Sound Card for Gamers

[Israar]

Hello Guys,
I read your recommendations for a sound card and I want your confirmations or denials on this.

Game Call of Duty 2 and as the effects Max has the EAX 3.0
I wanted a card for this game and also for the future games and I understand that...

1. All designate the Creative X-Fi Extreme Audio and even the X-Fi Extreme Gamers right?
   
2. The creative creates problems and damage drivers under Vista right?
   
3. A good solution would be the ASUS Xonar D2/PM but this has the effect of only 2.0 EAX while Creative is much less expensive for that.

The solution that was indicated or as I understand ... (efficiency, drivers for Vista)
seems to be the X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1 Pro Series or even a Extreme Music that is no more in the market.

[Killen]

1) Right, audios are known.
2) They should have put everything in place with the drivers console 2.60 and 2.18 (both in Vista)
3) It is a good alternative as products Razer

There are now X-fi with PCIe interface that left recently and these have the possibility to send a signal encoded Dolby Digital home theater to home through exit tos-optic link or coaxial SP - DIF. Obviously only versions with external rack or bay have this chance!

[Israar]

I am not interested in PCIe. But then buying audigy is not a bad idea? I do not want to spend more.

[Killen]

It's fine as well! One important thing, yesterday I read in a topic that yet the situation of creative with Vista has not improved, so if you intend to go in that direction, adjust it accordingly!