Sound Card = 40% more FPS!!!

Funny how this is my first post. Anyway...

If you guys read this article over here:

http://www.soundblaster.com/products...gamingXram.asp

You'll find out exactly why and how the X-Fi can boost your gaming FPS. Two models of the card, the Fatal1ty and the Elite Pro actually contain 64MB of onboard RAM (called XRAM). This XRAM is utilized by SPECIFIC games (right, this feature has to be specifically coded into the game, Battlefield 2 supports it, as does Quake 4, and probably a bunch of forthcoming games) to boost performance.

Does anyone posting in this thread actually have an X-Fi?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Arainach

Agreed. EMU1212m/EMU0404 (Depending on your preference - they each have a distinct sound signature) > Envy24 > Creative Anything

You do realize that the E-MU 1212m/0404/1820/1820m/1616/1616m all use an EMU10k-based chip (you know, made by CREATIVE, haha), right?

I have to agree with you though, the E-MU 1010-based cards kick out some of the cleanest audio you'll find for under a few hundred bucks. Look up some reviews for the E-MU 1820M. You'll be blown away.

There's nowhere I can't reach.