![]() When you really look at it, the soundcards since AWE32 and above, are just music synthesizers being forced to do something they weren't designed to do in the first place: render MIDI music. I don't think it's worth it at all primarily because Creative is a terrible company. So, what are your thoughts and suggestions? If you're in my shoes, would you use a Creative sound card for the purpose? For this reason alone, I don't want to use Creative sound cards unless it's really necessary. (2) The reason I have stopped using Creative cards is bloated software and driver. I actually like Yamaha CinemaDSP, and I'd like to use it with EAX games. If I couldn't use DTS Connect with a Creative sound card, then I'd have to use multi-channel analog ouputs, which is not only bothersome, but I'd lose most of my AVR's functionality like bass management, room EQ, and DSP. Does Creative DTS Connect Pack still need activation? I have tried Creative website and failed to find the answer. The last time I checked, this kind of pack required online activation (though I may be mistaken, it's years ago). (1) A Creative sound card needs Creative DTS Connect Pack to encode a game's multi-channel sound into DTS. The second option is, you know, using a typical Creative sound card with Alchemy, perhaps something like X-Fi or whatever. If LPCM is unavailable, DTS is still an adequate alternative -certainly better than Dolby Digital. But even if it doesn't work with GPU's HDMI sound, at least I can use non-Creative sound cards like ASUS Xonar DSX with DTS Connect out of the box. I haven't tried it myself, but at least in theory, it should work with GPU's HDMI sound output, thus delivering EAX sound on lossless, multi-channel PCM (LPCM). The plus side is, of course, that DSOAL can work on any sound card. But like I mentioned above, my favorite old games are EAX 2 games anyway. ![]() The downside that it only has full support for EAX 2, with only partial support for EAX 1, 3, and 4. ![]() The first option is DSOAL as mentioned here. Regarding old EAX games, I have two options: Also, 16 GB of RAM certainly won't hurt, especially since the HTPC will also be used for Zoom meetings and desktop Whatsapp for my daughter's school during COVID pandemy. My next HTPC will use Windows 7, especially since my wife and stepdaughter aren't really familiar with the older Windows XP □. Some games, like GTA San Adreas, support EAX HD 4, but they also support EAX 2 and 1. Stumbled upon this list, and it confirms my experience: many of my favorite old games like Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2, Max Payne, Freedom Force, and Warcraft III can work with either EAX 1, EAX 2, or both.
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