Creative Sound Blaster AE-5 PLUS | Unboxing, Review & Setup
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@MrBoz1968 3 жыл бұрын
As someone who has always had a PCI sound card, you just cant beat the audio quality and the features the program offers. Every build I say "this time I will just use on-board sound" and every time, it just does not compare to a dedicated card.
@RAVisuals 3 жыл бұрын
True story my man!
@rogerwilco6355 2 жыл бұрын
10/10 A +
@rogerwilco6355 2 жыл бұрын
10/10 A +
@youtubesuresuckscock 9 ай бұрын
You're better off just using Nvidia's HDMI audio connected to an AVR. Sound cards are done.
@JohannGarrido 3 жыл бұрын
I just bought this jewel, and I confirm the amp is insane!
@AsianPersuation24x7 2 жыл бұрын
man I love mine so much, it really made my Corsair Virtuosos come alive! I was hesitant about it at first because my motherboard is pretty high end and has "really good" on board audio but its really a non comparison the AE-5 Plus is able to drive my headphones MUCH louder and they are more crisp as well. I am happy with my sound blaster for sure.
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! I feel the same way
@Sgt_Glory 2 жыл бұрын
Just got one as well. It exceeded my expectations and I'm really pleased. Using it with a pair of Sennheiser HD(HUH-DUH😁)660S headphones. It really makes them sing, and brings out dynamics and detail my on-board audio doesn't come close to.
@marshallchris02 4 жыл бұрын
after hearing this review, you made me decide on buying over my stock sound, as my soundblaster z is cracking and popping now and compatibility with windows 10 is useless. Cheers from Australia Mate!
@ItsKirbyHD 4 жыл бұрын
after seeing your review, i definitely want to get one now! im a huge car audio person and itd be nice to have a nice sounding audio for in home as well.
@RAVisuals 4 жыл бұрын
It’s a game changer! Literally! Haha
@unreal8989 3 жыл бұрын
Just bought this and it is amazing! Also fixed my 5.1 problems.
@vMaxHeadroom Жыл бұрын
You know, the same thing happened as my onboard sound which is the latest Reealtek ALC4080 from my Z690 motherboard claimed 5.1 but never gave me proper 5.1 until I used this card. The sound is just exceptional now.
@samuraiwarrior96 Жыл бұрын
im also use this because of MY ON BOARD HISSING PROBLEM ALC4080
@macmac6034 21 күн бұрын
I have the logitech z906 5.1 and it seems like since it has dolby live or dts I think it'll activate the decode on the speakers to give out proper 5.1
@Aetlaify 2 жыл бұрын
Recently discovered the channel. Great content so far. Good luck and godspeed!
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
Great to have you around!
@Voltar78 4 жыл бұрын
this card is simply AMAZING with Edifier 1850 II
@bigchocc1361 4 жыл бұрын
CONGRATS ON 8K MAN UR CHANNEL IS GROWING FAST
@RAVisuals 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude! Appreciate the love!
@HandySolution Жыл бұрын
This sound card is life changing!!
@emilkirkegaard2733 4 жыл бұрын
Such good review. And congratulations on 8k m8 love your videos(you should probably clean your exhaust fan in your pc) HUGE LIKE from me 👍
@RAVisuals 4 жыл бұрын
haha thank you so much! Yah I cleaned it earlier this year but it already looks like it may need another cleaning!
@emilkirkegaard2733 4 жыл бұрын
@@RAVisuals I'm getting a new pc in a couple days and I'm definitely going to get one of those
@djburrondarize 3 жыл бұрын
Great card with lots is features. The onboard rgb actually works without the molex, it’s only necessary if you want to use the led strip.
@RAVisuals 3 жыл бұрын
it definitely is!!
@DMan-ud6bt Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to know this, since I was concerned about the ugly cable. Mine just came in today, but it's going in a future build once the other parts are launched.
@idontwantahandle._. Жыл бұрын
@@RAVisuals what definitely is? the card having lots of features, or the card needing molex???
@hekasoram Жыл бұрын
how can it work without hte molex?
@s1gnex 7 ай бұрын
So you can use the card without cables?
@BertyBertsson 3 жыл бұрын
I have this card and didn't need the anything plugged in to the molex or the RGB-port to controll the RGB. I just set it to internal in the software and it's workng, no probs.
@Dehito 4 жыл бұрын
What A cool intro bro! Wish I had one like that hahaha subscribed!
@RAVisuals 4 жыл бұрын
Adel thanks very much! Welcome to the channel!
@stormrising2623 4 жыл бұрын
I am REALLY hoping this will be windows compatible. i tried the AE5 and it worked fine on my 9 year old computer running Windows 10 but not on my new one. So ordering this one and we will see.
@SMEbeats 2 жыл бұрын
Question, do you have to plug everything straight into the card to work ? I have a usb mic and there’s no USB port on the card, so does that mean it won’t work with that?
@tonyklipfel7370 3 жыл бұрын
Great video man! I recently purchased them myself, but for some reason I cannot get the RGB strip to work. I have the cable plugged in from card to psu, I have the application downloaded, nothing seems to trigger the strip though. RGB on card is working great though
@AverageCitizen333 Жыл бұрын
Just bought this card for youtube and tarkov along with some dt 770's. Hope its awesome!
@jeffl7864 3 жыл бұрын
Love the Keyboard! What brand and model is it? Link? THANKS!
@ahha6304 2 жыл бұрын
Mine is just arrived today and I need some guidelines in installing it since assembling PC is what I've never done, and you show me what I need to do, thanks man
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@ahha6304 2 жыл бұрын
@@RAVisuals I also found a bug where the speaker channel swap itself after use for some time when installed the card (I use 5.1), turns out it was a bug with MSI mainboard to AE series soundcard, it can be fixed by either update the mainboard driver and/or update the bios
@LawAbidingSociopath69 Жыл бұрын
@@ahha6304 what mobo are u using also does this sound card don't make alot of annoying noise?
@ahha6304 Жыл бұрын
@@LawAbidingSociopath69 MSI A320M A-Pro // no AE-5 don't make weird noise to me just swap its side if I use 5.1, if I use plain stereo it's fine (I now change my card to Asus Strix Raid Pro and now I can use 7.1 again)
@LawAbidingSociopath69 Жыл бұрын
@@ahha6304 are sound cards worth it they cost like 150$ to me
@Dgaming_gamer 10 ай бұрын
I love this video so much ❤
@spurgeonlewis8045 3 жыл бұрын
Trying to decide between the AE-plus or the external Zen Dac? Any suggestions ?
@codecirrus9716 Жыл бұрын
Bought one yesterday after your review.. Paired with Edifier r2000db and Hifiman Sundara Out of the world
@RAVisuals Жыл бұрын
Love this!
@bigdoguk9845 Жыл бұрын
Just got this today, I had the old one a while back and sold it.
@chaosmaxtcg 2 жыл бұрын
Ive been using an asus dgx on my maximus apex for the past 5 years i just upgraded to a Asus crosshair viii hero and didnt reinstall my card thinking the on board would be enough it is so bad i hate it so now im looking into updating my sound card to maybe this ae5-plus or the asus xonar ae
@monosijdas Жыл бұрын
just ordered it from amazon hope this will boost the sound and clarity with my V-Moda M-100 Master headphone
@RAVisuals Жыл бұрын
oh, it will!
@monosijdas Жыл бұрын
@@RAVisuals yeah got the card it's awesome and increased the level of sound and makes it the next level of my headphone and Sony speakers :) thanks bro :)
@jettangeles2707 4 жыл бұрын
EVGA actually does the same upgrade program. They call it the "step-up" program. I have the original version of this powering my Sennheisser PC37X. It's amazing!
@laggmonstret 3 жыл бұрын
I would actually want the EVGA Nu Pro over this Creative card, but the price is insane since you can't buy the version without the dedicated 7.1 card combo here in EU. So Creative it is for me.
@dendrantema3331 2 жыл бұрын
This is installed just like the elgato 4k60 pro right? I DONT have to connect the audio panel cable if i want to use the card, right? Audio cable is just so i can switch the pc case audio connectors to the ones the card offers, right?
@s1gnex 7 ай бұрын
Can you use it without the cables attached? I dont need the rgb strip.
@Killadragon-rt1bq 11 ай бұрын
my question is that if i install this card, do i have to plug in the speakers or headphones directly to it or can i still use Bluetooth headphones like my Airpods pro's and have the software or something know to direct the sound possessing through Bluetooth ?
@DefinitelyNotDavid1 3 жыл бұрын
Hey I'm looking for a soundcard for listening to lofi hiphop or chill late night vibes. How is this card for playing FPS games and listening to music?
@Lukasz1989 Жыл бұрын
Can I easily switch between speakers and earphones by using hotkey?
@user-zy1ol8xt9j 4 жыл бұрын
THX
@birdsoup777 4 ай бұрын
Sound cards made building computers fun. Main board sound improvements, GPU size and heat increasing lead to shrinking sound card market. Went to Burson Play external dac/amp in 2019. I used sound cards from creative and asus since 1998. I had this sound card and it was awesome, sold it for the AE-9, returned ae-9 for the burson
@dharkbizkit 27 күн бұрын
same here. tho i have to say: the way the ae5 processes audio is the best that ive ever heard, iam in love with the way it sounds without eqs or anything, but iam having hardware problems with the card and thus iam looking for a replacement but iam looking for something, that sounds like the ae5 and theres no answer out there, which device does
@retrom8442 4 жыл бұрын
Great Video, can you please make an update to this video using the Optical out, say to a sound blaster Katana sound bar? Thanks.
@RAVisuals 4 жыл бұрын
Coming soon!
@adventureinlife7700 3 жыл бұрын
@@RAVisuals So.... how about that Optical Out surround sound review? You must be still working on that.
@jeanpaulvayt Ай бұрын
Which speakers would you recommend with this?
@maestro3377 2 жыл бұрын
Nice informative review! Can you plug other brands of RGB strips?
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
as long as they have the same connection I dont see why not! You may just not be able to control them in the app
@FranklinNewhart 7 ай бұрын
I would be using this to run my sound studio.
@gontos 4 жыл бұрын
Owner of z906 and just bought this card.. I have seen quite a difference vs on board msi’s x470 gaming plus max. More clarity and better quality. Till now I have noticed some kind of bugs. While playing odyssey, randomly the sound changes direction. Surround left becomes the center speaker, etc. And some times I hear a clicking noise directly from the card. These might be bugs but I will have to see in time. Cause the first problem happened only during playing this specific game. The clicking noise happens generally...
@RAVisuals 4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! never had any problems like that (I haven't tried odyssey with this card) but thank you for letting us know!
@gontos 4 жыл бұрын
@@RAVisuals This happens only with the analog output and the decoder on either dts or DD, without using spdif....maybe some bug...when I use the analog, and have encoder off, everything works fine..
@Bushido_24 3 жыл бұрын
How do you setup the mic on this card?
@isolatedmortalityband5718 Ай бұрын
Are the molex cables available on Amazon? Where on the mother board do these cables connect?
@mrharibro 10 ай бұрын
can i use my soundbar with 5.1 surround through optical with this ? :D
@i8X5i 3 жыл бұрын
oh! Volume set to 20 is normal. lol. I thought something was wrong with mines.
@silverfoxvr8541 Жыл бұрын
I have the original AE-5 and I absolutely love it. I had a SBZ before that and it was TRASH in comparison. The headphone AMP makes 10000% difference, even on low end headphones. I drive a pair of HD6xx's with it and it sounds wonderful. Not sure I need the extra capabilities of the PLUS model though. This card is a galaxy away from most any MB audio solution.
@christopheryu9990 2 жыл бұрын
If I have a 2 pc setup, should I have this in the gaming rig of the streaming rig? I'm using the wave xlr on the streaming rig.
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
if you want to use this then youll need to have it in your gaming PC
@xx-mythril-xx 3 жыл бұрын
Have you got a link for that background on your PC please ? The one with the rain and car on it. TIA
@usmcmsgt5487 3 жыл бұрын
Call wallpaper engine on Steam
@a.g.1039 11 ай бұрын
Hi, where i can get that nissan skyline wallpaper ?
@redwatch1100 3 жыл бұрын
I'm listening to this vid using that card. Sounds awesome with Skullcrusher headphones. Excellent clarity.
@RAVisuals 3 жыл бұрын
It does! Its staying in my rig for sure!
@Covelun 12 күн бұрын
Is it worth buying a sound card ? if I have FiiO FD 3 headphones.
@TheRabbittz 3 ай бұрын
What headphones will go in to my it???
@eddale5557 Жыл бұрын
I installed a RTX 4090 GPU card and that is thick and i se the slot for the soundcard is very close the RTX card so if i install this Sounblaster card can it almost block the fan's air supply on the GPU? it wil be maybe 2-3 cm up to the fan's any idea if that is any good?
@JoshTechgamer 4 жыл бұрын
i came back i forgot to leave a comment lol great video nice SC
@RAVisuals 4 жыл бұрын
😀
@telengardforever7783 3 жыл бұрын
Where is the joystick port? How are you able to do MIDI without the joystick port?
@Paintbl99 2 жыл бұрын
Great review! Just curious what cable works. Did you use a SATA 15 Pin Male to Molex LP4 Female Power Cable? It looks like the molex pins on the sound card are male.
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
Yes and yes! It provides lighting as well
@Paintbl99 2 жыл бұрын
@@RAVisuals Sweet thank you for the response!! Subbed!
@gh0st3kk86 Жыл бұрын
AE-5 + AKG K702 epic combo for gaming, music...
@Joeker8171 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing review bro. I want one of these so bad, but I have to get a pc first hmmm lol
@RAVisuals 4 жыл бұрын
get one!!
@user-vj4ih9pp9z 3 жыл бұрын
Ill sell you mine. 😁😊🤣😜
@Joeker8171 3 жыл бұрын
@@user-vj4ih9pp9z LOL
@Joeker8171 3 жыл бұрын
@@user-vj4ih9pp9z I just seen your youtube page. I am going to check out your pc videos
@pedroamaral1989 2 жыл бұрын
The connection on the side is only for LED? dont need this?
@vxs666 Жыл бұрын
Mine and several others on Reddit, the sound card is not detected on windows after putting the pc to sleep. The light turns static red on the logo and it’s not detected by windows until pc is restarted very frustrating.
@KingsofSparta Жыл бұрын
Is it pointless to have this card if i use wireless bluetooth headphones?
@jamesjbarrek6086 3 жыл бұрын
You do NOT need the Molex connected for the on card RGB,the on card RGB is powered by the PCI-E slot,the Molex is only used if you want to use the RGB strips that came with the card.
@RAVisuals 3 жыл бұрын
Correct!
@cninja2085 Жыл бұрын
Thank for info
@and4968 4 жыл бұрын
should I need to uninstall all realtek audio drivers after installing this card and install its own driver/software for output ?
@romce 4 жыл бұрын
yep you can even deactivate the realtek audio controller from the bios
@garyalcorn3831 Жыл бұрын
Will this work with my bose speakers that already had an external amp?
@RAVisuals Жыл бұрын
Im sure it will! It has the inputs for that!
@scottsatkowiak2347 28 күн бұрын
Which version of software is this? Mine doesn't have LED control!!!!
@C.Krisztián Жыл бұрын
I have From my soundbar one oni one green and one black cable but there no color to in . Csn you help me pls ?
@argirispapakiriakou9913 3 жыл бұрын
I'm using SB Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion with Logitech Z906 5.1 via optical Do you recommend it or should I go for AE-7???
@RAVisuals 3 жыл бұрын
depends on your needs! are you happy with your sound?
@gvceda900 3 жыл бұрын
i use a soundblaster play 3. how much of a upgrade from that is this? i also run it through my stereo.
@RAVisuals 3 жыл бұрын
this is some of their brand new tech so it might be an upgrade for you!
@gnt3c Жыл бұрын
well. you dont have to connect molex, to have the RGB onboard working ... it's only for the external rgb stripe
@Mistyshade 4 жыл бұрын
For now i'm just using the card with a Logitech Z906. I know also that the sound card is really amazing with headset, but it is for every headset or just some that have really high quality ? I mean I have an old JVC HA-SZ2000 from 2014. The sound of this headset still rocks, but I didn't really hear any improvement with other jack output (like my phone or the others one of my computer)
@hisgen01 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Mistyshade, I also have the Logitech Z906 5.1 speakersystem. I connected them to the Xonar AE soundcard, but I couldn't get 5.1/surroundsound to work properly. So I am going to returning this soundcard. I am looking to buy the BlasterX plus. How does this soundcard work for you? Did you connect the speakers using the 3 jack-cables (black, green, orange), or with the SPDIF optical cable? Do you need dolby/DTS to be able to use 5.1 surround? Does it work in movies/games?
@Patryk9933 3 жыл бұрын
@@hisgen01 you need SPDIF for DTS and DOLBY. I wanna buy AE5 plus but I'm not sure if it is worth buying this card for my z906 Logitech? Because they are currently connected to the z390 Gigabyte Aourus Realtek 1220VB
@Patryk9933 3 жыл бұрын
Mistyshade How do the Z906 on this sound card compare to the mobo?
@hisgen01 3 жыл бұрын
@@Patryk9933 Hi Patryk, I'm affraid I can't tell you that. I have the MSI B450 Tomahawk Max with ALC892 codec. In my case the difference between onboard sound and the Soundblaster AE-5 plus is very big in my opinion. I am using this soundcard for a couple of months now and I am still very happy with it. The 5.1 works flawless with both SPDIF and 3x jack cables (green, pink, black). The software is nice, but updates for the software are a bit of a nightmare. I often needed to completely remove software and drivers and re-install everything in order for everything to work great again. Other than that, great product in my opinion
@Cotterpin_Doozer 5 ай бұрын
Do the cards work in the longer pci-e x16 slots or do they have to be those compact ones. My GB b650 aorus elite only has a couple of spare long ones.
@Dworblack 4 ай бұрын
they do work in large pcie slots but you would need to set in the bios the pci gen to gen 3 for this card to work the best.
@JacintSun999 3 жыл бұрын
Hello guys. i'd need a quick response. i'm about to buy an external dac for my Genius SW-HF5.1 6000 5.1 system,which is mediocre but not the worst. so do i benefit from this Creative Sound Blaster AE-5 PLUS or a Creative sound blaster Z is enough? which one you suggest? thank you
@RAVisuals 3 жыл бұрын
This sound card already has a DAC built in so im not sure if youd benefit from this very much
@mer1boss_883 Жыл бұрын
do sound cards matter even if you use a wireless headset ? (steelseries arctis 1 wireless in my case)
@RAVisuals Жыл бұрын
Cards like this wouldn’t matter. This requires and analog connection
@buster5661 Жыл бұрын
...it needs an additional cable??? well, where do i find that?!
@Caleb-fv5fp 2 жыл бұрын
Time to upgrade from my sound blaster 16
@rocketraccoon3586 4 жыл бұрын
Bought AE-9 late last year but it didn't supported for X570 then so I had to returned it
@RAVisuals 4 жыл бұрын
Not sure about the AE-9 but this card definitely supports it!
@laggmonstret 3 жыл бұрын
Not supported? It's a pci-e x1 slot-in card, all motherboards and chipsets should support anything! Must been some specific conflict you was unlucky to have. Did You try and move it around to different slots? Check if you got adress conflicts or if the slot u tried shared lanes with hte GPU?
@hemech29 Жыл бұрын
would this help with a wireless headset or do you need the jack?
@RAVisuals Жыл бұрын
You have to plug into it!
@55stangdude 2 жыл бұрын
Two questions...will this work with amplified PC speakers(Logitech Z625).These speakers even have the optical input.Also,would i have to disable the onboard Realtek audio in the BIOS?
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
this does work with speakers!
@samuraiwarrior96 Жыл бұрын
YES you have to disable usb audio on bios beacause it will auto update driver by windows
@CAMISADOupsc 2 жыл бұрын
I am using Asus Xonar Dx 7.1 , and itsupports 116 db Snr. Is this card significantly better in sound clarity? I am not interested in RGB, just music.
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
not sure! Ive never tried the asus card
@suprhero1 2 жыл бұрын
This soundcard & Razer Tiamat 7.1 v2 = game changer. Imagine being an amazing audio producer for gaming or movies and mastering surround sound for individual speakers and then finding out all these nimrods out there are praising stereo headphones and virtual surround What a bunch of fucking tools.
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
this thing makes my game audio sound so much better! I cant wait to have my main rig up and running with it again.
@paulobriangozar7173 4 жыл бұрын
I want to get this soundcard so bad, but im deciding if i want to spend the extra $50 just got gaming. I am between Soundblaster Z and Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus. Strictly just for gaming.
@RAVisuals 4 жыл бұрын
i love the ae-5 plus. Looks really cool and the sound is sooo damn good.
@silentseawolf 4 жыл бұрын
The Z is the older one, from 2012. you will get better drivers and support in windows 10 with the AE-5. They both have high quality audio BUT soundblaster has a history of abandoning their old cards to launch "new and improved" products with the next generation of windows. I have several older marks, a audigy 2, and its sound was great. they just didn't support it when windows 7 rolled out.
@laggmonstret 3 жыл бұрын
Hehe I just bought a pair for Beyerdynamics DT-770 Pro 80 Ohms and a Blue Yeti X + Blue Compass and shockmount and now need this card to get a proper volume out of my headphones........... for gaming! ;D
@jimmydandy9364 3 жыл бұрын
The AE5 & AE5 plus are better, spend that extra $50, better sound and driver support, if your X-Fi is still working though, don't rush to get rid of it......... ;)
@GrowLLLTigeRRR 2 жыл бұрын
Can it use any PCI-e slot or does it have to be 2X or 3X???
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
most pcie products these days need at least a 2X slot if I'm not mistaken
@docyoda3268 7 ай бұрын
I have the old ZxR. Will it make a difference getting this?
@avinik6736 7 ай бұрын
Nope, not much
@dronedoutrc5970 Жыл бұрын
does you cards back logo show solid blue if set to blue? Seems to be some confusion around regarding this card and the onboard RGB
@RAVisuals Жыл бұрын
mine seems to set at whatever I set it to. The colors might not be 100% perfect but are pretty dang close!
@dronedoutrc5970 Жыл бұрын
@@RAVisualsseems many like myself are getting card that will not show the soundblaster x logo blue. It shows as more of a white. The rest like the side logo and lines on front are blue but that back logo is not 😓
@r4plez 3 жыл бұрын
u only need molex if u want to drive external RGB strips, normally u dont need thet molex even for internal RGB!
@BertyBertsson 3 жыл бұрын
Ah, so that's why it's working without any cables connected. I was surprised the RGB turned on without the molex plugged in. I got it today and the audio is insanely clean :-D
@denniskarlsson6173 Жыл бұрын
Here because im thinking about getting one and I've never owned a soundcard before
@RAVisuals Жыл бұрын
I still use it! The thing makes videos and music sound great!
@stevemartinez3153 2 жыл бұрын
I bought the card new and installed it, but the SB command, I downloaded it ( twice & restarted twice ), but it won't work. it says it's missing command.exe. Any clues people?
@touristhawk 2 жыл бұрын
So when the voice clarity is turned off, AEC is greyed out. Does the mic pick up game audio or system sounds when it's turned off? The realtek chip on the x99 gaming godlike its pure garbage. I can't install new realtek drivers so I'm using a driver from like 2010. The only one that I can turn on AEC. When I try to use a software like Soundpad it installs its own driver and AEC it's turning off automatically. That causes to mic pick up game and system audio etc. So if I get this soundcard, would my problems solved?
@Koozwad 10 ай бұрын
...but the old AE-5 also has a digital output on the back? So what is the actual difference? How does a PC know which is which? I just bought a used 'AE-5 Plus'(apparently) but I'm not seeing the 'Plus' bit anywhere - neither in the Command software nor in Device Manager. Does anyone know how to verify which version you have, when you only have the card to go by?
@Dworblack 4 ай бұрын
should show in device manager as AE-5 Plus, you might of installed the wrong driver, go to the creative site and download the correct package off the AE-5 PLUS page, lmk if that corrects things.
@faulerloewe79 Жыл бұрын
Has anyone ever managed to get the Line in / Mic jack on the card itself working? My Headset has seperate jacks for Headphones / Mic, but I can not get it to give me any signal. Anyone ever tried that?
@scottsatkowiak2347 28 күн бұрын
My software doesn't have the lighting control option. WTF? Which software has the LED control?
@brianrice1492 Жыл бұрын
Combine with audio engine speakers and it’s magic.
@Level-ts7xl 2 жыл бұрын
im not a sound guy and i just bought this card hoping to get my 5.1 surround system to work properly, but i can't even get any sound out of my back speakers or sub when testing. they do work fine when watching youtube/gaming etc.. no idea of what i should do
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
It is intended to be used with external speakers so I'm not really sure what might be going on.
@Level-ts7xl 2 жыл бұрын
@@RAVisuals nvm, i got it working finally. i had the wrong setting on my speakers. now it's working as intended.
@LawAbidingSociopath69 Жыл бұрын
@@Level-ts7xl was it worth the buy?
@dharkbizkit 27 күн бұрын
I love how this card sounds, have the AE5 since 2018.. but for a year now, it started to have problems.. it disconnects.. like: plug in a usb device like an HDD and sounds gone, the card is dead, no more audio device found.. same happens, when my pc goes into standby or sleep, after waking up, the card is gone. opening the creative up, makes the app crash when the card is gone. only way to fix this, is to reboot the computer, then the card is back and works fine. and it doesnt happen every time. sometimes, i can go for 2 weeks with usb devices and standby and nothing happens, other times, it happens 5x a day. its annoying so annoying that i would switch to an external card, due die space problems after installing a vertical gpu mount (thus i had to move the Ae5 to the back of the case with a pcie 1x riser cable) but i dont know which external audio device to get, that has the same audio "profile" as the AE5
@anthonyhershko 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video man!! I bought a new motherboard for my I9 CPU, (Gigabyte Z590 Ultra), The Realtek sound just SUCKS!! I can't hear many parts of sound (such as talking and many more things). If it's not enough I'm getting static sound all of the time! Will this Soundcard solve the problem? I'm not a gamer and I'm using speakers. Thanks!
@RAVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
this soundcard and the headphones I have makes audio sound pretty freaking awesome. Its not like super crazy audiophile level, but its damn good for the price
@anthonyhershko 2 жыл бұрын
@@RAVisuals Thanks! I'm about to get it.
@anthonyhershko 2 жыл бұрын
@@RAVisuals I got it, (It was hell to install that, I'm very disappointed form the quality, I'm using it for my speakers (5.1). It's not sound very rich..
@anthonyhershko Жыл бұрын
@@Dmwntkp99 True, I found that this sound card isn't that good as well...
@Dmwntkp99 Жыл бұрын
@@anthonyhershko why ?
@kb2564 3 жыл бұрын
Hey I am a bit confused. Does the card need that molex connector to power the card or is it for that RGB only. Can I just install the card in the pcie slot and run the card without installing the molex connector? Will it run? I don't need rgb. And if I connect my front panel audio connector to the card, will I get the same quality on the front panel as connecting my headphones directly to the jacks on the card?
@BertyBertsson 3 жыл бұрын
The front audio isn't shielded so it's more sensitive to static noise. But if you're not an audiophile you'll probably not notice the difference. You still need to plugin your headphones to the headphone jack on the back of the i/o. The molex port is for driving the RGB, but for some reason I didn't need it connected. It's working without any cable connected at all. When I plugged it in it immediately turned red like the rest of the RGBs in my PC. I then installed the software and set the RGB controller to internal and after that I could change the colors, etc. So I have no idea if the molex is really need at all. Maybe I have magic fingers.
@kb2564 3 жыл бұрын
@@BertyBertsson thank you
@hfbroady 3 жыл бұрын
The molex is for the external RGB strip that is sent with the Sound Card. I use it cause I don't have much RGB in my case right now. You can still change the RGB that is physically on the Sound card with the software without the Molex strip plugged in. Just installed it today, I love it so far!!!
@artvandelay147 3 жыл бұрын
can i use asus arua sync on this?
@RAVisuals 3 жыл бұрын
I believe so!
@TheFloofyPoofy 3 жыл бұрын
Hold up, so the Molex is for the RGB only? So if we dont want the RGB, we can leave it unplugged?
@leeb79 3 жыл бұрын
Correct
@BertyBertsson 3 жыл бұрын
@@leeb79 Wrong, the molex is for external RGBs. The LEDs on the card will work without any cables connected. I have this card, no molex or external RGB-strips plugged in and it's working fine.
@youtube_tomas 3 жыл бұрын
Great card, dynamic, clear and powerful sound, unfortunately with the new software Sound Blaster Command the equalizer has been limited to only 12dB on both the AE-5, AE-7 and AE-9, early versions of the AE-5 software allowed EQs up to 24dB. Because of this my Sound Blaster Z whose software allows equalizing up to 24dB still sounds better than my AE-7 on my new Sennhaiser 560s, Sad .... Please Creative give us back the 24dB EQ, let full power flow.
@hansari4u 3 жыл бұрын
will it work on intel dual core processor 2.8GHz?
@RAVisuals 3 жыл бұрын
Youd have to check the system requirements man!
@willemwijk6335 3 жыл бұрын
can you use it with out kabels?
@RAVisuals 3 жыл бұрын
yes!
@BoxBoxJunior 4 жыл бұрын
can I use it without the power cable from power supply? I don't need the RGB.
@suadmemo2412 3 жыл бұрын
yes you can
@BertyBertsson 3 жыл бұрын
The RGB works without the molex. The molex is just for external RGB-strips.
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