Worth it?

holyjunk · 07-03-2006, 09:34 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102178
An upgrade to this from my current sound blaster live 24-bit?

Bobo · 07-03-2006, 09:49 PM

I would say yes, but first probably upgrade the rest of your computer....

holyjunk · 07-03-2006, 09:59 PM

He he huh.... ya. I am going to build though in a year or so. So I am not going to upgrade this one on anything besides ram. That why I asked about sound card because all I do on this is surf and listen to music on my sweet logitech z-5300.

Bobo · 07-04-2006, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by holyjunk125

He he huh.... ya. I am going to build though in a year or so. So I am not going to upgrade this one on anything besides ram. That why I asked about sound card because all I do on this is surf and listen to music on my sweet logitech z-5300.

Ya, I would say get it.

k9sabian · 07-04-2006, 11:16 PM

My Audigy 2 ZS is sitting on the side. I had numerous issues with it and battlefield 2, so the card went. Got an Audigy 4 pro, and all my problems went away. Maybe I had a card in a bad batch, maybe not... but a quick search on google and I found LOADS of other people had problems with the Audigy 2 ZS. In my personal experience I'd steer clear. But, you never know you might not have any issues I am sure there are people that haven't had any problems with theirs.

[-0MEGA-] · 07-05-2006, 12:16 AM

For $75 it isnt worth it, seeing how you can get the X-Fi XtremeMusic for around $80 when it's on sale on Newegg or in retail stores.

holyjunk · 07-05-2006, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

For $75 it isnt worth it, seeing how you can get the X-Fi XtremeMusic for around $80 when it's on sale on Newegg or in retail stores.

Really Omega? Does this sale happen often because I kinda of wanted something now.

Really though? There is that much of a differance between zs and x-fi?

diduknowthat · 07-05-2006, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by holyjunk125

Really Omega? Does this sale happen often because I kinda of wanted something now.

Really though? There is that much of a differance between zs and x-fi?

well i haven't seen one for 80 yet, but i"ve seen them online for about 90 something bucks, but that's without sales.

holyjunk · 07-06-2006, 06:29 PM

I am really considering it though. The lowest I have seen the x-fi music is for $115 and I really don't want to spend as extra $40.

bflat450 · 07-07-2006, 04:11 AM

I would say that is worh it only if you are satisfied with all the other parts of your PC and sound really has an affect on the time you spend using your PC. If this sound card would definetly improve your experience gaming, listening to music, etc. then I definetly go for it.

07-03-2006, 09:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
holyjunk Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 1,622	Worth it? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102178 An upgrade to this from my current sound blaster live 24-bit? __________________ pentium 4 1.5GHz 512mb pc133 19inch crt monitor Radeon 9200se X-Fi Extreme Music LOGITECH Z-5300E!! *family pc, hope to get mine in a year or so.

07-03-2006, 09:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
holyjunk Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 1,622	He he huh.... ya. I am going to build though in a year or so. So I am not going to upgrade this one on anything besides ram. That why I asked about sound card because all I do on this is surf and listen to music on my sweet logitech z-5300. __________________ pentium 4 1.5GHz 512mb pc133 19inch crt monitor Radeon 9200se X-Fi Extreme Music LOGITECH Z-5300E!! *family pc, hope to get mine in a year or so.

07-04-2006, 11:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
k9sabian New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kent, UK Age: 27 Posts: 13	Nice card but... My Audigy 2 ZS is sitting on the side. I had numerous issues with it and battlefield 2, so the card went. Got an Audigy 4 pro, and all my problems went away. Maybe I had a card in a bad batch, maybe not... but a quick search on google and I found LOADS of other people had problems with the Audigy 2 ZS. In my personal experience I'd steer clear. But, you never know you might not have any issues I am sure there are people that haven't had any problems with theirs. __________________ Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2Ghz Corsair 2T DDR Geforce 6800GT with zalman fan Lanparty DFI Ultra D Audigy 4 pro (5.1 modified creative speakers) 150Gb 10,000rpm raptor 16Mb cache 300Gb external 19" NEC TFT 4ms (dual view with 20" CRT panasonic TV Coolermaster ATX case with 8" intake, and 8" exhaust 580 True watts Hiper R PSU Running on MCE SP2 and Knoppix

07-05-2006, 12:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,464	For $75 it isnt worth it, seeing how you can get the X-Fi XtremeMusic for around $80 when it's on sale on Newegg or in retail stores. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

07-06-2006, 06:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
holyjunk Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 1,622	I am really considering it though. The lowest I have seen the x-fi music is for $115 and I really don't want to spend as extra $40. __________________ pentium 4 1.5GHz 512mb pc133 19inch crt monitor Radeon 9200se X-Fi Extreme Music LOGITECH Z-5300E!! *family pc, hope to get mine in a year or so.

07-03-2006, 09:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bobo banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 17 Posts: 6,623	I would say yes, but first probably upgrade the rest of your computer....

07-07-2006, 04:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
bflat450 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 158	I would say that is worh it only if you are satisfied with all the other parts of your PC and sound really has an affect on the time you spend using your PC. If this sound card would definetly improve your experience gaming, listening to music, etc. then I definetly go for it.

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