I think the 'What You Hear' is the loopback internally without using cables, that is why its perfect, I can do something similar with my HD2 using DirectWire

Don't worry about the spikes, as long as it sounds great you should be fine. If you concern then check your card physically

Ok, thanks

@coolkwc
XTREME still have a dozenz of power capacitors as a spare, you may contact him if you're interested

guys... any leaked news on X-FI 2? not that i'm interested in buying any of the future soundcards from creative, but it's nice to see what kind of x-fi2 marketing "gimmick" from them...

wow.. new creative soundcards named x-fi 2 ar?

Ya, I'm waiting for new generation of Creative's sound card too !

1 more, X-FI surround 5.1...

can i ask sumthin... my xtreme music non heatsink version. should i add a heatsink?

if you didn't experience any system hang, then no problem...

My XtremeMusic got heatsink, but my X-FI sandwich between two TV cards which at top and below, and i experience a lot of system hang, after a few days of troubleshoot, i certified sound card overheat problem solved after i add one 8cm fan to blow that 3 cards...

So, actually the heatsink is useless if no air flow...

This post has been edited by coolkwc: Apr 28 2008, 04:21 PM

ok thx bro. nw nt yet hang la. juz asking. if hang will buy a big fan blow.

nola, if your PCI slot only got X-FI alone, it won't overheat one...

ic ic. thn nonid worry lo. tot it will overheat. cause i 24/7 open pc de.

This post has been edited by Deerc: Apr 28 2008, 05:14 PM

as my com in an aircond room....nvr face any heat issue b4..

This post has been edited by sucka3: Apr 28 2008, 05:30 PM

But you doesn't switch on your music 24/7 mah, never mind la...
My XFi i put CM BlueIce's heatsink on it, well i polished the surface of the heatsink for greater heat transfer rate, but i guess it doesn't matter also la

If the speaker volume not too high, your sound card will not overhead although you listening songs, watching movie or gaming 24/7.

lol, what relate the volume speaker to sound card heat? now the overheat problem is from DSP, not opamps...

volume speaker high nt burn the speaker 1st meh?

ya...

I tested before my ZS dead.
I using TT player to listen songs, MX volume at 1.5 - 2 star. After 2 hours, i touch my ZS chipset and the temperature is normal. Then I set my speaker volume to 3.5 - 4. After 30minutes, my ZS chipset temperature changed from normal to hot.

This was my experience during few months ago, i miss my ZS very much...lo
and sorry for my poor English grammar, I will try to use proper English

i think your ZS was abnormal...thats why it dead eventually...

maybe a electrical surge?