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23rd May 2008, 14:22 | #1 |
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| Xonar or X-Fi? I’ve been checking out ASUS Xonar D2X recently, kinda fantasized by it’s MIDI I/O and input S/N ratio for recording (I’m sort of a songwriter). But I’m a little concerned about Xonar’s gaming ability, should I just go for a X-Fi and all it’s EAX5.0 stuff? How does that compared to Xonar’s DS3D GX? I’m new to 3D games but I’d really like to enjoy them. BTW, I’m using both Vista and XP (dual OS) |
23rd May 2008, 14:32 | #2 |
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| I would go for Asus just for the simple fact that Creative drivers are not that trustworthy
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23rd May 2008, 20:41 | #3 |
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| Xonar doesn't do anything for gaming, but I'd strongly recommend it over an X-Fi. |
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| Xonar emulates EAX afaik , no? http://techreport.com/articles.x/14500 Quote:
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24th May 2008, 01:42 | #5 |
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| Yes it emulates EAX, but it does not boost performance at all. It may knock ~5 FPS off the score since it is all handled via software emulation... but still better than X-Fi in my humble opinion. If solely looking for EAX support then Xonar is the only option for Vista as it will support anything that does use EAX. X-Fi is mostly useless for Vista for EAX, and useless for better FPS on Vista. |
24th May 2008, 10:15 | #6 |
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| TR is down but game tests where you play at optimal setting will tax your GPU the most and impact of the soundcard will be very minimal
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26th May 2008, 04:31 | #7 |
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| Thanks, guys. Really appreciate that. I was also recommended an Auzentech Prelude at other forums, (yes I did post on a lot of them..), looks about the same price range ($200). Anybody get and idea of X-Fi Prelude? |
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