Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Sound Card (70SB073A00000)
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Manufacturer: Creative LabsModel: 70SB073A00000
Product features:
- Device Type - Sound card
- Interface Type - PCI
- Localization - English
- Sound Output Mode - 7.1
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Customer Review: After weeks of research and testing the final answer is:
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me say this. I brought the Xtreme Game card and the T40 speakers. Now first lets' review the speakers. Note: (this review is posted for the sound card and the speakers)
Creative T-40 speakers - without the Xtreme card -very good; with the Xtreme card - Outstanding
These speakers will not truly perform at top quality unless you have a high end sound card. My motherboard has what it calls "HD sound" and it can handle the T-40's fairly well. I played around with it and sure enough I discovered that the T-40's bass is there and just tweaking the sound card a little brings it out. So I thought if the on-board sound does this what would a real sound card do? I had an Audigy in the other computer so I went out and purchased the Xtreme card to see the difference and WHOA! What sound came out of them and that card after I installed the options package from the Creative website. Now on to the sound card. Warning (Only use the programs from the website!)
SoundBlaster Xtreme Gamers card - without T-40 - excellent ; with T-40 - Outstanding (or better)
This card is truly exceptional. It even made my cheap Altec Lansing speaks sound good! And when you add this to the T-40's?! Oh my goodness! The bass shook the walls! Here is the deal. You have to use the software that comes with the sound card to adjust the system to your liking. And the card makes the T-40's into a 2.1 all you have to do is select the option. The card is the secret here. You see the card detects the T-40's and of course is designed to play to their strengths so the sound is better with them. I tried 4 different speaker combinations: a 5.1 Altec Lansing, 2.1 Bose, 7.1 Creative Labs, and the T-40. The T-40 performed the best but only a fraction better than the Bose but at half the cost. The Mid-range on the T-40 is really good. There are 3 selections on the card and they are: Gaming, audio and entertainment. You really do need to change the options to get the best sound. I found that when playing WoW in entertainment mode or audio mode you do not get many of the sounds that you get in game mode. When in game mode you could hear the wind when you were out on the plains and you hear the wind change in the canyon area and change again when in the cold area along with the change of what type of ground you were walking or riding on. You could not hear this difference if you were in either entertainment mode or audio. And the same is true for the other modes. Music while in game mode was dull but switch to audio or entertainment mode and Phil Collins sounds like he is standing in front of you. The card also can adjust your headset for 7.1 which is really special if you have a cheap head set like I do. I used my wife Sony noise reducing head set and once again BAM! Sound all over the place.
Final answer: T-40 - buy these if you really like music and sound and are willing to make the adjustments to your sound card to make them be all they can be. If you are not willing to do this then please keep your money and spend it on the sound card.
Final answer: Xtreme Gamer - Buy this regardless of the speakers you have. The improvement is massive to say the least. I ended up having to buy another card because I used the wife as a test subject and lost my card to her. I do not recommend spending the extra $20 on the next level up because there is no difference in sound only in programs and you can get a better audio program than what comes with the card although what comes with the card is good just not the best.
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Description of Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Sound Card (70SB073A00000)
The Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer sound card delivers faster audio performance and intense, realistic sound in all your games. Headphone surround sound is better too - so good, you will swear you are listening to multichannel speakers - and your games will sound richer as you hear all of the crisp, clear highs and bone-crushing lows you have been missing. It is Sound Blaster...on steroids.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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