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07-06-2006, 09:12 PM
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massacreinfallx
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Audio Question
Hey i had a question. I bought a sound card that i cant seem to find on newegg. it was the Audigy 4 soundblaster. It retailed art around 74.99
now i was wondering, what differance would i see betweene this card and the X-fi sound blaster extreme
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102188
07-06-2006, 09:32 PM
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The X-FI has a new chip that is much more powerful than the Audigy 4 but it is not fully utilized yet.
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07-06-2006, 09:46 PM
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so is it worth upgrading?
07-07-2006, 12:31 AM
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I dont know about the vanilla Audigy 4, but the Audigy4 pro has higher quality dacs (better sound quality) than the x-fi's, other than the elite pro, which has the same dacs.
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massacreinfallx
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well i dont have pro so i think i might go tih the xfi. im thinkin either fatal1ty or a card just like it.
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