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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: honvetops on August 12, 2007, 09:04:29 AM
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I want to upgrade my basic creative sound card to a premium card. (this is what I currently have and it works pretty good- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 )
My sound preferences are somewhat modest and I am not a big audio buff but want a great performing card .....
I would love to hear any input from our members on this subject and even info on a different brand name if its a good product. Any feedback is appreciated :) . Which of these 2 cards would be better ?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102014
or this one ?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102005
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honvetops...
Creative has been the popular choice for as long as I can remember...and either one of those cards should work well if your system meets the minimum system requirements.
Here's something else you may want to look into for just a little more money: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102015
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lol, I am leaning towards that one because I have no extra 5.25 bay room.* I just read reviews on it and I think its the best choice though I hate to think of another month of Ramden noodles ! :D (price is HIGH) thanks for reassuring my thoughts...
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I want to upgrade my basic creative sound card to a premium card. (this is what I currently have and it works pretty good- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 )
My sound preferences are somewhat modest and I am not a big audio buff but want a great performing card .....
Hmmm, honvetops, I guess I just don't get it. If your sound preferences are somewhat modest and you're not a big audio *censored*, then why do you need a a great performing card? That's a contradiction if I've ever seen one. The card you have should be absolutely fine for your needs.
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I want to upgrade my basic creative sound card to a premium card. (this is what I currently have and it works pretty good- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 )
My sound preferences are somewhat modest and I am not a big audio buff but want a great performing card .....
Hmmm, honvetops, I guess I just don't get it. If your sound preferences are somewhat modest and you're not a big audio *censored*, then why do you need a a great performing card? That's a contradiction if I've ever seen one. The card you have should be absolutely fine for your needs.
Here's my point. I would like to hear all these sounds I am not hearing with my current sound card in gaming-(the review on these cards all say with their product you can hear much more audio in the game) ...
I guess I would like a card with more tweaking ability.... My bass is extremely over powering and the high's from my speakers are rather modest. A better card should increase the highs and allow me to adjust the over powering bass. Maybe I am a little more audio demanding than I posted, sorry.
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Well, you didn't mention gaming in your original post. Did you read the specs on newegg.com on those two cards you posted? I took a look and noticed the higher priced one describes a feature for GAMING MODE. Other than what I saw on newegg, I'm not familiar with these cards.
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Hey Honvetops if you want to get a real kick out of your games get one of those low frequency strap on backpack things that connect to your sound port through a 'double adaptor' thingie.
My kids have one, I only used it a few times because it was just too scary. :o
They let you feel the sounds in your body, great for FPS with the volume up and the lights turned off but keep a defrib machine handy. :D
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I've seen those too* I know nothing about them though your story sounds pretty interesting with the kids !
My readings are saying if you can drop more bling, get the elite series...... Soy is right in that my current card is ok but I like upgrades especially since this would be on my newer puter. My speakers really need a higher quality card to utilize them better.
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I want to upgrade my basic creative sound card to a premium card. (this is what I currently have and it works pretty good- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 )
My sound preferences are somewhat modest and I am not a big audio buff but want a great performing card .....
I would love to hear any input from our members on this subject and even info on a different brand name if its a good product. Any feedback is appreciated :) . Which of these 2 cards would be better ?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102014
or this one ?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102005
I just found the above card on sale @ Circuit City at an unbelievable 99.00
in store pickup when purchased online- can't beat that price anywhere!!! ( can't beat this deal )
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Customer-reviews-for-Sound-Blaster-X-Fi-XtremeGamer-Fatal1ty-Professional-Series-SB046A/sem/rpsm/oid/161716/rpem/ccd/productDetailReview.do#tabs
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Sounds pretty expensive overall. I hope the improved fidelity is worth it. What kind of speakers do you have? That may be a less expensive solution.
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So good to see you here Mark !! I ended up getting the X-Fi gamer card, it does everything the Elite pro does except no box & remote (109db verse 116 db ) big deal...
I have the 5.1 Logitech 5300z 280 watts
I will install this thing later tonight .... I hope you stick around for awhile this time ?
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Thanks for the "Hi" and I am planning a full return. ;)