You can still see your other sound cards visible, but the one that is "selected" by X-Fi MB3 software will not play anything through it if you go and try to select it as the default.Īfter installing the software and loading up SBX Pro Studio I set the software to game mode and went to the Pro Studio screen where you can adjust the amount of surround you want to apply. Installing the packages puts in the SBX Pro Studio software suite and also installs a virtual sound device that becomes your default playback device.
The software costs $30 and it will take a couple of hours to get a key from Creative (you do the purchase through Amazon). The Impact has an upgraded daughterboard with a Realtek ALC1150 chip on it and integrated headphone amplifier onboard, which helped with decision, but the big reason was that Creative sold the X-Fi MB3 software as a standalone software package (not requiring a motherboard bundle to purchase), which I did not realize until recently. Recently I took the deep dive and went to an ITX rig for the time being - I'm using a Lone Industries L1 case with an Asus Maximus VI Impact ITX motherboard for reference.
It was hard to give up my Titanium X-Fi and CMSS 3D, but I think things should be okay for now after getting the X-Fi software correctly setup. This post is mainly about an alternative option for those looking to downgrade to an ITX rig but are hesitant to give up their dedicated sound card.
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