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witter365
12-18-2006, 05:56 PM
Hi,
I'm building a new system and have about $70 to spend on a sound card, right now my speakers aren't great for gaming but they will be upgraded in the future. I was considering an x-fi card but I'm not sure whether it's worth it or not. Any suggestions?
yes it is worth it for sure
this is ur best option for Gaming but not sure about its performance in media playback although i am sure it will be also very good
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102006
i personnaly have been using the one below for month in gaming and media playback and i never regert buying it
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188
p0tter
12-18-2006, 06:02 PM
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
|Aegi3|
12-18-2006, 06:25 PM
yes it is worth it for sure
this is ur best option for Gaming but not sure about its performance in media playback although i am sure it will be also very good
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102006
i personnaly have been using the one below for month in gaming and media playback and i never regert buying it
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188
I agree, Xtreme music is best quality for the $, they used to have a $20 rebate on it:confused:
Any one know if the Xtreme Gamer uses cpu to process or is that just the Xtreme Audio??
witter365
12-18-2006, 06:39 PM
Since I don't have a set budget and the amount of money I can spend on the card may go down, are there any cards I should strongly consider that are a little cheaper, and will I notice that much of a difference between something like a $50 card and an x-fi card, if I'm not using top of the market speakers?
are u sure that the Xtreme Audio use the cpu, cause this makes it not better than the 2 ZS at all
i am using my XtremeMusic with a very low end headphones, i bought from Egypt for 25LE which equals 4.3$ and sure i can feel the diff specially in games
the 7.1 feature in X-Fi is awesome in gaming with headphones
witter365
12-18-2006, 06:45 PM
Wow, what did you upgrade from?
|Aegi3|
12-18-2006, 06:45 PM
are u sure that the Xtreme Audio use the cpu, cause this makes it not better than the 2 ZS at all
Yeah im almost positive the *Xtreme Audio* uses the cpu, i've heard of large fps drop during game, supposedly an SB Live 24-bit preforms better in game (not sound quality)
p0tter
12-18-2006, 07:08 PM
ZS has a DSP processor, so I dont think it uses the cpu...
|Aegi3|
12-18-2006, 08:18 PM
ZS has a DSP processor, so I dont think it uses the cpu...
Sry :slap: , was talking about the Xtreme Audio