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looking for a soundcard

hmm id love to go with that chaintech card you linked but i cant find it anywhere in any local stores, and the audigy 2zs is too expensive, i dont want to spend more than $60
 
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: CyberFlas
How does that chaintech card stack up to the audigy 2z?
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Good for music, not a good card for gaming.

Does it really have to be a local store or would this work?
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=290223 (free 2 day shipping)
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Why is it bad for gaming? Because no hardware accelerated 3d sound? Does this mean all cards are bad for gaming unless they are Creative? EAX only makes a big differance for surround sound anyway?
 
Originally posted by: SonicIce
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: CyberFlas
How does that chaintech card stack up to the audigy 2z?
Click to expand...

Good for music, not a good card for gaming.

Does it really have to be a local store or would this work?
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=290223 (free 2 day shipping)
Click to expand...

Why is it bad for gaming? Because no hardware accelerated 3d sound? Does this mean all cards are bad for gaming unless they are Creative? EAX only makes a big differance for surround sound anyway?
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The DACs for the standard multichannel output are not as good as the 7/8 jack that you can reconfigure for stereo out and music use. The nice digital out it has is also not a good option for gaming since it will only output stereo or DD for things that already encoded.

So, the high quality DAC and digital out are not suited for 4.1/5.1/higher output which is what is usually desired for gaming.

Combine that with the lack of hardware acceleration and the card just doesn't seem like it's well suited for gaming vs something like a $40 A2zs.
 
where $40?
edit o nvm

maybe its just me but that 7/8 jack never sounded any better to me. also when i adjusted the volume it would just chnage the L/R balance and never got very loud.
 
Originally posted by: SonicIce
where $40?
edit o nvm

maybe its just me but that 7/8 jack never sounded any better to me. also when i adjusted the volume it would just chnage the L/R balance and never got very loud.
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I think some drivers had that issue and some didn't.

I just used it for the digital out, so I didn't really do comparisons of the different outputs.
 
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