actually the auzentechs are more deticated for a htpc. y by a sound card that doesnt have eax 5.0 and ive heard from other forums etc wen i was thinking bout gttin a sound card that the software and gaming exp. isnt as good.
I never said Auzentech's were good for gaming.. The point of the post was to actually find out what he needs it for before recommending stuff. If he wasn't going to use it for gaming, the X-Fi would be shite. Auzentechs are dedicated for anyone that wants premier sound quality, which the X-Fi will not give you.
And kobe, you're kinda useless don't you think? "you got owned" "yea like baron said" Mind contributing some of your own ideas?
As fluffles have stated if you are not gaming then the Creative cards are certainty not the best. They just offer EAX and most people like them for gaming. However there are cards that will destroy the X-fi's in quality and features such as these.
Not at all....those cards are better when it comes to sound quality and features for music lovers. The X-Fi's may sound great but for the money they are geared more towards gaming...