X-Fi... Xtreme audio or Xtreme Gamer?

[jds21]

Hi guys,

I was wondering about which of these two sound card would be best for me

Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
or
Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer

I will be using my computer for the following:
1. Music - every day
2. Games - somewhat often
3. Movies - on occasion

The Xtreme Gamer is nearly double the price of the Xtreme Audio but I was wondering how well they would be for what I want.

Is the Xtreme Gamer any good for music and movies and is the Xtreme Audio adequate for games?

I will be using logitech G51 5.1 speakers

Some advice would be terrific.... thanks heaps

 

[jds21]

please somebody give me a hand here

 

[Interested]

X-treme gamer is better, in everything. Remember, if its for games, its the best, as games are one of the most demanding pieces of software available.

 

[mkjaekmi]

What's better the xtreme gamer or fatal1ty?

 

[WhiteFireDragon]

fatal1ty is better, and the price reflects that

 

[jds21]

the fatal1ty has the onboard RAM, which i don't want so I suppose I will go for the Xtreme Gamer

 

[WhiteFireDragon]

why don't you want onboard memory? it's memory dedicated only for sound instead of using some of your main memory

 

[jds21]

because from what i have been reading, it is only used in selected games, games which i haven't even heard of or play

 

[PabloTeK]

I have the Xtreme Audio and it seems to be good enough for me, while it's got software effects as opposed to hardware effects on the FATAL1TY card. But it is a lot cheaper and if you have a powerful PC anyway there's not a lot of point. I play games a lot and switching from itegrated to this card made little to no difference to me in terms of FPS.