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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: IronDog on November 18, 2004, 07:32:52 AM

Title: Audigy Sound cards
Post by: IronDog on November 18, 2004, 07:32:52 AM

In an effort to gain some performance,I'm going to purchase a SB Audigy card.Anyone having input on which one to purchase,I'd appreciate it.I was thinking a Gamer might be best.I know Audigy cards had probs with AH,but I think it was AMD's,with Via chipsets.Skuzzy I read in thread somewhere,you run Audigy.Lil help please.Thanks in advance for any help.
IronDog

Title: Audigy Sound cards
Post by: Skuzzy on November 18, 2004, 07:37:28 AM

If you are not using an AMD based system, it would be difficult to go wrong with the regular Audigy 2 ZS.

NOTE:  I put the caveat about AMD in there as every complaint I have ever seen about Creative Labs sound cards was tied to an AMD based system.

Title: Audigy Sound cards
Post by: Darkish on November 18, 2004, 10:30:46 AM

Recently bought an Audigy 2 ZS - v happy with it.  Loads of software I'll probably never use but the install was straight-forward enough.

Used to have onboard sound, now the cpu can get on with doing some more important stuff like tree calculations. :D

Title: Audigy Sound cards
Post by: Eagler on November 18, 2004, 10:41:08 AM

have an audigy2 card on an AMD 2600 system - very happy, np - sound is 100x better than the on board stuff was

Title: Audigy Sound cards
Post by: MOSQ on November 18, 2004, 01:03:05 PM

I have a plain Audigy, ( not the 2) in my Athlon64 3200.  It works great and is a heck of a lot cheaper than a 2. Around $30 to $50, depending if you find it on sale.

Title: Audigy Sound cards
Post by: IronDog on November 18, 2004, 06:46:41 PM

Thanks for the help.I can get a nice price from some of the online merchants.I had my onboard sound disabled,was using Turtle Beach Santa Cruz,but I have had no luck gettting vox to work.Thanks again all.
IronDog