I'm currently using a X-Fi Titanium HD with DTS-encoded output to my receiver on a Win7x64 system, and I'm just about fed up with Creative's shitty drivers. Putting the system to sleep never works properly; either the system doesn't go to sleep or the card won't play any sound until I switch modes. Switching modes runs about a 50/50 chance of throwing a BSOD. Sometimes, the card will cause a BSOD for no discernible reason. I'm convinced this is spite.
Anyway, I'd like to replace the Titanium HD with something with a semblance of reliability. My primary application is gaming. It needs to have DD and/or DTS encoding capability, be able to come out sleep mode properly, and it would be awesome if it would only crash my system say once a month.
I haven't kept up with the latest sound cards. If you have a suggestion that frees me from Creative's yoke, I will be eternally grateful.
Anyway, I'd like to replace the Titanium HD with something with a semblance of reliability. My primary application is gaming. It needs to have DD and/or DTS encoding capability, be able to come out sleep mode properly, and it would be awesome if it would only crash my system say once a month.
I haven't kept up with the latest sound cards. If you have a suggestion that frees me from Creative's yoke, I will be eternally grateful.