![]() During the Audigy and X-Fi days, their poor reputation stemming from iffy software (needlessly 10 or so different programs lumped together when RAM was not yet abundant) and drivers (the creeping popping and crackling on 32-bit OSes with real PAE: namely, 32-bit 2K3 and pre-SP2 XP32) didn't help either. CMSS-3D is pure awesome sauce, but how many people were aware of it? Consumer PC sound cards were slowly but surely going the way of the NIC. Sure, there was the EAX lockout at the time (most Realtek audio now come with EAX2), but I don't think enough games used it. Creative later killed Aureal, their only real competitor, and didn't have much of a strategy when on-board audio started closing the performance gap. Maybe Creative never really knew how to market their stuff their products practically sold themselves in the Sound Blaster 16 days. Creative could've worked to keep PC gaming audio relevant to the general PC populace (or even just the gamer submarket), but they didn't. Razer Blackwidow Chroma V2 (Orange switch) | Razer Ornata ChromaĬlick to expand.Both Creative and Microsoft are responsible, but I think the root cause stems from Creative. Razer Basilisk Ultimate, Razer Naga Trinity | Razer Mamba 16000 ![]() VelociRaptors)ĭell Alienware AW2721D 240Hz, ASUS ROG Strix XG279Q 170Hz, ASUS PA246Q 60Hz| Samsung JU7500 48'' TVĬorsair 7000D AIRFLOW (Black) | NZXT ? w/ ASUS DRW-24B1STĮnermax Revolution 1250W 85+ | Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W (White) G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 4x8GB DDR4 3600MHz CL16 | Corsair Vengeance LP 4x4GB DDR3L 1600MHz CL9 (White)ĪSUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC | KFA2/Galax GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Hall of Fame Edition Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black | Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk (White) Intel Core i9-10940X | Intel Core i7-5775CĪSUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme Encore X299G | ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark S (White) Onkyo TX-NR626 AV Receiver, speakers: 4x Yamaha NS-M325 + Yamaha NS-C3290 + Proson Libre Sub 8.1 Razer Naga Chroma + Reflex Lab Extended Mouse Pad + Xbox One S Controller + 3 x Xbox 360 ControllersĬorsiar K70 RGB (2016 Edition) Cherry Mx Red w/ custom Arabic-legend shine-through keycaps + 3x ML 140 Pro Red + DEMCI Dust Filter Kit + DeepCool RGB LEDĬreative SB Z, Topping E30 + SMSL SP200, Hifiman 4XX, beyerdynamic 770 250Ω, Audeze iSine 10, HD6xxĬorsair RM1000i + APC BackUPS RS1500 (modded w/ 130 AH Kung Long Batteries) + APC Smart UPS SUA1500i Samsung 960 Evo 500 Gb, WD Green + White Label, total 17 TBģx Samsung CFG73 (24" 1920x1080, 144Hz) in 2D Surround, LG C7 OLED TV (55", 4K, 60Hz)Ĭorsair 760T + Corsair SP120 Perf.Ed. MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X (OC BIOS), +60 MHz GPU, +450 MHz Memory Core i7 5820K 4.4GHz core, 1.9v input, 1.12v system agent, 0.9v cache - 24/7 & P95 stableĬorsair H110i GTX + 2 x Corsair ML140 Pro Red LED, exhaust top panelĬorsair Vengeance LPX 4x 8GB 2666 MHz 16, 18, 18, 35, 2T (Stock)
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