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Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer Sound System $69.99 AR

Bah, tax...
Atleast you get an old/outdated game bundle.
Creative rebates are good, I get them when I mail them in.
 
Still a good deal, even without the games it's a bit cheaper than the normal ZS so that works for me. If I even get a few hours entertainment out of the games then it was worth it to me.

ordered one online

-spike
 
Originally posted by: GotSomethingCheaper?
Hold off fellas,
New X-Fi Card being released soon.
This is why the rebates are being offered to get rid of these.
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Well, if you can give me a reason why the X-Fi is so much better than the Audigy 2 then I would wait, but I am betting you can't. Sound cards are more of a every other gen upgrade for me. I use a SB live in one machine and onboard in the other, so an audigy 2 works well for me and it is WAY more advanced than I need to power my Z-560's.

Unlike some I don't run out and buy the latest every time 😉

-spike
 
Originally posted by: Spike
Well, if you can give me a reason why the X-Fi is so much better than the Audigy 2 then I would wait, but I am betting you can't. Sound cards are more of a every other gen upgrade for me. I use a SB live in one machine and onboard in the other, so an audigy 2 works well for me and it is WAY more advanced than I need to power my Z-560's.

Unlike some I don't run out and buy the latest every time 😉

-spike
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Ditto...espically considering that they are getting to be ridiculously priced when released! and how much can tech change for sound cards???
 
After doing some initial research you can see that while the X-FI is supposed to be 20 times more powerful than "it's predecessor" (audigy 2 I assume) it's results put it as increasing performance on one game in the best comparisson they have over on-board sound by 17%. We all-ready know the audigy 2 also increases the game performance slightly by reducing CPU load so the difference has to be less than 17%, so even best case that 20 times more powerful card has under 17% improvement.

There might be some better additions for audiophiles and music creators but I doubt the gaming performance is a great improvement.

Get this audigy 2 gamer pak if you have been waiting for a good deal, it's definitly a nice card and you can't complain about all the free games

-spike
 
Yeah, not sure if I'll play the games either but since it's the same price as the normal version online, what the heck.

Price wise, this is probably the limit for me to spend on sound. I found this on the creative labs website. I can only assume this is going to cost an arm and a leg. I haven't opened mine yet, maybe I'll wait til the end of the week when the X-Fi gets released.

X-Fi Info
 
I dont know anything about sound cards. other then the modular bay, is there a huge difference between these and the value model for 50 bucks?
TIA
~RaNDoM
 
I'd definitely opt for the "Platinum" version of this, just to get the breakout box for the front bay of the pc tower. Makes life quite convenient, audiowise.

I have this card/breakout box; got it from ZZF last year when they had a $75 rebate on it. Rebate came from Creative very quickly, as I recall.

Don't care about the game bundle. Haven't loaded one of the games that came with it whatsoever.
 
I cant imagine what more could I hear if I got the next get Audigy over the Audigy2 ZS?

What is the world would it add?
 
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