SB Live! X-Gamer

OK I just got the SB Live! X-Gamer. Somehow I thought I remembered reading that many games were allot slower with the EAX hardware acceleration turned on. Is this true? Or did I remember wrong? Totally cool effects in System Shock 2. Some mutant broke a window pane behind me, and it sounded totally realistic. I turned around and was getting wasted by flaming atomic monkey crap :-) So EAX really adds to 3D sound quite a bit. It would be sad if it slowed games down... Thanks. -- [email hidden]

Greg Cisko wrote:

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> > OK I just got the SB Live! X-Gamer. Somehow I thought I > remembered reading that many games were allot slower > with the EAX hardware acceleration turned on. Is this true? > Or did I remember wrong? > > Totally cool effects in System Shock 2. Some mutant broke > a window pane behind me, and it sounded totally realistic. > I turned around and was getting wasted by flaming atomic > monkey crap :-) So EAX really adds to 3D sound quite a bit. > It would be sad if it slowed games down...

Someone DID mention this in here at some point, but AFAIK, the SB Live uses next to no CPU recourses, at least all tests I've seen claims this, so it would surprise a lot if it slowed it down noticeably..... Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "Team Mirage" http://www.teammirage.com/ "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ * Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way * "Spamkiller" http://www.spamkiller.com

fast for me also improved awareness of GPL cars behind me when set sound to max channel ( something like that) but made to drive off more since I get unnerved whenever the loud sound comes from behind :-) Greg Cisko <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:XdTj5.22169$[email hidden]...

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> OK I just got the SB Live! X-Gamer. Somehow I thought I > remembered reading that many games were allot slower > with the EAX hardware acceleration turned on. Is this true? > Or did I remember wrong? > > Totally cool effects in System Shock 2. Some mutant broke > a window pane behind me, and it sounded totally realistic. > I turned around and was getting wasted by flaming atomic > monkey crap :-) So EAX really adds to 3D sound quite a bit. > It would be sad if it slowed games down... > > Thanks. > > -- > > [email hidden] > > >

I've got the X-Gamer also. IMHO, you really need 4 speakers to understand how it really shines. "* Leong" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> fast for me > also improved awareness of GPL cars behind me > when set sound to max channel ( something like that) > but made to drive off more since I get unnerved > whenever the loud sound comes from behind > :-) > > > Greg Cisko <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:XdTj5.22169$[email hidden]... > > OK I just got the SB Live! X-Gamer. Somehow I thought I > > remembered reading that many games were allot slower > > with the EAX hardware acceleration turned on. Is this true? > > Or did I remember wrong? > > > > Totally cool effects in System Shock 2. Some mutant broke > > a window pane behind me, and it sounded totally realistic. > > I turned around and was getting wasted by flaming atomic > > monkey crap :-) So EAX really adds to 3D sound quite a bit. > > It would be sad if it slowed games down... > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > > > [email hidden] > > > > > > > >