I used to always have a Creative sound card in my PC until Windows 7 overhauled the way sound is handeled by the system. No more EAX or fancy hardware processing. I remember playing Battlefield 2 with EAX and it sounded great.
I tried adding a Creative sound card in my build years ago, but removed it. It doesn’t add any value over the built-in motherboard or using graphics card audio.
Generally speaking the only people still buying ‘sound cards’ are less tech savvy people.
You can usually get the exact same hardware (or better) cheaper if you search for a DAC instead. There are 1 or 2 edge case exceptions (ie Atmos/surround sound), but even in those cases there are other better cheaper options than anything with the ‘Creative’ brand name on it.
Pretty much all you are getting by paying more for Creative hardware is their audio driver. Which is of debatable quality.
I mean its better than the Realtek shit you get free on your motherboard I guess…
Wow creative is still around. I assumed they went out of business years ago.
I thought they went out of business when Apple stole their UI.
Apple stole their UI? That wasn’t very creative of them.
I used to always have a Creative sound card in my PC until Windows 7 overhauled the way sound is handeled by the system. No more EAX or fancy hardware processing. I remember playing Battlefield 2 with EAX and it sounded great.
I tried adding a Creative sound card in my build years ago, but removed it. It doesn’t add any value over the built-in motherboard or using graphics card audio.
And if you’re someone doing something that needs more than the built-in motherboard audio can handle, you’re better off with a USB DAC anyway.
Not if you’re looking at their high end. I have their AE7 and like it alot better with my HiFiMans than with my Schiit stack.
I had a laptop with a creative card. I had to take it out because it failed and the laptop would get hung up on not being able to identify it.
That’s what I thought.
They still sell the SoundBlaster bro
Generally speaking the only people still buying ‘sound cards’ are less tech savvy people.
You can usually get the exact same hardware (or better) cheaper if you search for a DAC instead. There are 1 or 2 edge case exceptions (ie Atmos/surround sound), but even in those cases there are other better cheaper options than anything with the ‘Creative’ brand name on it.
Pretty much all you are getting by paying more for Creative hardware is their audio driver. Which is of debatable quality.
I mean its better than the Realtek shit you get free on your motherboard I guess…
I’ve got one of their modern sound card that has optical-in (and a bunch of other useful ports). That and some Creative speakers.