Sound Card Advice

[dogbert]

I'm going from XP 32 bit to Win7 64 bit any advice on which sound card to buy (no vista 64 bit drivers for my old X-Fi Fidelity card)

 

[alanmwilliamson]

Sound Cards - CNET Reviews

 

[garysgold]

I couldn't find a x64 driver for my X-Fi Audio card (The creative site doesn't work for me for some reason). When I installed Seven x64 a driver was automatically installed. Might give it a try before you spend money on a new card, unless your wanting to upgrade anyway.

Gary

 

[dmdilks]

Here is the driver that you need.

Creative Worldwide Support

 

[garysgold]

Been there. But I was more persistent this time and finally got to the download.

Thanks.
Gary

 

[GFTrooper]

Well I have sound but NO Mic.

Windows 7 64bit
Creative PCI Express X-FI


Creative needs to write some drivers for us!! There are other sound cards out there that Have drivers.:sa:

 

[dmdilks]

They have beta drivers for your card.

Creative Worldwide Support

 

[Mindstorm]

If you plan to go 64-bit I suggest that you stay clear of the Creative offerings, there's a ton of problems... I tossed my X-Fi for the Asus Xonar and never looked back

If you're the slightest interested in getting Hi-Fi quality sound out of your PC, get the new Asus Xonar Essence - it kicks butt!

 

[dmdilks]

One other thing you can do is just use the onboard sound. I was into all those cards and I haven't used a sound card in over 6 yrs a waste of time and money.

 

[baarod]

One other thing you can do is just use the onboard sound. I was into all those cards and I haven't used a sound card in over 6 yrs a waste of time and money.

Not since my Ensoniq AudioPCI 1370 which Creative acquired and promptly orphaned. I vowed never to buy another Creative product again. Onboard sound soon obviated any need of mine for discrete audio componentry and ever since then I've not had a single pernicious driver problem like all the Creative customers we here from constantly.

 

[dogbert]

Well, Plenty of Creative (beta) drivers out for Win 7 now. Even for some of there older cards.

 

[kpo6969]

Shop Creative Labs Outlet: Creative Refurbished ZEN MP3 Players, Sound Blaster X-Fi, Creative Refurbished Speakers

Sound Blaster X-Fi series Support Pack 1.1

SB X-Fi Series Support Pack 1.1 (02/28/2009) - Sound Blaster - Creative Labs

I use this card w/ Vista SP 2 and Win7

 

[Rainis From Estonia]

Hello i got just Windows seven 7057 build
Can somebaody send me the links where i can download drivers my pc???
I olny got my graphis drivers but i need my cpu drivers and sound drivers..

 

[baarod]

Hello i got just Windows seven 7057 build
Can somebaody send me the links where i can download drivers my pc???
I olny got my graphis drivers but i need my cpu drivers and sound drivers..

catalog.update.microsoft.com

 

[Rainis From Estonia]

Thank you !

 

[chev65]

If you plan to go 64-bit I suggest that you stay clear of the Creative offerings, there's a ton of problems... I tossed my X-Fi for the Asus Xonar and never looked back

If you're the slightest interested in getting Hi-Fi quality sound out of your PC, get the new Asus Xonar Essence - it kicks butt!

I'am with you on that. Creative drivers are the worst thing since the mac.

Love my Xonar D2, now if only they would make some Windows 7 drivers...I'am still not getting the true 5.1 to work but thats expected when using drivers that aren't made for Windows 7.

 

[Jaqie]

I'am still not getting the true 5.1 to work but thats expected when using drivers that aren't made for Windows 7.

hm interesting... while me with my onboard azalia codec works with 5.1 perfectly in win7...