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10-19-2005, 11:35 AM
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which sound card?
hey guys im thinking of getting a sound card to add to my system. i dont really follow up on audio hardware so i dont really know what im dealing with.
what would be a reasonable price range for a good quality sound card? which card would you suggest? thanks -makeyourslf2012 |
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10-19-2005, 03:45 PM
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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.
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10-19-2005, 07:21 PM
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i'm not an audiophile and have been living on a laptop 845G chipset for a while, i'm sure the ALC850 will sound incredible to me, but i want to know if there is really a big difference between the audigy 2 ZS, value and live 24-bit?
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10-25-2005, 10:13 PM
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Hey guy... Talking about sound cards brings one thought to my head...Can someone please tell me if any audigy 2 (creative sound blaster) sound card is compatible with my older dell optiplex GX400 in any way. If not i would like to know some ideas on some other sound cards like those. No one has answered me in my own thread
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10-25-2005, 10:32 PM
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You need to be more patient Spearball. I've answered you. And posting your question in someone else's thread is called "thread crapping" and frowned on here.
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10-25-2005, 10:35 PM
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kk i didnt even know im just a noobie
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10-26-2005, 02:47 PM
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So as soon as i can scrounge up some money (in debt from the awesome MX510 Logitech mouse you guys suggested  ), I will probably get the Audigy 2 ZS.I'll update and post results when I get the card and install it! Thanks Tin and everyone else, MakeYourslf2012 |
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