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Title: x-fi cards
Post by: DEATHHAVEN on April 14, 2008, 12:32:22 AM

ok does anybody know what the real difference between the x-fi gamer and fatality cards are???(faster processor   more ram)???

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: crazydog on April 14, 2008, 02:21:00 AM

X-Fi XtremeGamer (http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&product=15853&nav=1)
X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro Series (http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&product=15854&nav=1)
X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series (http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&product=16559&nav=1)

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: Video_Master on April 14, 2008, 07:38:58 AM

do not get a Creative Labs card if you are using Vista.  Creative has purposely made most of the functions of the cards not work with Vista and will not develop them to use all the functionality of the cards. 

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: Hitman Smurf on April 14, 2008, 09:16:10 AM

Quote from: Video_Master on April 14, 2008, 07:38:58 AM

do not get a Creative Labs card if you are using Vista.  Creative has purposely made most of the functions of the cards not work with Vista and will not develop them to use all the functionality of the cards. 

Good thing you told me this, in case I consider getting a sound card. Why are they doing this and what card should we use with Vista to get high quality sound for gaming?

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: Video_Master on April 14, 2008, 09:31:18 AM

I am looking at the new $90 - $100 card from ASUS which supposedly competes with the X-fi cards.

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: Hitman Smurf on April 14, 2008, 10:57:38 AM

I thought they only made motherboards. I take it it's not EAX capable.

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: MR|337 on April 14, 2008, 11:53:34 AM

The Fatality has 64mb of onboard ram to take some of the sound processing load off the cpu. Good cards for XP - not Vista..

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: Video_Master on April 14, 2008, 12:06:18 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132006

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: Video_Master on April 14, 2008, 12:07:51 PM

http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=25&l2=150&l3=0&l4=0&model=2015&modelmenu=1

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: Video_Master on April 14, 2008, 12:24:33 PM

Quote from: Hitman Smurf on April 14, 2008, 10:57:38 AM

I thought they only made motherboards. I take it it's not EAX capable.

Yes it is compatible according to the ASUS website.

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: Video_Master on April 14, 2008, 12:40:11 PM

I am also going high end with this card which is $200.  It is the higher end of the ASUS Cards.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132005

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: TE_Taylormade on April 14, 2008, 10:05:34 PM

I have the Creative Labs Fatality Extreme Gamer, using Vista, and it works great for me.

Title: Re: x-fi cards
Post by: Video_Master on April 15, 2008, 07:51:30 AM

Quote from: TE_Taylormade on April 14, 2008, 10:05:34 PM

I have the Creative Labs Fatality Extreme Gamer, using Vista, and it works great for me.

I will guarantee that every part of the card is not working in your system.  Creative themselves have said parts of it do not work in Vista cause they have not developed portions of the software to work in Vista.