Since everone jumping ship on creative sound cards

Robert McClelland · Mar 31, 2008, 03:44 AM

Whats the next best thing for my p7800 speakers for sound card? for 7.1

Just looking driffter options hehe.

GeneralClaymore · Mar 31, 2008, 04:02 AM

I not jumping ship from my prelude F that. the rest of those people can do what they want. I dont have problems so I not jumping, if any thing I taking there treasure that they left behind. And turning the ship around

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But any way I enjoy my card too much to go from it to another card again. Have no plans of going back to another oxygen HD based chipset card. Not after my barracuda and vista hassle and razer turtle slow driver support.

But If you really want a non creative card and you use vista then grab a Xonar because of that DS2XG thing whatever it called. But if you use XP then maybe a barracuda, bgear, or a second hand X-merdian if you can find one.

Knight_Rider · Mar 31, 2008, 06:57 AM

Dun think there is much choice for gaming cards. Pretty stuck for now. As for music the trend now is USB DAC.

Shakey_Jake33 · Mar 31, 2008, 07:13 AM

I'd definitely get myself a Xonar.

I don't see the need to jump ship though, you paid good money for your card, it's not gonna be harming Creative in any way if you ditch it... just be sure not to buy their forthcoming X-Fi 2!

Mr cairo · Mar 31, 2008, 09:49 AM

dumped my creative card a few weeks ago as it was causing vista lockups seems that creative are wayy behind on decent vista support and the modded drivers helped a lot of people

if they want to continue to be taken seriously as the top soundcard company they need to get on top of vista and offer drivers that actually work not just for the newer top of the range cards but some of the legacy cards as well

they have lost me as a buyer anyway

Judas · Mar 31, 2008, 06:30 PM

Best solution i've yet to come across that beats it out is still the uncontended Realtek ALC889a solution (onboard).... aside from spending a considerably larger dollar on an auzentech solution.

Every computer i build uses the realtek chipsets exclusively..... I just can't stand ADI or any other pos onboard chipset out there that doesn't have any form of decent audio or support from the real manufacturer.

Realtek constantly updating thier drivers and making improvements.... i got a responce back a little while ago about an implementation of DIGITIZED analog line in.... sweet... hopefully that pops up soon.

spacy51 · Mar 31, 2008, 08:01 PM

Yes, in terms of sound quality, connection flexibility and driver quality, Realtek is top. Realtek's Vista driver support is also great. It supports multiple inputs/outputs and DSP-Effects. Everything looks Microsoft-compliant.

I have an ALC889A OnBoard sound which does not have to hide from my Audigy 2 ZS.

However, I don't like the stereo to 5.1 upmixing modes and there's no option to set the LFE-crossover-frequency.
OpenAL support is also faulty.

Judas · Mar 31, 2008, 11:56 PM

You've had problems with OpenAL?

the ACL889a has several specific models .... ones that support no form of correct stereo to 5.1 mixing... the only ones that do it properly is the chips with DTS Connect or Dolby Digital Live! Only via a digital connection does it sound perfect (even with terrible audio sample).... However using the features in analog mode leaves alot to be desired.

Mar 31, 2008, 03:44 AM	#1
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,616 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	Since everone jumping ship on creative sound cards Whats the next best thing for my p7800 speakers for sound card? for 7.1 Just looking driffter options hehe. __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://www.speedtest.net/result/1949536385.png

Mar 31, 2008, 04:02 AM	#2
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 434 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I not jumping ship from my prelude F that. the rest of those people can do what they want. I dont have problems so I not jumping, if any thing I taking there treasure that they left behind. And turning the ship around . But any way I enjoy my card too much to go from it to another card again. Have no plans of going back to another oxygen HD based chipset card. Not after my barracuda and vista hassle and razer turtle slow driver support. But If you really want a non creative card and you use vista then grab a Xonar because of that DS2XG thing whatever it called. But if you use XP then maybe a barracuda, bgear, or a second hand X-merdian if you can find one. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LT1124ACN+ 2x LT1115 > Matrix M-Stage V2 /w 2x LME49710NA> DT880 pro 250ohm

Mar 31, 2008, 07:13 AM	#4
Shakey_Jake33 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	I'd definitely get myself a Xonar. I don't see the need to jump ship though, you paid good money for your card, it's not gonna be harming Creative in any way if you ditch it... just be sure not to buy their forthcoming X-Fi 2! __________________ CPU: Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 2.93GHz RAM: 2GB (2X1) GEiL DDR2 800MHz CAS4 GPU: OCUK GeForce 7900 GTO SILENT 512Meg Motherboard: Asus P5W DH Deluxe Sound Card: Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Case: Antec P180 Black PSU: Seasonic S12 600W

Mar 31, 2008, 09:49 AM	#5
Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,780 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	dumped my creative card a few weeks ago as it was causing vista lockups seems that creative are wayy behind on decent vista support and the modded drivers helped a lot of people if they want to continue to be taken seriously as the top soundcard company they need to get on top of vista and offer drivers that actually work not just for the newer top of the range cards but some of the legacy cards as well they have lost me as a buyer anyway __________________ *Please consider Sponsoring my wife for the race for life*

Mar 31, 2008, 06:57 AM	#3
Knight_Rider HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 127 Rep Power: 0	Dun think there is much choice for gaming cards. Pretty stuck for now. As for music the trend now is USB DAC.

Mar 31, 2008, 08:01 PM	#7
spacy51 HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Yes, in terms of sound quality, connection flexibility and driver quality, Realtek is top. Realtek's Vista driver support is also great. It supports multiple inputs/outputs and DSP-Effects. Everything looks Microsoft-compliant. I have an ALC889A OnBoard sound which does not have to hide from my Audigy 2 ZS. However, I don't like the stereo to 5.1 upmixing modes and there's no option to set the LFE-crossover-frequency. OpenAL support is also faulty.