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charltonfan1
06-11-2005, 23:35
HERE (http://www.xtsit.com/browse/product_details.php?id=10675)

Never seen this company before but this is at least £15 cheaper than anywhere else ive seen it.

Hope this is of use to someone :)
budgie55
07-11-2005, 08:27
nice spot... lot of stuff seems quite a bit cheaper than the scan or dabs equivalent.

(no affils for scan or dabs :( )
zapbrannigan
08-11-2005, 12:29
Is that the full boxed version?
charltonfan1
08-11-2005, 12:44
Should be, im receiving it in the next few days and ill post back
tdr
08-11-2005, 15:53
There is a good offer on the ******* website for the cheapest UK price for the top of the range model. Approx £190 delivered instead of £250.
zapbrannigan
10-11-2005, 11:51
Should be, im receiving it in the next few days and ill post back

Just wondering if you received the retail version? If it was I think I will go ahead :)
charltonfan1
10-11-2005, 11:55
I missed delivery yesterday so im not sure yet. ill let you know :)
bobwindy
10-11-2005, 20:56
recieved mine today, ta to the OP. It came in the original box and had the card, cd and quick start guide plus a couple of stickers... is that the retail version?

Sounds good anyway!
lfgj
11-11-2005, 10:58
Does it do what it says - i.e. improve MP3 sound quality? - are there any reviews of it anywhwere?

Could be worth a punt, as I was thinking of rigging up my pc to the hi-fi system.
bobwindy
11-11-2005, 18:21
I wouldnt expect miracles but music does sound more clearly defined than on my audigy2
MeCocoNuts
11-11-2005, 18:30
Anyone who is thinking of buying this card should read a the threads in Creative Labs Forums here :

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board?board.id=soundblaster

Loads of people are having problems with this card !
zapbrannigan
12-11-2005, 12:27
Anyone who is thinking of buying this card should read a the threads in Creative Labs Forums here :

http://forums.creative.com/creative...id=soundblaster

Loads of people are having problems with this card !

Thats exactly the reason why I wanted the Retail pack rather than the OEM. With the OEM Creative tell you to get lost if you have a problem. Plus its likely that Creative dumped the earlier firmware x-fi's on to the OEMs because they can apply BIOS patches etc themselves.

I'll get one from these guys, as my mobo supposedly works fine with the x-fis. Thanks for the spot Charltonfan :)
charltonfan1
12-11-2005, 18:15
Hey first impressions are really nice for mp3's :) a nice improvement in clarity and sound
Northern_Dragon
13-11-2005, 13:02
I'll get one from these guys, as my mobo supposedly works fine with the x-fis. Thanks for the spot Charltonfan :)
How do you know your motherboard works fine with the x-fis? I've checked the Creative website and the only information on compatibility I could find was "Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset" required. :shrug:
zapbrannigan
14-11-2005, 10:29
How do you know your motherboard works fine with the x-fis? I've checked the Creative website and the only information on compatibility I could find was "Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset" required. :shrug:

AFAIK there are no Intel boards that have a problem with the X-Fi, the problem is only related to certain AMD boards. It seems that a motherboard BIOS update will fix those ones too.

Looking at the Creative forum, they have released a newer version of the card, and its likely that the retail pack will be that version. If you get one that freezes your system, Creative say they'll change it (according to their forum mods). I think that only applies to the retail pack - OEM guys are on their own.

I'm getting mine tomorrow, and I'll post back if I have a problem. I have an A8N-sli Deluxe which some people did have problems with in the beginning, although the latest version of the BIOS from Asus has apparently cured it. I just really want this card :)
Northern_Dragon
14-11-2005, 17:09
Cheers for the reply zapbrannigan, I have an Asus A8N-SLI Premium, so I'd be really interested to hear how you get on.
jdw
14-11-2005, 18:13
Finally decided to get one of these for BF2. Gotta be better than the Dell Dimension 5100 onboard. Yeah?

James
MeCocoNuts
14-11-2005, 19:38
Finally decided to get one of these for BF2. Gotta be better than the Dell Dimension 5100 onboard. Yeah?

James

Looks like the Xi-Fi card don't work too well with BF2 ! :(

Read this huge thread :

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=32566
Tony Ferrino
14-11-2005, 19:58
I've just decided to cancel my order...the Creative forums scared the hell out of me! With it being OEM and the problem being on the game I play the most online, it seems daft to go for it yet however cheap it is. I'll wait until these problems are fixed and take the plunge in the future.
jdw
14-11-2005, 21:00
Looks like the Xi-Fi card don't work too well with BF2 ! :(

Read this huge thread :

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=32566

Those problems though are AMD based aren't they?

Custom PC and PC Format have been raving about how good it is in BF2.

Just flicking back through the last few issues to see what their test platforms were.