as a trend? If you are lucky you have a PCIE 1x slot on top of video cards and if there is any other slots they are usually cover by 2nd slot coverage by the video cards.
Chiflow
If your interested in a Xonar grab one. They have great sound quality and stocked with features. I have a few friends that run them and they love them. Sound amazing no matter what you do...according to them. All of the new soundcards are pretty impressive though. If your thinking of buying a new card look at the latest ones out and see which has the best features that fit you and what you do with audio...Recording,music,movies or gaming..etc.
For the record, just because it has a THX label is on there, doesn't mean it automatically sucks.
Just like anything else, all products carrying the label aren't created equal=P First many don't understand even what the Hell THX is. THX is merely a standard Guideline and has little or nothing to do with Quality as it pertains to Music. THX support and certification is for MOVIES. A good side affect of this is 5.1 Computer Games interactive sounds and sound tracks that are similar.
http://www.thx.com/certification/index.html
Originally Posted by Movieman
qft!Posted by duploxxx
I am sure JF is relaxed and smiling these days with there intended launch schedule. SNB Xeon servers on the other hand....
Posted by gallag
there yo go bringing intel into a amd thread again lol, if that was someone droping a dig at amd you would be crying like a girl.
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