As some of you may have already seen this at your choice "hot deals" site, this card normally retails for $200, and comes with a I/O bay (for the front).

http://www.creative.com/products/pro...&product=14000

I went ahead and purchased this as this past week it has dropped down to $120 (before tax) after an $80 rebate.

Overall, I am very impressed by the quality of this sound card. I wouldn't recommend it to the average music listener; however, if you consider yourself an audiophile or play games very frequently that are both graphic and sound intensive, I would highly recommend this card.

Here are a few quick links to two "hot deal" forums I regular, along with some other people's postings:

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/mess...hreadid=636761

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthr...uid=0&t=293504

http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...&enterthread=y


And for those of you who want a review:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/08/18/creative_x/