Testseek.co.uk have collected 3 expert reviews of the Diamond Xtreme Sound 5.1 PCI and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Diamond Xtreme Sound 5.1 PCI.
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3 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
For twenty bucks this sound card is a great way to lower your CPU usage and increase your frame rates. Is it an increase that is going to be noticeable? Not if youre already getting over 90 frames but if you have a mid range gaming system and you are...
Abstract: We were so in love with the old Diamond Monster Sound that it wasn’t until our recent move that we finally sent the unsupported, driverless card to hardware Valhalla. Well, a reincarnated Diamond Multimedia is back, pushing a soundcard dubbed XtremeSo...
Inexpensive, Will shave a few CPU cycles off, Will benefit older onboard sound solutions...
Not better than todays onboard sound...
The Diamond XtremeSound 5.1 would have been a good card a year ago. With todays chipsets and the quality of on-board sound there is no reason to run this card, except to save a few CPU cycles. Their highlight was music playback, but other than that...
