I just got a new PCI express sound blaster X-Fi Xtreme audio, and the cd drivers do not work on vista. I get perfect 5.1 sound when i let windows detect, and install, but the moment I load the cd driver to get all the enhanced features, i get no sound out of my speakers. when i turn them all the way up, i can hear faint fuzzy noises. i hooked up my front panel to it and that works fine. This is really annoying because i got this card because my onboard rear speakers were not working. This is just getting rediculous, vista has been out for almost a year and there are still driver problems, what the hell. I have uninstalled and reinstalled like 5 times already which did not help. I have gone into control panel tried to configure the speakers from there, nothing. Also messed around with the setting on the creative dash, nothing. please help me.

my PC Specs: Vista Ultimate 32, 2gb ram, 500gb SATA HDD, AMD 6400+, 8800GTS 512mb,

I have a 8800GTS 512mb and riva tuner won't let my take the memclock past 1465mhz. The bar ends at 1465mhz, and when i go past around 1200 a yellow caustion sign pops up over the mem icon. My current OC is 750/1900/1015. I run crysis dx10 all high, 2X AA, around 25 FPS on average which i good enough for me. just installed lost planet and it looks amazing, considering a already beat the game on the 360.

Help me get my mem clock up, so i can turn up textures to very high on crysis, i hope im correct that higher mem clock is helps specifically with large textures.

the stock mem clock is 1800mhz dont use ntuneIQT786

?? who is this directed too, im using riva tuner, so ur saying 1015 is really 2015

k i oc'd the core clock to 810mhz and shader to 1900mhz but the mem clock i cant push it more then 2100mhz my temps on load are 61c after running 3dmark06 for 30mIQT786

I have a 8800GTS 512mb and riva tuner won't let my take the memclock past 1465mhz. The bar ends at 1465mhz, and when i go past around 1200 a yellow caustion sign pops up over the mem icon. My current OC is 750/1900/1015. I run crysis dx10 all high, 2X AA, around 25 FPS on average which i good enough for me. just installed lost planet and it looks amazing, considering a already beat the game on the 360.

Help me get my mem clock up, so i can turn up textures to very high on crysis, i hope im correct that higher mem clock is helps specifically with large textures.

[QUOTE="G013M"]

PCI-E or PCI?

There aren't that many PCI-E cards at all, and Creative don't make any PCI-E soundcards. The only one I could find was the Asus Xonar, which is over $100.

If you meant PCI though, then get what Baselerd suggested

Churchill_Croc

Wrong dude, Here's a PCIE x1 Soundcard. I wouldn't recommend it though. @ OP you say you have no room for PCI slots, do u have a micro atx mobo?

Yeah, this is exactly what i need, but why wouldn't u recommend it. my mother board is an asus m2a-vm with 1 PCI-E 16X, 2 PCI, and 1 PCI 1X. i don't want to put the sound card too close to my 8800GTS 512mb, because it is already hot enough as it is.

[QUOTE="G013M"]

PCI-E or PCI?

There aren't that many PCI-E cards at all, and Creative don't make any PCI-E soundcards. The only one I could find was the Asus Xonar, which is over $100.

If you meant PCI though, then get what Baselerd suggested

Churchill_Croc

Wrong dude, Here's a PCIE x1 Soundcard. I wouldn't recommend it though. @ OP you say you have no room for PCI slots, do u have a micro atx mobo?

Yeah, this is exactly what i need, but why wouldn't u recommend it. my mother board is an asus m2a-vm with 1 PCI-E 16X, 2 PCI, and 1 PCI 1X. i don't want to put the sound card too close to my 8800GTS 512mb, because it is already hot enough as it is.

get the X-Fi Xtreme GamerBaselerd

Thanks, but im talking about the even smaller PCI port, which i beleive is called PCI 1X, but i could be wrong. and how cpu intensive are sound cards now adays, would i notice any pc slow down.