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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 12:34:25 AM

Title: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 12:34:25 AM

lol Audigy 2 to X-Fi. Im sure ill find other ways to justify the upgrade lol.

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: Mupepe on February 26, 2008, 12:55:25 AM

how about instant messaging sounds and whatnot?

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 26, 2008, 01:07:37 AM

The upgrade is totally justified, imo. It's a better purchase than what I got.  I got the model with the 64mb X-ram, which is supported by a grand total of 2 games. 

I noticed that everything sounded better when I switched from the Audigy 2 to X-fi.  Even poor quality youtube clips sounded clearer.  I would recommend Bioshock if you want to hear a huge difference from the Audigy 2.  The only drawback is the Creative patented pop, snap & crackle but I get them far less often with the X-fi. 

Remember to download Alchemy for vista.  It's necessary for conversion of EAX to Open-Al since Vista doesn't support EAX directly. 

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 01:33:35 AM

Yeah mp3s sound better, not sure if its just their default presets, but im sold lol

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 01:42:35 AM

Im definitely liking the new soundcard, everything sounds more clear. I underestimated the difference between audigy 2 and x-fi

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 26, 2008, 01:45:23 AM

Try Bioshock. 

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 01:49:43 AM

ah that sounds like a lot of work to install the demo that came with it. I DID try it with WoW and got about  7-10 more fps and the sounds better.

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 26, 2008, 01:53:14 AM

Woah, that's a pretty impressive framerate increase for a soundcard upgrade.  Guess Prole was right.  It didn't seem to do as much for my system though.  Maybe my PC has excess processor cycles or something. 

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 01:58:08 AM

WoW is weird and probably an exception in some cases lol

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: Powerslave on February 26, 2008, 02:00:21 AM

I don't have any Windows sound on cigarillo

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MCD on February 26, 2008, 02:03:43 AM

i have on-board 8.1 or something soundcard on my asus board and i only have 2 old creative speakers lol.

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 02:04:38 AM

yeah I still use headphones or 2 speakers and woofer cause 5.1 is a bitch to set up

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MCD on February 26, 2008, 02:06:37 AM

I DON'T EVEN HAVE A WOOFER!

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 26, 2008, 02:08:20 AM

Why does Creative sell a X-FI with 64mb X-ram when only 2 games support the extra ram? 

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 02:11:57 AM

I just got the gamer version lol

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 26, 2008, 02:19:28 AM

I guess it's made for dummies like me that buy 1000W power supplies.   :(

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 02:28:17 AM

Haha jesus, mines only 550 or something

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 26, 2008, 02:30:02 AM

I wonder if the electric bill went up because of the power upgrade.   :lol

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 02:32:19 AM

HRM

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 26, 2008, 02:38:35 AM

HRM?  ???

Is that an acronym or just a sound?

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 02:39:23 AM

just a sound lol. Seriously tho 1000 jesus

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 26, 2008, 02:44:43 AM

Well, 550 is not enough for 2 x 8800 GTX.  Maybe I should have waited for Nvidia's newer, more power efficient videocards so that I didn't need such a beefy power supply.

But at least I'm all set for triple SLI, amirite?  :lol

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 26, 2008, 03:30:36 AM

Haha, I forgot you had SLI

Title: Re: The Windows clicks sound better!
Post by: MCD on February 26, 2008, 03:33:09 AM

wonder how much electricity my 800psu is consuming...