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Tin · 10-19-2005, 02:45 PM

How much do you want to spend? If you want high end, go for the Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme Music, awesome audio hardware, and a great improvement over my Audigy LS. You could also opt for the Audigy 2 ZS, which would run you about $25 to $30 less than an X-Fi, the only disadvantage is that you wouldnt be able to use the X-Fi feature with the newer games like Battlefield 2 and Halflife 2. Theyre both great cards, just the X-Fi has better hardware decoders than the A2 ZS, but both are excellent cards.

10-19-2005, 02:45 PM	#2
Tin Stereo junkie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Just North of Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit Posts: 3,402	How much do you want to spend? If you want high end, go for the Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme Music, awesome audio hardware, and a great improvement over my Audigy LS. You could also opt for the Audigy 2 ZS, which would run you about $25 to $30 less than an X-Fi, the only disadvantage is that you wouldnt be able to use the X-Fi feature with the newer games like Battlefield 2 and Halflife 2. Theyre both great cards, just the X-Fi has better hardware decoders than the A2 ZS, but both are excellent cards. __________________ Join the 1%, use Linux