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diduknowthat · 01-29-2008, 12:46 PM

X-Fi has a pretty confusing lineup of cards.

Basically the Xtreme-Audio is a rebranded Audigy SE/Live! card with software emulation of X-fi effects, thus resulting in horrible performance when gaming.

The X-Fi Xtremegamer and Xtrememusic (discontinued) use the real x-fi chip without the front panel I/O box and stuff. These cards has 2 megs of cache.

The Xtremegamer Fatality has 64 megs of X-ram, and otherwise is almost exactly identical to the Xtrememusic.

And Finally the Elite Pro has some higher end parts, 64 megs of X-ram, and the I/O console.

01-29-2008, 12:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,166	X-Fi has a pretty confusing lineup of cards. Basically the Xtreme-Audio is a rebranded Audigy SE/Live! card with software emulation of X-fi effects, thus resulting in horrible performance when gaming. The X-Fi Xtremegamer and Xtrememusic (discontinued) use the real x-fi chip without the front panel I/O box and stuff. These cards has 2 megs of cache. The Xtremegamer Fatality has 64 megs of X-ram, and otherwise is almost exactly identical to the Xtrememusic. And Finally the Elite Pro has some higher end parts, 64 megs of X-ram, and the I/O console. __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU