Cheapest price on Creative Labs SB0790 PCI Sound Blaster X Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Card order it now
Band : Creative Labs
Model : 70SB079000000
Product Features :
- Device Type Sound card
- Interface Type External
- Localization English
- Signal Processor/Chipset Vendor Intel AMD
- Sound Output Mode Multi channel
>> Motherboard Upgrade
Not a gamer but lover of music Decided to get a sound card for better audio from my mother board Had SB live external but drivers did not work for my new system Was weary of creative because of this problem Researched the x fi gamer card but could not get it locally for a reasonable price Picked up this instead What a difference Installation went easy followed the instructions and did an immediate update Restarted my system NO SOUND Did hardware check and everything was there and set up Went into Creative console and checked all settings no problem Clicked restore factory default and bang sound Didn t change factory settings so Now awesome sound Sending through my stereo tuner AMAZING all around sound no noise or distortion through my ten year old Jensen speakers I didn t think they had any life left in them Now they sound amazing Awesome card and buy P S I use XP not Vista so I don t know about the other complaints or win 7 compatibility I also haven t tried to record yet
>> Worth the price if you don t expect too much
I have had much experience with Creative labs Inc in that I have been a MIDI enthusiast I always come back to Creative in spite of their horrid software drivers bug ridden software and so forth because they support SoundFont technology that I use the most
I am actually pleased with this card The drivers work great and the installation was a breeze unlike the X Fi Pro Elite on my other PC I won t even go there For the price I cannot complain
No this is not a true X Fi card and the EAX effects are not up to even the Audigy standards For this cause the Audigy would have been a better choice for me in music making since the price was the same The MIDI polyphony is only 64 not 128 as in true X Fi and none of the X Fi driver improvements apply to this card
On the other hand I can easily load up a 130MB soundfont with ease and the MIDI playback is good The sound quality of the card is satisfactory
One other significant advantage I needed a small form factor SFF PCI card for a SFF HP computer This card meets the SFF size spec even though the bracket is full sized No problem simply remove the bracket cut to length with tin snips and bend over a new tab and drill a hole to make your own bracket to fit The simple hardware modification is easy enough for the mechanically inclined and it works great
>> Creative Labs Sound Card SB0790
I am a 60 year old male who enjoys using computers but is not computer savvy about the internal workings of a CPU Basically I want to buy something install it with minimal problems and run it I don t like troubleshooting etc After buying several sound cards from a local retailer going to a computer repair store and buying a rebuilt card none of which installed properly I decided to contact Creative Labs for support I gave them the model of the 10 year old computer the specifics of the sound card and they made a suggestion I will say that I was not looking for maximum performance or outstanding gaming sounds just something that would allow my wife to hear sound on the computer The SB0790 arrived I installed it per the simple instructions downloaded the drivers and bingo it works like a charm That is the kind of product we old timers love
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