• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

What sound card for gaming?

Page 3 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
ok buddy .. i think you hae successfully convinced me ... so i was looking thru the specs of all the X-Fi cards and just wanted to know what difference this X-RAM makes ...???

also, is there significant difference in the sound produced b/w these 4 cards if i am not one wid golden ears?
( i mean comparisons b/w extreme music and platinum, platinum and fatal1ty, fatal1ty and elite pro .. also comparison b/w elite pro and extreme music)
 
Originally posted by: rudreshsj
ok buddy .. i think you hae successfully convinced me ... so i was looking thru the specs of all the X-Fi cards and just wanted to know what difference this X-RAM makes ...???

also, is there significant difference in the sound produced b/w these 4 cards if i am not one wid golden ears?
( i mean comparisons b/w extreme music and platinum, platinum and fatal1ty, fatal1ty and elite pro .. also comparison b/w elite pro and extreme music)
Click to expand...

X-ram is a concept for a few more FPS in games, not worth the cash though. Just get the Xtreme music. That is a great deal for a card with its DAC's. 🙂
 
Creative is currently using a Cirrus Logic CS4382 8-channel DAC (D/A converter) for three of the four cards, which the company has used in the past in the Audigy 2 ZS line. Interestingly, this DAC supports DSD (Direct Stream Digital) input with a rated 114dB S/N ratio and support for 24-bit, 192 KHz digital audio.

The high-end X-Fi Elite Pro uses four Cirrus Logic CS4398 stereo DACs. These are the same DACs used in the Audigy 4 board, and offer better signal-to-noise ratio than the 8-channel CS4382. Like the CS4382, the 4392's can handle both PCM and DSD digital streams. In addition, the board features a Xilinx XC9536XL, a programmable logic device that can be used in a variety of applications, but has been used in some devices to handle DRM wrappers for digital audio


???? make any sense to u ? ..care to explain?
 
Originally posted by: rudreshsj
Creative is currently using a Cirrus Logic CS4382 8-channel DAC (D/A converter) for three of the four cards, which the company has used in the past in the Audigy 2 ZS line. Interestingly, this DAC supports DSD (Direct Stream Digital) input with a rated 114dB S/N ratio and support for 24-bit, 192 KHz digital audio.

The high-end X-Fi Elite Pro uses four Cirrus Logic CS4398 stereo DACs. These are the same DACs used in the Audigy 4 board, and offer better signal-to-noise ratio than the 8-channel CS4382. Like the CS4382, the 4392's can handle both PCM and DSD digital streams. In addition, the board features a Xilinx XC9536XL, a programmable logic device that can be used in a variety of applications, but has been used in some devices to handle DRM wrappers for digital audio


???? make any sense to u ? ..care to explain?
Click to expand...


To make it simple, the quality of the Xtrememusic DAC's are more than high quality enough for the speaker set you will be using 😉

Get the Xtreme music and put the remainder towards your speakers.
 
Originally posted by: PurdueRy

To make it simple, the quality of the Xtrememusic DAC's are more than high quality enough for the speaker set you will be using 😉

Get the Xtreme music and put the remainder towards your speakers.
Click to expand...

what i dont understand is that if the DAC's are more than high quality enough for the gigaworks S750, what kind of speakers will be able to support the high end DAC's of the Elite Pro?
 
Originally posted by: rudreshsj
Originally posted by: PurdueRy

To make it simple, the quality of the Xtrememusic DAC's are more than high quality enough for the speaker set you will be using 😉

Get the Xtreme music and put the remainder towards your speakers.
Click to expand...

what i dont understand is that if the DAC's are more than high quality enough for the gigaworks S750, what kind of speakers will be able to support the high end DAC's of the Elite Pro?
Click to expand...

well IMO only non-computer speakers could warrant such a card. So if someone wanted to hook the card up to a receiver with high end speakers.

Otherwise, its just good marketing 😉
 
One thing about digital connections, you won't hear any hiss from your speakers, no matter what volume you have your receiver set at. I noticed the hiss at normal to loud volume levels even on an Audigy 2 (connected to the receiver through analog).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top