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Old Feb 5, 2005, 06:21 PM   #1
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Should i buy the Audigy2 ZS GAMER Limited Edition
Hey ! i bought new speakers about a week ago (5.1) and im using my onboard (asus a7n8x-deluxe) sound.. i was wondering if i should upgrade and get the audigy 2 zs??

if i should please tell me the improvements over regular onboard.. and the drivers i should download because im thinking of getting it today.

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Old Feb 5, 2005, 06:59 PM   #2
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IMO, i would not. Considering that everything is moving from the old standard of normal PCI to PCI-EX and would be expecting the PCI-EX 1x sound cards to start showing up...

Another is i'm not sure WHAT onboard you have... soundstorm? Realtek?

additionally, i've yet to encounter a good creative card. And if you wanted to get a sound card that surpasses your onboard in any matter, try to do a little searching around and find a Hercules 7.1 card (fortissimo/Digifire/Game Theater XP) or perhaps wait for the Hercules Fortissimo 4 as it apparently does an excellent job.

Frankly, looking at your Desktop image, you've already ALOT of tasks running at once, creative would ad a compliment of 3-4 extras that are REALLY not going to help you out in speed.
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Old Feb 5, 2005, 11:19 PM   #3
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answer NO

unless you want the extra bundled games, otherwise you are paying more than the normal A2ZS package, which is EXACTLY the same (the card's are no different) just without the extra games
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... should i just get the audigy2 zs than????? or no to both 0-o
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well it depends on what you want it for really, if its gaming, go for the standard audigy 2 zs with its eax support, or if its just for general usage maybe follow judas' suggestion
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erm.... conflict of interest.. lol...

The Hercules cards ARE for gaming..

hercules isn't just for general usage.... atm, hercules is making a killing in the DJ business with thier specifically built for DJ equipment..... although they aren't exactly amazing, they are cheap and do an excellent job as far as a fellow friend said.
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on that DJ topic judas - do you know if their control surface works with NI traktor?
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Hey ! i bought new speakers about a week ago (5.1) and im using my onboard (asus a7n8x-deluxe) sound.. i was wondering if i should upgrade and get the audigy 2 zs??

if i should please tell me the improvements over regular onboard.. and the drivers i should download because im thinking of getting it today.

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i am bidding on some factory refurbished audigy 2 zs platinum cards on ebay.they are plentifull from the same seller with desent feedback.they have been going for 70.00 to 90.00 .and no i am nor affiliated or do i no the seller just thought i would let some people from dh know.later
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on that DJ topic judas - do you know if their control surface works with NI traktor?
i'd have to ask him....... i'm not in frequent contact with him at all... ATM he's using a Sound Blaster Live Value....
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