Does anyone have xfi & NO sound problems in Vista?

bledd · 13 Feb 2008 at 14:17

in xp, my xfi is awesome, never had a problem (besides a few small driver related ones) and the sound NEVER blips or skips, and always plays fine when the pc is under a medium->heavy load

in vista 32&64 (all patches installed and latest drivers) i get problems with it, basically i get a few pops now and again, especially in a scene in a hd movie where there's a lot happening

system is 4gb ram, opteron 175, nvidia raid0 750gb, ati hd2600pro

any suggestions for a soundcard that works flawlessly in vista?

yantorsen · 13 Feb 2008 at 17:21

I wouldn't mind any suggestion for this aswell

bledd · 13 Feb 2008 at 17:49

i just want a card that plays audio perfectly with no blips in vista, and that still works under cpu load!

yantorsen · 14 Feb 2008 at 14:23

my Extreme Music seems to be working fine so far, although you say your having problems with yours.

z0mbi3 · 14 Feb 2008 at 14:24

my fatality is working fine

Hobgoblin · 14 Feb 2008 at 14:42

my gamer is working fine as well, 64bit. 32bit used to have problems.

MeatLoaf · 14 Feb 2008 at 16:36

No problems here

Jokester · 14 Feb 2008 at 16:37

Xtreme Gamer, no sound issues at all now.

Vista64.

BEn_2600+ · 14 Feb 2008 at 16:39

Xtreme Music + Vista 64 = All good, Sounds etter than XP x64 anyway

Fanatic · 14 Feb 2008 at 19:52

If I have a probelm I usually go into the Creative Audio Console and reset all to default, usually fixes things. Turning off Crystaliser and the 3D thing could help.

Also, long shot here, if you have Everest Ultimate Edition running try turning it off. I was looking for ages into a popping problem with my sound, turned Everest off by mistake once and the popping stopped.

Rebelius · 14 Feb 2008 at 20:00

never had any problems with my X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Edition from Feb '06. I used 32bit from release and have been on 64bit since November.

I don't use any of the Crystaliser stuff and don't have the Launcher software thing anymore, just the drivers. But they all worked fine on 32bit.

It's fine watching HD stuff too.

Been fine on: 32bit -
X2 3800+
X1800XT 512
2GB Ram
A8N-E

and 64-bit -
Q6600
8800GT 512
4GB Ram
P5K Premium/Wifi

Steedie · 14 Feb 2008 at 21:05

Never had any issues in the year I've been running Vista on a Fatal1ty

Home Premium x64

jaric · 14 Feb 2008 at 21:22

No problems here either. x64 Business and Xtreme Music

lesz42 · 14 Feb 2008 at 21:24

vista 64 bit, 2 gig ram, A8N sli (P) , fatality, running fine, has done since vista came out, apart from the few missing bits over xp

scooby555t · 14 Feb 2008 at 23:20

ever had any issues in the year I've been running Vista on a Fatal1ty 32 xfi cryst stuff swtiched on and eax at max

bledd · 15 Feb 2008 at 10:05

ffs

ok thanks lads, i'll try moving the pci port it's in, maybe it doesn't like it for whatever reason

think i managed to resolve it, i went into control panel, sound, speakers, properties, soundblaster disable enhancements ticked that and i don't get choppy sound anymore

MumboJumbo · 16 Feb 2008 at 22:37

mine works fine and has done since the moment i got it at christmas.

yantorsen · 16 Feb 2008 at 22:45

mine worked fine until it blew up about an hour or two ago :mad:

Flibster · 16 Feb 2008 at 23:10

My xfi works lovely in vista. With both 4 and 8gb of ram in Vista x32 and x64

sosrandom · 17 Feb 2008 at 04:43

yantorsen said:
mine worked fine until it blew up about an hour or two ago

If it ain't broke, don't poke it