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eax 5.0
Name: Uzair Mughal (by exist2inspire) Date: October 29, 2007 at 12:49:13 Pacific OS: windows xp sp2 CPU/Ram: p4 660 3.6ghz / 1gb ddr2
Comment:
hi guys i wanted to know how good r the new xfi scards.. r the gaming effects they provide rly worth it? i have a very strict budget n would have to wait many month b4 buyin a xtremegamer scard, so is it worth it? do the eax 5.0 effects rly matter n make a diff in games? n more importantly do they hav any performance impact runnin on a p4 1gb ram wid xfx 7900gs gcard?
Name: jackbomb Date: October 30, 2007 at 14:20:58 Pacific
Reply:
Today's onboard audio is sufficient for all but the most "extreme" needs.
It will relieve the cpu of some work, but not enough to be noticeable. The Movie PC: Pentium III-S CPU: 1.66GHz, 158MHz FSB, 512K 2GB DDR333 7950GT AGP Vista/XP X-Fi Optoma 1280x720 projector JBL 5.1 audio and now 89 upconverted WMV-HD flicks
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Response Number 2
Name: Username Date: November 4, 2007 at 16:54:59 Pacific
Reply:
I have a extremegamer. Like jackbomb said framerate wise you won't really see a difference. But if you have a 5.1(or 7.1) sound setup or use headphones to game, you will notice a big difference sound wise.
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