Bought a auzentech x-fi prelude

xmarine0311 · Aug 25, 2007

I bought the new x-fi prelude by auzentech, should arrive sat or monday. I will put a half assed review on here since I know there are so many creative haters on here(myself included). Thing better work right as I paid $170 for it to replace my x-fi platinum that is currently being used as a paper weight. http://auzentech.com/site/products/x-fi_prelude.php :rockout:

DaMulta · Aug 25, 2007

Where did you find it for 170???

xmarine0311 · Aug 25, 2007

DaMulta said:
Where did you find it for 170???

NCIX.com (pre-ordered it)

HellasVagabond · Aug 25, 2007

The drivers are made by creative so why do you think its gonna be better ????? I wish it is but i really doubt it.

Wile E · Aug 25, 2007

HellasVagabond said:
The drivers are made by creative so why do you think its gonna be better ????? I wish it is but i really doubt it.

A good portion of Creative's problems stems from the sub-standard hardware. This card alleviates that problem. I also heard Auzentech will have a hand in the drivers as well. They would have to, to protect their best interests.

HellasVagabond · Aug 25, 2007

Auzentech WANTS to have their hand onto Creatives drivers code but Creative didnt reach where it is by doing stupid things. Providing the X-Fi chips to Auzentech is one thing but release secret info to them just wont happen, not until Creative releases a new Audio Chip.

Wile E · Aug 25, 2007

HellasVagabond said:
Auzentech WANTS to have their hand onto Creatives drivers code but Creative didnt reach where it is by doing stupid things. Providing the X-Fi chips to Auzentech is one thing but release secret info to them just wont happen, not until Creative releases a new Audio Chip.

How would collaborating with Auzentech be stupid? That's what NDAs are for.

HellasVagabond · Aug 25, 2007

True but Creative wont do it...

Wile E · Aug 25, 2007

HellasVagabond said:
True but Creative wont do it...

Tis a shame, if that is the case. Auzentech has a great driver team.

HellasVagabond · Aug 25, 2007

Auzentech tried the same thing in the beginning and creative obviously turned them down. Dont think that something has changed since. But even if it had i think it would take Auzentech team many months to improve creatives drivers.

Wile E · Aug 25, 2007

Granted, but improvements are improvements, none the less.

EDIT: I still want one of these cards.

xmarine0311 · Aug 25, 2007

Wile E said:
A good portion of Creative's problems stems from the sub-standard hardware. This card alleviates that problem. I also heard Auzentech will have a hand in the drivers as well. They would have to, to protect their best interests.

I agree 100%

xmarine0311 · Aug 26, 2007

HellasVagabond said:
The drivers are made by creative so why do you think its gonna be better ????? I wish it is but i really doubt it.

"The drivers are a Creative and Auzentech collaboration. Auzentech has spent considerable time with Creative working on drivers and I've heard nothing but positive comments.

Yes it will be compatible with Vista, the reason why Auzentech shifted to Creative is that C-Media will never have properly functioning Vista drivers.

DD Live/DTS Connect/DTS NEO are all supported in hardware but can't be activated until licensing paperwork has been completed"

http://forum.ncixus.com/forums/inde...d=1392866&pagenumber=5&msgcount=140&subpage=1

xmarine0311 · Aug 26, 2007

meaning the engineers at auzentech are teaching the retards at creative how to make proper drivers hopefully.

Wile E · Aug 26, 2007

xmarine0311 said:
meaning the engineers at auzentech are teaching the retards at creative how to make proper drivers hopefully.

That seals the deal. I'm 100% sold on this card now. I will be buying it in the future, after I buy a working mobo and cpu, of course. :laugh:

Processor	AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard	ASUS M3A32 Premium MVP Wi Fi
Cooling	ZALMAN CNPS9700, 3 120mm fans. Side case fan
Memory	4GB Gskill
Video Card(s)	2 HIS 3870IceQ iTurbos
Storage	2, 1 160GB, 1 120GB
Display(s)	Dell 22" HD
Case	Thermal Take Armor
Audio Device(s)	Auzen tech X-Fi Prelude 7.1
Power Supply	Hiper 880w
Software	Vista 32(general use and dx10 gaming), XP 64(gaming).

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

Processor	AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard	ASUS M3A32 Premium MVP Wi Fi
Cooling	ZALMAN CNPS9700, 3 120mm fans. Side case fan
Memory	4GB Gskill
Video Card(s)	2 HIS 3870IceQ iTurbos
Storage	2, 1 160GB, 1 120GB
Display(s)	Dell 22" HD
Case	Thermal Take Armor
Audio Device(s)	Auzen tech X-Fi Prelude 7.1
Power Supply	Hiper 880w
Software	Vista 32(general use and dx10 gaming), XP 64(gaming).

System Name	SECONDARY RIG / PRIMARY RIG / THIRD RIG
Processor	i920@3.6GHz / i920@4GHz / AMD Phenom II 955
Motherboard	Gigabyte EX58-UD4P / Gigabyte EX58-UD7 / ASRock 890GX3
Cooling	CoolIT Domino ALC / Thermalright Silver Arrow / Thermalright VenomousX
Memory	12GB DDR3 @ 1800MHZ / 6GB DDR3 @ 2250MHZ / 4GB DDR3 @ 1600MHZ
Video Card(s)	XFX ATI RADEON 5970 / GAINWARD NVIDIA GTX 580 / 2xGEFORCE GTX295
Storage	1550GB / 6TB SAS - SSD / 160GB SSD
Display(s)	NEC 26WUXi2 / NEC 3090WQXi / SONY 55A2000 (1080P 55inch)
Case	COOLER MASTER HAF 932 / COOLER MASTER ATCS 840 / ANTEC DARKFLEET DF85
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music / SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro / Realtek Onboard
Power Supply	CWT 1200W / Enermax Revolution 85+ 1250W / Ikonik Vulcan 1200W
Software	Windows 7 x64 / Windows 7 x64 / Windows 7 x64

System Name	The ClusterF**k
Processor	980X @ 4Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
Memory	3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T
Video Card(s)	Evga GTX 580
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB
Display(s)	HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Technofront Bench Station
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
Power Supply	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software	Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4

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