Simply put. Until they get serious about 64bit support and WIn7 I would not consider an X-Fi
They used to be the best but in my view they have been too smug in their superiority and allowed even Realtek to catch up. The modern Realtek chipsets are good enough for me to play ARMA II through analog 5.1 to my 300 dollar receiver.
For a dedicated card tho. In my view C-media is the best bang for the buck. The quality is great and they are built for gaming. Many people like to use the USB based ones for headsets or even laptop gaming because they fit such quality into such small form factors.
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