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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 2 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 2 years
Treat your ears to the ultimate audio experience for digital music, DVDs and games by upgrading your desktop with the X-Fi Forte 7.1 sound card from AuzenTech. The card supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS-Connect. Dolby Digital Live converts any audio signal into a Dolby Digital bitstream for playback through a home-theater system via a single cable. DTS-Connect enabled PCs are capable of playing full surround sound from DTS-enabled movies, music and games, as well as providing surround sound from normal stereo sources.
Installation is simple and straightforward. Just seat the card in a vacant PCI Express card slot in your desktop and install the drivers from the included disk and you’re ready to connect your speakers and enjoy high-quality audio.
Best combination of gaming performance and audio quality
Reviewed By: Anonymous Bosch on 3/19/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: X-Fi's widespread game support in a better manufactured board than Creative will ever produce. Amped headphone jack with upgradable op-amps. Actually supports the impressive list of features on the box... unlike Xonar. Auzentech has a tweaked version of Creative's drivers that address most, if not all, Vista compatability issues (I use Vista 64 and have not had a problem in any game whatsoever).
Cons: Form factor will decive people into thinking this is another Creative board with no audio processor of it own (like the X-Fi Exteme Gamer).
Other Thoughts: This board measures up favorably to the Xonar Essence and has the benefit of much better game compatablity and better driver support as well.
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Wonderful but...
Reviewed By: Here for now on 8/5/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
Pros: I got into high end audio in the 1980's when we would never consider listening to a cd since it was just not done. Since then I have gotten into computers. What a relief! My expenditures are about ten percent of what they used to be. But I still have an old high end system for audio. My computer is just used for gaming. I replaced a titanium x-fi since the explosions in games were just too loud and there was no satisfactory way to adjust for it. I did not buy this from newegg since I also wanted to get the upgraded op amp OPA 637AU and they do not carry it. Swapping the op amp was easy. I never listened to it with the original opamp so I have no comment on it. I usually do not listen to music on my computer but I tried it out and it was fantastic. Very analog sound. The swapped out op amp works on the front outs and not the headphones which have a seperate dedicated op amp. The sound for both the headphones and speakers in my audio system was good.
Cons: Here are two cons: The manual discusses using balanced and unbalanced manual and stereo microphone inputs. I use balanced inputs in my audio system so I understand them but most people do not. Simply put there is a jumper on the board for unbalanced and balanced audio. The diagram does not show that this is obviously a jumper. If you have a regular system you do not have to touch the jumper. It is set for mono microphone in with a regular headset microphone. If you want to get into "balanced" audio (and it is better) this may be a cool place to start. The second con is that the microphone input is tempermental. I had to wiggle the mike plug to get it so that it would not crackle.
Other Thoughts: When installing it I did not use the CD. Just went to the website and downloaded the software. Then I did the "full install". Mistake. It loaded all of the Creative bloatware which took some time to remove. Gaming has been very good. EAX works well. Very funny thing. My video card now runs ten degrees C cooler! The slots are not nearby. The creative card may have been a furnace.
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Very good sounding card but has driver issues to work out
Reviewed By: on 2/2/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: Excellent sound quality, especially on the headphone output jack. I also bought Creative Titanium, and although cards have similar specs, sound quality with Creative on the analog output is much worse.
Cons: The computer will not go to sleep when DDL or DTS is enabled. I contacted customer support and they admitted the problem. They said that a new driver is in the works. Hopefully they are right. However, reading forums I understand that the problem has been around for a while.
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Excellent PCI-E SOund Card!
Reviewed By: Matt on 1/26/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Was hesistant on buying this card as it just came out and I had little experience with sound cards. This was an excellent buy and the sound quality is excellent
Cons: Wish it was cheaper. Paid $140 for it
Other Thoughts: Paired with a pair of Logitech X-230 2.1 speakers and Audiotechnica ATH-AD700's this sound card is absolutely amazing!
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Buggy Windows 7 64 bit drivers
Reviewed By: tarp1 on 1/17/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: when it works its great but the drivers are so buggy in 64 bit winn 7 its driving me nuts.
Cons: drivers in win 7 64 bit are buggy, works sometimes then it doesnt. constantly have to reboot and mess around with settings depending on what isnt working now. I uninstalled and reinstalled many times no dice. im running socket 775 geforce gtx 280 . kaspersky antivirus battlefield 2 and left for dead 2. if you have a similar setup forget it .
Other Thoughts: would rate it 5 drools if not for the buggy drivers.
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Model
Brand
AUZEN
Model
X-Fi Forte 7.1
Audio core
Channels
7.1
Sample Rate
192KHz
Digital Audio
24-bit
Ports
Line In
3.5mm(1/8") stereo mini-phone jack
Line Out
4 x 1/8" Stereo mini phone jack for Line outputs
MIC In
3.5mm(1/8") mini phone jack
Other Ports
1 x 10-pin(5x2) Front audio header with Intel HD Audio Compatible 1 x RCA/TOSLINK Combo jack for S/PDIF transmission 1 x 2-piS/PDIF input connector Creative proprietary AND_EXT, DID_EXE connector for X-Fi I/O driver
Spec
Interface
PCI Express x1
Operating Systems Supported
Microsoft Windows XP / Vista
Features
Features
Security: The PCI-Express independent data transfer structure provides secure performance, important because audio requires continuous-secure data processing.
Sound: With a D/A converter of 120dB level, high end audio components, and an analog design tuned for peak performance, the X-Fi Forte is designed to provide the best audio possible for Music, Games and Movies. End-users can further tune the audio via the replaceable OPAMP for the front audio (L/R).
Performance: By using the latest Creative native PCI express chipset, the Auzentech X-Fi Forte provides high performance audio processing on-board while freeing system resources for other tasks. With 64MB X-Ram, it processes complicated 3D sound effects with ease.
Low Profile Audio Card Developed around Creative X-Fi Native PCI Express audio processor Support for Dolby Digital Live for Windows XP and Vista Support for DTS Neo:PC & DTS Interactive for Vista Low-profile and standard-profile brackets included.
The Auzen X-Fi Forte 7.1 is Auzentech's first Low Profile native PCI Express audio card designed especially for gamers and audiophiles. Compared to the X-Fi chipset reference design, the X-Fi Forte improves the circuitry and upgrades the components. Auzentech engineers created the X-Fi Forte for customers who have asked for a "high-end, low profile" sound card that would thrill music-, movie-, and gaming-enthusiasts alike.
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
2 years limited
Labor
2 years limited
Introduction
Treat your ears to the ultimate audio experience for digital music, DVDs and games by upgrading your desktop with the X-Fi Forte 7.1 sound card from AuzenTech. The card supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS-Connect. Dolby Digital Live converts any audio signal into a Dolby Digital bitstream for playback through a home-theater system via a single cable. DTS-Connect enabled PCs are capable of playing full surround sound from DTS-enabled movies, music and games, as well as providing surround sound from normal stereo sources.
Installation is simple and straightforward. Just seat the card in a vacant PCI Express card slot in your desktop and install the drivers from the included disk and you’re ready to connect your speakers and enjoy high-quality audio.
Highlights
PCI Express Audio Processor The AuzenTech X-Fi Forte features Creative Labs' native-PCI Express audio processor that can take full advantage of the higher-throughput of the PCI Express bus.
Dolby Digital Live The on-board Dolby Digital Live real-time content encoder generates a Dolby Digital bit stream from any PC sound source to unleash the full surround sound potential of your home theater system. Simply connect your PC to a Dolby Digital enabled AV receiver or devices via a single cable connection and start enjoying thrilling surround sound from 3D games, DVDs, music and more.
DTS Interactive DTS Interactive encodes any digital sound source into DTS Digital Surround for transport and playback through any DTS-enabled system via a signal cable connection, such as powered PC speakers, an A/V receiver or any other DTS- compatible surround decoder sound system, eliminating the hassle of multiple cables and ensuring audio signal integrity.
EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 delivers incredibly realistic gaming audio. Drench yourself in an exceptionally dynamic and sensational gaming world.
Built-In Headphone Amplifier The AuzenTech X-Fi Forte boasts an independent headphone amplifier to achieve the best possible listening quality with your stereo headphone.
Low Profile Bracket The AuzenTech X-Fi Forte sound card features a low-profile design, ideal for space constrained systems such as an HTPC case.
Reviewed By: Anonymous Bosch on 3/19/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
