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Re: Need advice on sound card option 2014/10/23 21:28:33 (permalink)
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I've heard about such issues as well...and another thing that keeps me away from onboard sound is that I got used to the creative software.
 
I keep asking myself..should I keep the X-Fi for my old rig and buy a new card, let's say Soundblaster Z or just use the X-Fi?
 
Edit: I just read that people still prefer the X-Fi over the Soundblaster Z modules as there are some issues with them.




Which X-Fi?  There are a ton of different Creative X-Fi cards.  The only one that clearly outperforms the Sound Blaster Z and Sound Blaster Zx is the X-Fi Titanium HD (and note that there is a regular X-Fi Titanium which is much worse).  
 
What sound card features do you actually need, if any?  The Z-5500 isn't exactly high enough fidelity to show marked improvement in sound quality with the top dog sound cards.


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Re: Need advice on sound card option 2014/10/25 08:58:33 (permalink)
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SpeedMax
 
 
I've heard about such issues as well...and another thing that keeps me away from onboard sound is that I got used to the creative software.
 
I keep asking myself..should I keep the X-Fi for my old rig and buy a new card, let's say Soundblaster Z or just use the X-Fi?
 
Edit: I just read that people still prefer the X-Fi over the Soundblaster Z modules as there are some issues with them.




Which X-Fi?  There are a ton of different Creative X-Fi cards.  The only one that clearly outperforms the Sound Blaster Z and Sound Blaster Zx is the X-Fi Titanium HD (and note that there is a regular X-Fi Titanium which is much worse).  
 
What sound card features do you actually need, if any?  The Z-5500 isn't exactly high enough fidelity to show marked improvement in sound quality with the top dog sound cards.




I'm not sure exactly which X-Fi...
At the moment i'm more than satisfied with my X-Fi Fatality Champion and the Z-5500's for 5.1 surround gaming.

Case: Corsair 750D
Motherboard: Asus Rampage V Extreme
CPU: Intel Haswell-E 5960x @ 4.4Ghz
Memory: Mushkin Redline DDR4 16GB (4x4GB) 13-13-13-35
GPU's: 2x EVGA GTX 980 SC's
Sound Card: Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion Series
CPU Cooling: Corsair HX110i Liquid Cooling
Storage1: Mushkin Scorpion 240GB PciE SSD
Storage2: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB
Storage3: 2TB WD Caviar Black
Power Supply: Corsair AX1200i
Speaker: Logitech Z-5500
3DMark Benchmark: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/3410236
 
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