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 Posted: Sat, 2nd Jun 2012 17:46 Post subject: Creative cannot write drivers... |
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kumkss
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| Posted: Sat, 2nd Jun 2012 19:01 Post subject: Re: Creative cannot write drivers... |
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| Posted: Sat, 2nd Jun 2012 20:10 Post subject: |
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or get an asus card, no issues
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| Posted: Sat, 2nd Jun 2012 21:33 Post subject: |
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tbh, I only got this card to input sound from my ps3 optical. Helped me skip both a Receiver and the ugly ps3 rca cable.
what card does asus have that has an optical IN?
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| Posted: Sat, 2nd Jun 2012 22:19 Post subject: |
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| Paintface wrote: | | or get an asus card, no issues |
What he said I love my xonar
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one
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| Posted: Sun, 3rd Jun 2012 11:20 Post subject: |
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Install the modded creative drivers (search google for Daniel_K creative drivers), they remove the crackling and are much better than Creative shit.
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Mythril
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| Posted: Sun, 3rd Jun 2012 14:22 Post subject: |
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I had issues with the Asus range of cards with EAX. Stalker had missing sounds and UT3 crashed left, right and centre from what I can remember... I went over to an Auzentech Forte and although it's basically the same shite as Creative pumps out these days, it's never missed a heart beat.
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Raccoon
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| Posted: Fri, 27th Sep 2013 02:41 Post subject: |
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After months of struggling with hard lock-ups once every while, I finally decided to try searching for alternative drivers for my X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro. Quickly found the PAX modified ones.
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/pax-drivers/
Latest version for PCI cards: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/pax-download-pci-x-fi-series/223271-pax-master-pci-xfi-driver-suite-2013-v1-05-all-os-stable-drivers-default-tweakedition.html
Entire process seems to be so much simpler, easier, better comparing to what Creative offers.
You download only one package which already contains everything needed:- latest drivers
- Audio Control Panel
- AutoMode Switcher
- Console Launcher
- Software AutoUpdate*
- THX Setup Console**
- Volume Panel
- ALchemy
No more fiddling around with obsolete DVD discs, or dowloading gazillion of separate packages.
*make sure the first thing you do is either to completely disable or uninstall this; causes more harm than good
** yup, fully functional setup console for Windows Vista/7/8, which installs and works without hassle
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Q: What is this THX setup console thingy?
A: It's the app that lets you achieve better results with multichannel surround speakers by adjusting various settings:
Creative did everything they could to not distribute this for customers migrating to Windows 7/8. The older version was also prevented to install on more recent OS'es. So you were either left with nothing or had to use some tricks to make it work. Now with PAX, the latest fully working version is there in the wild available for you.
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Q: Is the sound quality any better now thanks to new drivers?
A:  No.
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Q: Is the way this package installs similar to what ASUS does with their Xonar series. (nVidia with GeForce, AMD with Radeos, etc...)
A: Yes, everything is in one package. You just click setup.exe -> then "Next", "Next", "Next" -> 'Finish' -> reboot.
Of course, Creative MediaSource and WaveStudio still have to be downloaded separately from Creative's support site. Should you ever want to use one.
Funnily enough, even Creative offers a single package now with everything included for their latest SoundBlaster Z series. Took them a while. Still better late than never, I guess.
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Q: Have you experienced any crashes, lock-ups thus far.
A: Luckily, no. Keeping my fingers crossed so it stays that way until I buy an ASUS and jump onto another minefield. 
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Q: Why did you buy that sound card, so full of worthless features, in the first place, anyway? 
A: At my young age I was fooled into thinking that EAX 5.0 + OpenAL was the next big thing in gaming. Don't laugh at me please. 
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Q: But EAX 5.0 was great!
A: In that 3 games that supported it.
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Q: You realise you're talking to yourself.
A: Yeah, I know. Gonna quit now.
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Fuck Polish government for oppressing women!
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| Posted: Sun, 29th Sep 2013 08:28 Post subject: |
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Yeah Asus is no Saint either but i don't have any problems on my configuration
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| Posted: Sun, 29th Sep 2013 09:26 Post subject: I have left. |
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Werelds
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| Posted: Sun, 29th Sep 2013 13:51 Post subject: |
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I must be the only person in the world with zero issues with them, X-Fi Titanium
Install Windows -> Download software -> Install -> Let auto update run and untick all the useless crap (Media, MIDI, etc) -> Done.
I've not had any issues installing, getting sound to work (supported natively by Win7 anyway, I only install the software to get all the extra options), crackling or as some even report, BSODs. And my Titanium is fuckknowshowold now.
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garus
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| Posted: Sun, 29th Sep 2013 14:53 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 29th Sep 2013 17:19 Post subject: |
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| Mythril wrote: | | I had issues with the Asus range of cards with EAX. Stalker had missing sounds and UT3 crashed left, right and centre from what I can remember... I went over to an Auzentech Forte and although it's basically the same shite as Creative pumps out these days, it's never missed a heart beat. |
This is basically a non-issue for most people these days though. EAX has been dead for a while, and in *most* games enabling the 'GX' function in the Xonar control panel will emulate EAX just fine anyways.
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| Posted: Sun, 29th Sep 2013 17:30 Post subject: |
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I've been using the X-FI gamer for years, never had problems.
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Raccoon
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| Posted: Mon, 30th Sep 2013 20:32 Post subject: |
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Werelds
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| Posted: Mon, 30th Sep 2013 20:37 Post subject: |
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Doubtful
Creative and ASUS are even worse than Nvidia and AMD when it comes to Linux. I wouldn't expect anything
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| Posted: Mon, 30th Sep 2013 20:52 Post subject: |
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Raccoon
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Przepraszam
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| Posted: Mon, 30th Sep 2013 23:59 Post subject: |
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I hate any sound card from Creative and I owned couple of them. Drivers are really so fucking shitty that it's really not worth buying it.
Right now, I'm using HT Omega Claro and it works pretty good.
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| Posted: Tue, 1st Oct 2013 00:07 Post subject: |
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@Raccoon
It actually sounds about the same or maybe a bit more "accurate?" but it is better shielded than onboard.
Also it allow for eax to be turned on in older games
it have dolby headphone (for those who like that stuff)
For me, most important function is headphone amplifier and front jack being detected, when I plug in headphones
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I hope these drivers fix your problems. For me they did. (Still keeping my fingers crossed.)
