Another option for my build.

2008-06-11 09:12:12

#1

The_Sniper_NM: Official EVGA Fanboy; +94|6383|SC | USA |

Well, I know creative has been shitty in the past, and I'm not much of an audiophile. Should I drop my X-Fi Fatal1ty and get an E8400 instead? I'd be using an E6300 from my old rig, would it be beneficial? I'll be using Vista X64, and I've heard the drivers (not Daniel_K) have been horrible.

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2008-06-11 09:23:02

#2

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6723|The Twilight Zone

Don't drop X-Fi if your only other alternative is integrated sound card. Get an E8400, i would recommend it very much. Look for the best batches over Internet and then go to a store and get the E8400 with the best batch.

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2008-06-11 10:14:40

#3

The_Sniper_NM: Official EVGA Fanboy; +94|6383|SC | USA |

Would an X-Fi be much of use on Vista 64 though? It's almost 50-50 on reviews.

2008-06-11 10:46:50

#4

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6723|The Twilight Zone

The_Sniper_NM wrote:
Would an X-Fi be much of use on Vista 64 though? It's almost 50-50 on reviews.

50-50 on reviews? It certainly much better than integrated sound card. I would stick to it.

2008-06-11 10:47:22

#5

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6467|Winland

If you're not OCing, I'd go for the E8400 any day.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-06-11 11:05:14

#6

The_Sniper_NM: Official EVGA Fanboy; +94|6383|SC | USA |

I will be ocing the E6300 to 3Ghz, but will it be much slower than an E8400? I would OC it to 4Ghz, but compare it at stock.

2008-06-11 11:08:08

#7

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6723|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:
If you're not OCing, I'd go for the E8400 any day.

Whats that supposed to mean? E8400 can't be OCed well?

2008-06-11 11:41:05

#8

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6819|UK

.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
If you're not OCing, I'd go for the E8400 any day.
Whats that supposed to mean? E8400 can't be OCed well?

Probably not. I think he means that if your not going to overclock (ATALL) then a stock clock E8400 is going to be much better than a stock E6300 (obviously), I doubt he was being detrimental towards the E8400, just simply on a stock setting basis, the E8400 is the much better choice.

Martyn

2008-06-11 12:36:16

#9

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7002|St. Andrews / Oslo

Tbh, I'd rather have an E8400 w/o a sound card, than a sound card w/o an E8400.

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2008-06-11 12:42:16

#10

Stimey: +786|6390|Ontario | Canada

Onboard sound is fine

2008-06-11 13:26:57

#11

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6467|Winland

Bell wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
If you're not OCing, I'd go for the E8400 any day.
Whats that supposed to mean? E8400 can't be OCed well?
Probably not. I think he means that if your not going to overclock (ATALL) then a stock clock E8400 is going to be much better than a stock E6300 (obviously), I doubt he was being detrimental towards the E8400, just simply on a stock setting basis, the E8400 is the much better choice.

Martyn

Exactly.

The E6300 is really not worth the title "6", as it's only got 2MB L2 cache, so it's really an E4300 that's 60MHz faster and on 1066MHz bus. It should really be something like "E4350" or something. It's got a horribly low multiplier, so it's generally not a good clocker. If you can, however, get it to 3+GHz, I see no real reason getting an E8400 over it, as it's a fast enough CPU to make it around. There are still people on P4s, you know

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

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