Creative Labs' Audigy platinum...

[lozina]

The external component: can I slide this sucker into a 5 1/2" bay in my tower or do i have to lay this thing somewhere on my desk?

thx

 

[PliotronX]

It'll fit in a 5 1/2" bay 😀

 

[murphy55d]

Isn't that what you're supposed to do?

 

[hausdave]

The extigy however will not to my knowledge so make sure it is the audigy

 

[lozina]

Thanks... i just wanted to be absolutely sure!

 

[Pariah]

Are you talking about the Platinum EX? The external breakout box will not fit in a 5 1/4 bay. If you're talking about the vanilla Platinum then, the additional box is designed to go in the 5 1/4 bay and it would be a bad idea to put it anywhere outside the case as it isn't an enclosed box.

 

[lozina]

Yeah, the platinum EX. so that breakout box will NOT fit in a regular bay? Even if I remove that housing? I never heard of the vanilla model...

 

[lozina]

OK i got it now... the creative labs web site has the platinum eX listed under their "sound blaster internal" category so it cofnused the hell out of me. I thought it was just a uber version of platinum instead of the external counterpart.

 

[DeRusto]

The platinum EX is the internal Audigy sound card with an external box like the Game Theater XP. The Extigy is actually a fully external 'sound card' that connects through USB. If you just want one that you will put in your 5 1/4 bay, it would be a better idea to get the normal Audigy with an internal connector box.