NewEgg.com has the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty 7.1 Channel Sound Card for $136 - $5 code EMCAECCAJ - $50 rebate [Exp 4/28] + $0 shipping = $81 shipped. Features 24-bit audio, 109dB SNR, PCI interface, sample rate of 192 KHz and more.
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#1
geniv2 - Posted 8:12 am PDT 04/22/08 (290 Posts)
#2
Crash And Burn - Posted 8:31 am PDT 04/22/08 (2031 Posts)
Creative seems to be most creative on screwing you out of $ after you were foolish enough to buy their crap in the first place. On a SB Live card I had, they wanted me to pay for new install discs to go from Win98 to XP. The same card shipped with these discs once XP was released. Bastards.. Found someone with install disk images online so I got it for free. They had the software they just wanted me to pay again for something I already owned just because I upgraded my OS. Paying for updated drivers? Fat chance! Been anti Creative since. Let them eat shit and die.
#3
Elpee - Posted 8:33 am PDT 04/22/08 (1028 Posts)
Does it have Vista driver yet?
#4
mitda - Posted 8:53 am PDT 04/22/08 (880 Posts)
I commend them for exercising their legal rights. Just for that, I bought this card and the Inspire T6100 speakers last week. I won't even send in the rebate form. Burn.
#5
superman2005 - Posted 9:25 am PDT 04/22/08 (870 Posts)
I've downgraded from VistaU to XP so that I can use my Live! card. Vista is good and all, but without sound it is not useful.
The driver update (4/2 I think) from MS for my live! card screwed up the entire sound subsystem (integrated and live!) on Vista. After reinstalling Vista 7 times I'm finally fed up.
For $81 its too expensive and I wouldn't buy from creative again anyway. The SB Live! card is #1 in usage today and they don't support it....shame on them.
#6
boxingfan - Posted 12:22 pm PDT 04/22/08 (453 Posts)
I removed the Audigy 2 from my computer and just use the onboard sound now. I don't see any need for it now. It sounds just as good, and it doesn't steal many cycles on my quad core chip.
#7
bradbranch - Posted 12:50 pm PDT 04/22/08 (329 Posts)
have you noticed that the embedded sound devices on the NIVIDA chipsets these days are unbeatable. You don't need SB's anymore.
#8
bradbranch - Posted 12:52 pm PDT 04/22/08 (329 Posts)
AND TAT'S AH FACT CAT
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