Excellent choice for low budget. Far superior than any internal sound card. I upgraded my sandbox to W8 but my audiophile 2496 has no driver for it yet. Hence, I use this one. To my surprise, the sonic signature is crisp, sharp and the response curve is flat across the spectrum.

Simple to plug in; Very impressive sound quality

Software big and complex

nice card and cheap it has a bunch of audio channels plus 2 fiber channels it will work in a pci express 2.0 and a 1.0 slot It also has a very nice port in the back to plug in the front audio ports if you have them that is onto the card, and thats a huge plus in my book.

This card has worked perfectly from day one.

This sound card is a ton better than the on-board sound card; The card has many setting that let you tweet the sound; On some games this card has the ability to add echos and 3d effects; It makes games sound awesome; In FPS games you can hear the bullets whiz by your head.

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This card is the gold standard 4 sound cards and multimedia audio. I use this card 4 everything from gaming to listening to music.

Easy To Install; Easy To Use; Quality Output; Reliable Performance

Vista support is lacking

I bought this over a year ago and it's only just recently I've had the equipment to use it to it's full potential. I love it. Great sound for both music and movies, and a damn good price too. Recommended.

An excellent sound card that will deliver excelent benefits in the right environment

Sound quality; ease of installation

Perhaps not worth it for everyone

The sound quality increased drastically by 100x after i connected this new device in my pc with logitech z5500 with optical output. The sound feels like so real and natural, i can hear every single instrument playing in song more accurately so its a thumbs for this sound card

best pci card for gaming. I always use creative. pci cards are better than pci-express .they are more stable. they don't break down. the features deliver excellent quality. recommend it to everybody. tell creative to keep making pci cards.

This is a great up grade for anyone who want to get off of the nasty on board sound cards. The sound is great under Windows but the sound quility is is not as good under linux.

Buying a sound card for a new PC isn't something many of us have thought about doing for many years. After all, motherboards have built-in audio that does the job just fine, right? Well, that's true to a point.

Excellent sound quality; intuitive mixer interface and equaliser settings

Some games may not run properly under Windows Vista; so it's best to check Creative's Web site for the games compatibility list