Creative Technology Sound Blaster® Live! Platinum

Pros: Great Card, Great Sound, Great Price
Cons: None Whatsoever

Since I listen to a lot of music on my PC it only seems right to have a good speaker system and a good sound card to go a long with it. I bought the Cambridge Soundworks system almost a year ago and have loved every minute of it. I was still...

Pros: The best sound card any gamer would want.
Cons: Many people report problems getting their AC-3 to work, especially with Windows 2000.

Can anyone tell me why there is a picture of the Sound blaster Live Platinum Edition here instead of the X-gamer?

Before Windows 95, every card said they were "Sound Blaster compatible" but none truly were. Sound Blaster's ruled the market,...

Pros: Immense improvement in sound.
Cons: No RCA jacks...

During my last computer upgrade I needed a new soundcard. My last PC had the soundcard onboard, and included Aureal 3D sound.

Not wanting to loose the 3d experience I worked so hard to build I took my friends advice and picked up a Sound...

Pros: Great sound, four speakers, great feature package
Cons: No digital in/out in the Value model, no native A3D support

Recently, Creative Labs once again upped the ante in the sound card business with the Sound Blaster Live! This card now comes in a variety of flavors, and if you like your PC to have impressive audio, it is one of only a few cards you should even...

Pros: Great Audio, Good Software, Surround Sound, EAX, Free Games.
Cons: It's Digital with a catch, Digital Mini-Jack with no Wire.

Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer, well this sounds pretty impressive right? Wrong. This is just another version of the Sound Blaster Live Value with a tiny adjustment. What’s the adjustment you wonder, it’s a digital input jack. Don’t be confused like I was...

Pros: Lots of support, software and fun!! And it's a short card so it won't interfere with your IDE cables.
Cons: None yet.

I got this card from my mom as a gift. And what a great gift it is!! Granted, my husband and I had some difficulty installing it, but that was not the card's fault, just a flaky hard drive.

Now that it is in, our two speakers sound like...

Pros: Is the same as any other "Sound Blaster Live!" But comes with 3 FREE games!!
Cons: Choosing which "Sound Blaster Live!" is right for you.

Crack! That's the sound of what I did to my old Diamond 16-bit ISA sound card. If you're asking why? Then, you haven't heard of a break threw card called the, "Sound Blaster Live!"

Creative broke all the sound barriers for PC's when...

Pros: Good sound, great games with the pack-in, and all-around value solution for great sound!
Cons: Some incompatibility with certain systems and some inconsistent sound output.

When I was walking down the massive aisles of the local Best Buy, a vibrant box caught my eye - the SoundBlaster 5.1 X-gamer. It showed a picture of an Unreal Tournament player on the box and I immediately thought "Hey this is built for games!". Not only...

Pros: Great sound, great value
Cons: Tricky installation

I just purchased and installed the Creative Soundblaster Live X-Gamer. I spent a lot of time researching sound cards under $100, and the Live beats all of them hands down, with great features and a good selection of software.

Installation is a...

Pros: Exceptional sound.
Cons: Interupt conflicts on some computers.

Several years ago, there was an ad on TV showing a man sitting in a chair being pushed backwards by the sound from his speaker system. I do not remember what brand it was, but the image stayed with me. It is exactly the kind of experience I wanted...

Pros: Obviously the sound, and installation.
Cons: None to hear of.

Several years ago, there was an ad on TV showing a man sitting in a chair being pushed backwards by the sound from his speaker system. I do not remember what brand it was, but the image stayed with me. It is exactly the kind of experience I wanted...

Pros: Great sound, easy to manipulate, cool software bundle.
Cons: None so far.

I first considered buying some quality speakers and a soundcard for the "coolness." Five speakers and a sub, wow...I would be popular. I then justified my purchase buy saying, "I'll buy them and use my computer as my stereo." Well, I promise you that...

Pros: Price , upgrades, sound quality (you truly need good speakers to fully enjoy this card), Gaming freaks will love it
Cons: had a problem when I used a cloned HD when my computer crashed. But I took all the software off and re-installed it. Works fine ever since.

I have had my Creative Labs Sound Blaster LIVE! X-Gamer almost a year now and I have to tell you that it's one of the best sound cards out there. The only reason I bought it was because I received a pair of Altec Lansing speakers. So I wanted to have a...

Pros: Easy installation, free software, big difference in quality and speed
Cons: None that I can think of

I would definitely say that for the last few years the most overlooked, neglected, uncared-for, forgotten and altogether ignored piece of equipment in my PC is my sound card. I bought my latest PC back in 1998 and just took whatever cheesy PCI card came...

Pros: LIVE! chip upgrade, excellent sound, digital out, 4 channel out
Cons: None, Creative makes the best cards.

I was using an old factory installed card that came with my Packard Bell (the fact that it was factory installed should say that it sucked, the fact that it was from Packard Bell should tell you that REALLY sucked). Since I'm in the process of building...