Sound Blaster X-Fi

Pros: Great sound, great price, and just an overall quality product.

Cons: Cannot rip to .mp3 format out of the box.

The Bottom Line: One of the best affordable computer upgrades anyone could buy if they use their computer for any of the following: Gaming, Music, Movies.

Review: When I finally decided to get a sound card for my computer I had a lot of researching to do, being a gamer and music lover, I'd never taken more than a casual interest in the quality of audio in my PC. My first and foremost worry was squeezing out as ...

Pros: Amazing sound! Surround works brilliantly in games and DVD. Easy setup. Decent software suite.

Cons: No more standard inputs. No automatic mode switching.

The Bottom Line: Hate the lack of standard inputs. Love everything else about the card. Certainly recommend if you're looking for Xtremely good sound quality.

Review: re: boxed, retail version. Since you can get complete specs from Creative at http://creative.com/products/p roduct.asp?category=1&subcateg ory=208&product=14066, I'll just summarize: As I've come to expect from the leader in soundcards, the result ...

Pros: Adds Awesome sound to your computer

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: A must have for a great sounding computer system, but you will want to be sure you have a good headset and/or speakers to take advantage of it.

Review: I upgraded to this X-Fi XtremeGamer card form Creative’s Audigy sound card. Wow what a difference. I added this sound card at the same time that I started to use a Creative HS-900 headset. I also have a Logitech Z-2300 200 Watts RMS 2.1 THX ...

Pros: X-Fi...a hologram for the ears. Changing the way games are enjoyed...FOREVER.

Cons: Hmmm... no lights ?

The Bottom Line: An absolute "MUST HAVE" on any Gamer's list. A Revolutionary breakthrough in the way Sound is Experienced.

Review: Recognizing the fact that the (PC) gaming industry drives sales for bigger, better, faster, stronger PC's... taking advantage of the latest features of a game (in this case Battlefield 2142) required another upgrade. Since I had already maxxed out ...