Got my Prelude....First Impressions! :)

[nfm]

Im very sorry to say it, but after upgrading from X-fi XtremeMusic to X-fi Prelude I still get crackling in Battlefield 2142. In normal order I've tried every tweak with no succes(IRQ sharing, changing pci slot, Latelcy Tool, drivers etc.).

I had the same problem with my x-fi XtremeMusic and upgraded after reading endless reviews and forumthreads, saying the prelude was "crackle free". For me, it was not.

Intel Core2Duo E6320
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3
Nvidia 8800gts
2gb Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2
Corsair vx450w psu
Windows xp pro

I always had the same problem in F.E.A.R. Same issue existed on Prelude and XtremeMusic. This is is weird but F.E.A.R. crackled more under Windows XP Pro SP2 than under Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2. The latter only whistled, no crackling. Lately I integrated SP3 Pre-Beta into Windows XP Pro Gold, did a clean install, and no crackling. I can play F.E.A.R. with all EAX options turned on