External Sound Card (Anyone use this?) - Page 9

Chai · 6th May 2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

I may be wrong but I don't believe so only the X-Fi technology and better quality components

Not completely untrue, you still need to install Creative ALchemy for Vista.

Mac Daddy · 6th May 2008, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Chai

Not completely untrue, you still need to install Creative ALchemy for Vista.

True but overall I don't think the drivers are the same ...

Chai · 6th May 2008, 08:23 AM

Not familiar with it. Maybe someone can share.

But if it's based on X-Fi, and Creative doesn't have proper Vista drivers, I doubt they will have.

Mac Daddy · 6th May 2008, 08:38 AM

Creative hasn't had proper drivers for anything in years lets hope they do

CALLOFDUTY05 · 7th May 2008, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Lacus

But then the drivers Auzentech uses are actually Creative's XFI drivers.

Auzentech just don't bundle the drivers (with Prelude) they got from Creative.Reports say that Auzentech takes them from Creative & rebuilds them completely so that there are no glitches or bugs present in the drivers.People who are using Prelude haven't reported any performance glitches with Vista which is a major problem for Creatives.

Creative also provide many unnecessary applications with their drivers while Auzentech provides only the needed driver files rebuilded by them.This driver modification removes the THX certification but anyways, when the card plays far better than Creative X-Fi cards & supports on the fly DD Live & DTS decodings (DTS True HD & DD True HD in future by driver upgrades) then what more could we ask for ?

Also Auzentech is much cheaper than an Elite Pro but provides Audio fidelity at par with it.

alyy8128 · 7th May 2008, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Lacus

But then the drivers Auzentech uses are actually Creative's XFI drivers. Any more stocks ar? I think still got but now the price is at MYR290

...Just the soundcard only excluding the panels and etc

A 1.3k Soundcard going for only 290..CHeap eh ;P..BUt then i'm not into Creative soundcards due to drivers problem =/

Wah~ price increase so fast. But, with this price, is better to wait for the Asus Xonar DX to be sell in Malaysia.

But, i think i faced a big problem now. I think my previous SB live! (CT4760) burn my motherboard now. It works perfectly with my old motherboard (Axper brand). But after i upgrade my computer and use a Gigabyte motherboard, it cannot works here. WinXP detected and assigned a correct driver for it. But still no sound come out from it. I had try different drivers for it (KX & noghq), but still failed. Now my computer can't even start-up after pressing power button. I even take out most of the hardware attached but still no use. No ram count, no hardisk spinning, not even a single beep sound. help.

Lacus · 8th May 2008, 08:43 AM

Yeah..Thinks I'll wait either for Xonar DX or D2X

...Duh, how it burns the mobo =_=... Might be some hardware issue..Try unplugging stuffs 1 by 1

PSU Failure?

alyy8128 · 8th May 2008, 06:55 PM

Nope. 1 by 1 unplug all the hardware until it "botak" also cannot start the computer.

PSU got no issue at all. I can use back my old motherboard with that SB Live! at no problem now.

Lacus · 17th May 2008, 02:59 AM

damn it..Still can't wait for the card to arrive..Might wanna import it

Digerati · 17th May 2008, 06:44 AM

Where do you live? I'd import it if I were you? How much is it going to cost more anyways?

6th May 2008, 08:23 AM	#83 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 25,772 Reputation: 3614 Rep Power: 67	Not familiar with it. Maybe someone can share. But if it's based on X-Fi, and Creative doesn't have proper Vista drivers, I doubt they will have. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/ Intel E8400 o/c 4.05GHz, Abit IP35 Pro, Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX, Asus EN8800GTS 512MB, WD Raptor WD740, WD 5000AAKS x2, Antec TPII-480, EMU 0404 PCI

6th May 2008, 08:38 AM	#84 (permalink)
Mac Daddy Pickin' Da Gitfiddle Join Date: 19 Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 1,846 Reputation: 802 Rep Power: 10	Creative hasn't had proper drivers for anything in years lets hope they do __________________

8th May 2008, 06:55 PM	#88 (permalink)
alyy8128 Just Started Join Date: 22 Jan 2006 Location: Senai Johor Posts: 63 Reputation: 10 Rep Power: 0	Nope. 1 by 1 unplug all the hardware until it "botak" also cannot start the computer. PSU got no issue at all. I can use back my old motherboard with that SB Live! at no problem now. __________________ 愿：世界和平

8th May 2008, 08:43 AM	#87 (permalink)
Lacus Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 532 Reputation: 71 Rep Power: 1	Yeah..Thinks I'll wait either for Xonar DX or D2X ...Duh, how it burns the mobo =_=... Might be some hardware issue..Try unplugging stuffs 1 by 1 PSU Failure?

17th May 2008, 02:59 AM	#89 (permalink)
Lacus Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 532 Reputation: 71 Rep Power: 1	damn it..Still can't wait for the card to arrive..Might wanna import it

17th May 2008, 06:44 AM	#90 (permalink)
Digerati Just Started Join Date: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 45 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Where do you live? I'd import it if I were you? How much is it going to cost more anyways?