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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Mister Fork on July 26, 2005, 03:52:27 PM

Title: Audigy 2 value vs Audigy 2 ZS OEM
Post by: Mister Fork on July 26, 2005, 03:52:27 PM

Anyone know the differences between these two soundcards? I want to get one, but I'm not sure what the differences are (if any). One is $40 (value) the other is $70 (ZS).

Title: Audigy 2 value vs Audigy 2 ZS OEM
Post by: Urchin on July 26, 2005, 07:52:03 PM

If I had to guess, I'd say the "retail" ($70) comes with some packaged software the OEM version doesn't have.  Probably some stupid game.

Title: Audigy 2 value vs Audigy 2 ZS OEM
Post by: OOZ662 on July 27, 2005, 02:01:26 AM

The Value is missing the FireWire port, doesn't have a Midi/Joystick port, and has  1024 Voices compared to the ZS's 64. Whatever that means.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCompare.asp?CompareItemList=N82E16829102179,N82E16829102178&SubCategory=57

Title: Audigy 2 value vs Audigy 2 ZS OEM
Post by: Skuzzy on July 27, 2005, 07:15:20 AM

I beleive the "Value" card is a repackaged SB Live! card.  I know Creative has repackaged the SBLive! cards and badged them with an "Audigy 2" label, but I am not sure if the "Value" card is it.

All the "ZS" cards, to myknowledge, are real Audigy 2 cards.

Title: Audigy 2 value vs Audigy 2 ZS OEM
Post by: llama on July 27, 2005, 12:45:50 PM

The ZS Audigy 2 card is also smaller in length, by about 5 or 6 mm. This probably doesn't matter to you unless you have a SFF (small form factor) case and every mm counts.

-Llama

Title: Audigy 2 value vs Audigy 2 ZS OEM
Post by: OOZ662 on July 27, 2005, 05:28:22 PM

Both my new video card and sound card are almost 2x as big as anything I've ever seen before :lol

Audigy 2 ZS/XFX GeForce 6800

Title: Audigy 2 value vs Audigy 2 ZS OEM
Post by: Mister Fork on July 27, 2005, 05:50:44 PM

Thanks for the updates guys. I'll be looking for an Audigy 2 ZS!

Title: Audigy 2 value vs Audigy 2 ZS OEM
Post by: OOZ662 on July 27, 2005, 08:21:45 PM

Mister Fork, click my link.

Title: Audigy 2 value vs Audigy 2 ZS OEM
Post by: Mister Fork on July 28, 2005, 11:19:55 AM

That doesn't sound right... and no, I will not click 'your link'.... :D

Title: Audigy 2 value vs Audigy 2 ZS OEM
Post by: OOZ662 on July 28, 2005, 07:30:41 PM

Why? It's a place to buy either of the cards.