Soundblaster XFi choices

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jan 21, 2009, 12:24 AM

Are the XFi worth the extra amount that is paid for them? I bet they are. I'd still settle for a earlier model on my budget, but If I could afford it I'd buy an XFi. I bet they rock.
My question is do they suffer sound corruption in an overclocked system?

Robert McClelland · Jan 21, 2009, 04:37 AM

Not with my drivers no matter what u pick you always get perfect bass sound in them

Which card you talking about?

~~scurvy~~ · Jan 21, 2009, 08:05 AM

just outta curiosity. How does the driver affect the bass output quality??

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jan 22, 2009, 03:28 PM

I'm only using integrated, just wanted to know of any cards I should steer away from.

Robert McClelland · Jan 22, 2009, 06:32 PM

XFI Audio Cards

There bad cards lol.

Robert McClelland · Jan 22, 2009, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by scurvy

just outta curiosity. How does the driver affect the bass output quality??

Can't disscuss it but bass quality works thats how come

RIV@NVX · Jan 23, 2009, 11:47 AM

IMHO, today's integrated cards are good enough that there is basically no need for anything else.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jan 23, 2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert McClelland

XFI Audio Cards

There bad cards lol.

Oh

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 3, 2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RIV@NVX

IMHO, today's integrated cards are good enough that there is basically no need for anything else.

I agree. HD works well.

Robert McClelland · Feb 3, 2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by RE III - Frankie

Oh

I mean Extreme audio

mike2h · Feb 3, 2009, 11:08 PM

if u r going to go xfi, get the titanium pcie vers. i upgraded from audigy2's on both comps & the xfi is definetly better.
of course your speakers play a big part in this. if you just have average speakers i wouldnt waste the $$. on board sound is ok for low end(& with newere boards midrange) speakers.
both comps are oc'd & have no effect at all on card performance.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 4, 2009, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Robert McClelland

I mean Extreme audio

Ok. I've got SoundMax.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 4, 2009, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike2h

if u r going to go xfi, get the titanium pcie vers. i upgraded from audigy2's on both comps & the xfi is definetly better.
of course your speakers play a big part in this. if you just have average speakers i wouldnt waste the $$. on board sound is ok for low end(& with newere boards midrange) speakers.
both comps are oc'd & have no effect at all on card performance.

I get kind of spekky sound sometimes if I clock to say 3.4-3.5GHz.

mike2h · Feb 4, 2009, 04:21 AM

im running a p d940 @ 3.6. np. my wife is running a p4 630 @ 3.4+ with np.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 20, 2009, 10:05 AM

That's good. Not having the prob anymore though. I've switched to Vista and everything's fine a 4GigHz.

GigaWatt · Feb 20, 2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by RIV@NVX

IMHO, today's integrated cards are good enough that there is basically no need for anything else.

depends on what you plan to do with the onboard card... even with today's onaborad cards you still can't do any real high quality recording or any other kind of more advanced processing...

and what about ASIO support... the ASIO4ALL driver is a good replacement for an ASIO driver if you happen to have a card that has no ASIO support, but it still is only a temporary replacement...

in my opinion, onboard cards are still only good for one thing... playback...

nicnik · Feb 20, 2009, 12:38 PM

I'm quite happy with the one i got in sig. But it really depends on what you do. For gaming it has made a huge difference especially if you couple it with good speakers/headset. Make sure your speakers are on par with whatever soundcard you plan to purchase.

crack1up · Feb 20, 2009, 12:46 PM

I did not shy away from dumping my Audigy 2 for a X-Fi Fata1ity FPS PCI for gaming. But I would never go back to realtek or cmedia onboard sound solutions. And as Robert stated, stay away from the Extreme audio.

GigaWatt is right about the recording quality of onboard sound solutions, at best they are poor. Even for voice recording on most VOIP as ventrilo or teamspeak while playing games. Onboard just doesn't cut it once the processor gets stressed.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 20, 2009, 03:24 PM

The only thing that bugs me is temperature. Like if you have SLI, won't all three cards be heating up next to eachother?

Jan 21, 2009, 12:24 AM	#1
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Soundblaster XFi choices Are the XFi worth the extra amount that is paid for them? I bet they are. I'd still settle for a earlier model on my budget, but If I could afford it I'd buy an XFi. I bet they rock. My question is do they suffer sound corruption in an overclocked system?

Jan 21, 2009, 04:37 AM	#2
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,617 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	Re: Soundblaster XFi choices Not with my drivers no matter what u pick you always get perfect bass sound in them Which card you talking about? __________________ "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

Jan 21, 2009, 08:05 AM	#3
~~scurvy~~ So Cutesy Wootsy Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 241 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Soundblaster XFi choices just outta curiosity. How does the driver affect the bass output quality??

Jan 22, 2009, 03:28 PM	Thread Starter #4
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Soundblaster XFi choices I'm only using integrated, just wanted to know of any cards I should steer away from.

Jan 22, 2009, 06:32 PM	#5
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,617 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	Re: Soundblaster XFi choices XFI Audio Cards There bad cards lol. __________________ "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

Jan 23, 2009, 11:47 AM	#7
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Soundblaster XFi choices IMHO, today's integrated cards are good enough that there is basically no need for anything else. __________________ -- Vedran

Feb 3, 2009, 11:08 PM	#11
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	Re: Soundblaster XFi choices if u r going to go xfi, get the titanium pcie vers. i upgraded from audigy2's on both comps & the xfi is definetly better. of course your speakers play a big part in this. if you just have average speakers i wouldnt waste the $$. on board sound is ok for low end(& with newere boards midrange) speakers. both comps are oc'd & have no effect at all on card performance. __________________

Feb 4, 2009, 04:21 AM	#14
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	Re: Soundblaster XFi choices im running a p d940 @ 3.6. np. my wife is running a p4 630 @ 3.4+ with np. __________________

Feb 20, 2009, 10:05 AM	Thread Starter #15
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Soundblaster XFi choices That's good. Not having the prob anymore though. I've switched to Vista and everything's fine a 4GigHz.

Feb 20, 2009, 12:38 PM	#17
nicnik In the Land of Snow Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 569 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: Soundblaster XFi choices I'm quite happy with the one i got in sig. But it really depends on what you do. For gaming it has made a huge difference especially if you couple it with good speakers/headset. Make sure your speakers are on par with whatever soundcard you plan to purchase. __________________ Follow Me on Twitter Battlefield 3 \| youtube \| TwitchTV

Feb 20, 2009, 12:46 PM	#18
crack1up DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 82 Rep Power: 0	Re: Soundblaster XFi choices I did not shy away from dumping my Audigy 2 for a X-Fi Fata1ity FPS PCI for gaming. But I would never go back to realtek or cmedia onboard sound solutions. And as Robert stated, stay away from the Extreme audio. GigaWatt is right about the recording quality of onboard sound solutions, at best they are poor. Even for voice recording on most VOIP as ventrilo or teamspeak while playing games. Onboard just doesn't cut it once the processor gets stressed. __________________ Core2Duo E6700, 2X1GB Kingston 4200, HIS HD3850 IceQ3 Turbo 512 DDR3 AGP, Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS PCI, Thermaltake Toughpower 850w , XP Pro Sp3 32bit

Feb 20, 2009, 03:24 PM	Thread Starter #19
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Soundblaster XFi choices The only thing that bugs me is temperature. Like if you have SLI, won't all three cards be heating up next to eachother?