Creative Launches Multi-Core Audio Chip
I have always been a fan of Creative audio products even from the beginning of my computer building days. Lately though, Creative has gone by the wayside, so it is interesting to see them revamp their products and go after a market like this.
Creative Labs decided to reignite its core business with the launch of a new multi-core audio processor. Under the name Sound Core3D, the company is launching a product for desktop and notebook computers, as well as consumer electronics such as PC-embedded TV sets, Set-Top boxes and HTPCs.
Sound Core3D features Quartet SIMD processor featuring four independent cores that operate on what Creative calls TIMD (Thread Interleaved Multiple Data). Unlike the original X-Fi and its multi-threaded single-core approach, this time we’re talking about quad-core approach. Computational power went from 1.2 GFLOPS to around 5 GFLOPS.
Still not sure what the application here is for the HTPC enthusiast, but only time will tell.
Finally, I can have 20.5
Finally, I can have 20.5 channel Dolby Digital HD surround.
PAPutzback wrote:Finally, I
[quote=PAPutzback]
Finally, I can have 20.5 channel Dolby Digital HD surround.
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heh… don’t for get 50 channel DTS
I only liked Creative because
I only liked Creative because they were the only choice. Years of IRQ hell turned me off of them. I even tried the FX card, it was nice, but even then, it only worked in one of my three computers at the time. Creative would have to do something amazing to get me to buy one of their products at this point. And why do I need a quadcore audio board when I can Bitstream the original track right to my receiver?
You’re reminding me of the
You’re reminding me of the driver hell that I went through with Creative stuff so many years ago–never again.
+1 for not going to trust
+1 for not going to trust them w/o having reviewed it first 🙂
If I ever go back to a discrete sound card it will be an Auzentech. Being able to change out the op-amps to customize the analog sound to my liking without have to pay audiophile price is nice.
mikinho wrote:
Being able to
[quote=mikinho] Being able to change out the op-amps to customize the analog sound to my liking without have to pay audiophile price is nice.[/quote]
You can do that in the Essence ST/STX too.
Works beautifully! 🙂
Build yourself a Tube amp
Build yourself a Tube amp sound card.
^ might sound a ‘bit’ better,
^ might sound a ‘bit’ better, but not terribly much functionality.