Creative Inspire T7900 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: For the most part, you'll be gaming with your multi-GPU system with a similar quantity of CPU cores and a couple of gigs of RAM and your nice TFT screen. But with the sounds coming from the OEM speakers you stole from an old shop-bought machine, you'll be

Verdict: Overall this is a solid 7.1 kit with features that make it perfect for the gamer. Considering it contains 8 speakers and stand-alone upmixing with it's under £70 price tag, it falls right into our value award category

Review summary: Truth be told, we've never met anyone with a 7.1 surround sound system rigged up to their PC, but Creative's long line of speakers are the OEM audio bundle of choice for almost any new PC, so the T7900s and their antecedents must be in thousands of homes

Verdict: But it all comes down to the price. As we've said before, the T7900s are not bad, merely ordinary, and £99 is hard to grumble about, though you will quickly become aware of their weaknesses. We do hope that Creative launches something that falls between t

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Verdict: Surround-sound speakers that do exactly what it says on the tin

Review summary: At only £99, this 7.1 package makes an enticing alternative to stereo PC speakers such as the Altecs opposite. Is it a bargain, though?

Pros: Fantastically cheap for an eight-speaker setup; not bad for movies

Cons: Does no favours for music; dull looks; essentially PC only