MSI Also Integrating Creative Sound Blaster Cinema Audio on Certain Motherboards

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  • blackmagnum
    The fad had passed.
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  • monkeymonk
    Film*
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  • freggo
    'software tricks'... sounds like a cheesy infomercial.
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  • s3anister
    While I'm not exactly a fan of anything "sound blaster" or "creative"; for a long time I've felt that on-board audio is tends to only be lacking in the software department. Really, all motherboards should have some level of software like this even if they use a normal Realtek 892/898.
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  • rantoc
    Its an improvement, sure some integrated solutions have good snr ect but they commonly lack in the dynamics of the sound, the sound they produce are grey and lifeless. A dedicated sound-card worth mentioning from for instance creative or asus reproduce the sound with clarity and far better detail provided the listener is using a speaker/headphone than can convey that extra detail.
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  • photonboy
    Even the latest Realtek audio chip is noticeably poorer quality sound than even an inexpensive sound card. You won't notice with crappy speakers though.

    Most of the features like "Crystalizer" reduce the sound quality not improve it. Turn them off.
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  • ojas
    A voice enhancer for voices in games and fims
    Not sure what those are, must try them out soon. :P
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  • sten_gn
    Last good sound card was SB Live 5.1 ... SB x-fi was working had some futures BUT it lacked of polishing. Under XP problems with front panel connectors and that lack of recognizing of games and normal software ...
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  • lpedraja2002
    Still using my original X-Fi Xtreme Music, kind of sad how Creative sort of disappeared from the face of the earth. Whatever happened to EAX? I remember a time when all good PC games supported EAX and it did make a difference in sound. Good times.
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  • shafe88
    ojasNot sure what those are, must try them out soon.I think they misspelled films as fims.

    Now if they could make an amd based MINI ITX motherboard with sound blaster audio for HTPC.
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