Creative Labs X-Fi PCI Express Sound Blaster Xtreme Audio Sound Card

Creative Labs X-Fi PCI Express Sound Blaster Xtreme Audio Sound Card

2.9000000953674316 51 $53.99 - $740.06
Why settle for basic, built-in sound? Your music and movies deserve Xtreme Fidelity.
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51 People Reviewed Creative Labs X-FI
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37% of Reviewers recommended this product.
Best for:
Setup , 2.1 Speaker , Software , Headphones , Digital
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Newegg.com , Aug 13, 2011
Pros: A massive upgrade from my bad onboard Asus sound.
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Pros: A massive upgrade from my bad onboard Asus sound.
I don't understand the bad reviews.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Oct 29, 2011
Pros: Affordable for a PCIe 1x slot card.
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Pros: Affordable for a PCIe 1x slot card.
Sound is always crystal clear without static.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Jun 4, 2011
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Pros: Everything Cons: None Other Thoughts: It is a great card and everyone that has given this card such poor ratings must be on some kind of bad stuff or just plain stupid.
... See more
 
Newegg.com , Jan 3, 2012
Pros: Great card for setting up systems that are going to be used by every day people as well as Music computers.
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Pros: Great card for setting up systems that are going to be used by every day people as well as Music computers.
Cons: Other then what is stated below I was finally able to get it working.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Jan 6, 2010
Pros: Great sound, very stable under Vista and Windows 7.
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Pros: Great sound, very stable under Vista and Windows 7.
More capabilities than I need.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Aug 26, 2009
Pros: Great speed and totally silent.
"...The display really pops now. Cons: Kind of big.
But can't help that for a fanless card Other Thoughts: Did I mention that it is really fast?
... See more
 
Newegg.com , Dec 30, 2011
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Pros: I bought this card for the singular reason that it is currently the only card with a TOSHLINK connection for After some research, I managed to find the Creative driver (dated 2009!) on the Creative support website, even though it isn't easy to find on their site.
Regardless, I installed the new driver and rebooted.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Feb 27, 2009
Pros: I bought this card specifically to play MP3 music over 2 channel stereo speakers (QSC's with 2600 watts total RMS) for DJ computer.
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Pros: I bought this card specifically to play MP3 music over 2 channel stereo speakers (QSC's with 2600 watts total RMS) for DJ computer.
I use this setup for parties and large clubs where I need big sound that carries.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Mar 3, 2011
Pros: I have previously purchased this card in the past.
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Pros: I have previously purchased this card in the past.
Basically, a step up above your most basic audio cards.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Feb 9, 2009
Pros: MP3's sound great Optical input and output(which I really wanted) 7.1 surround capability Vista 64 installed drivers for me Cons: Tried to download "Vista approved drivers" from creative and didn't work...The card works perfectly, but I wanted to use the creative control panel.
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Pros: MP3's sound greatOptical input and output(which I really wanted)7.1 surround capabilityVista 64 installed drivers for me Cons: Tried to download "Vista approved drivers" from creative and didn't work...
The card works perfectly, but I wanted to use the creative control panel.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Nov 22, 2012
Pros: After 10 hours of set up, uninstalling, reinstalling, re-un-installing, re-re-re installing, it's semi-working and makes games and music sound better.
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Pros: After 10 hours of set up, uninstalling, reinstalling, re-un-installing, re-re-re installing, it's semi-working and makes games and music sound better.
Cons: It took 10+ hours to install.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Jan 30, 2011
Pros: Cheap, hey it is blue!
"...Pros: Cheap, hey it is blue!
Cons: Sound fluctuates randomly, Creative offers no support, quality is mediocre at best.
SPDIF barely works, the product itself barely works.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Apr 10, 2012
Pros: cheap Cons: it is not true 7.1 this card does true 2.1 emul 5.1, 7.1, x-fi so if you looking for 5.1, 7.1, x-fi please don't buy this.
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Pros: cheap Cons: it is not true 7.1 this card does true 2.1emul 5.1, 7.1, x-fiso if you looking for 5.1, 7.1, x-fi please don't buy this.
Other Thoughts: good thing that i ask creative first.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Jul 24, 2011
Pros: Cheap Cons: Sound is all over the map, one second everything is fine and the next voices are cut out.
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Pros: Cheap Cons: Sound is all over the map, one second everything is fine and the next voices are cut out.
It fluctuates constantly Other Thoughts: Should have believed the reviews, this thing sucks... See more
 
Newegg.com , Sep 22, 2010
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Pros: easy installation......it was cheapish....hmmm........matched my case lighting, guildies said I sounded very clear like Barry White Cons: Had serious issues w/ ventrillo that would cause games to lockup for a minute or so then vent would be inputless until I reset it(always seemed to happen during raids), didn't have these problems with my onboard, a few months later rear outputs died, I am replacing it with an Asus to match motherboard, hopefully will have fewer issues
... See more
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