Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer PCI Soundcard (70SB035000013)
CREATIVE SB0350G -- True prowess in the gaming community requires two elements: awesome skill and awesome technology. The first is up to; for the second, you need the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS! Featuring full versions of 5 hot EAX ADVANCED HD game titles, this THX certified component is the ultimate 7.1 channel 24-bit ADVANCED HD sound card for gaming. Patented Creative CMSS 3D Audio Technology Integrated High Speed 1394 FireWire Port enables PC-to-PC Networking and low latency gaming, plus high speed Data transfers with IEEE-compliant devices including MP3 players, Storage devices and DV Camcorders Connectors - Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Center / Subwoofer) Telephone Answering Device in Analog / Digital CD Audio in OS compatibility - Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 SP2 & XP
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Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer PCI Soundcard (70SB035000013) Reviews
-You need to find drivers that will fix static problems (they occur primarily while playing games). Pros: . -Good quality. I have the Creative Inspire T7700 7.1 speakers to go along with this sound card.
However I think the sound is not superior to other brands; but this could primarily be because of my speakers.
Can handle 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1 speakers.
-Need good and expensive speakers for excellent sound. I find that the card defiantly helps in games, especially in first person shooters like Counter Strike, Call of Duty, and Battle field: to distinguish where you are in relation to where everyone else is on the map by not even looking.
The surround sound and adds a cool new dimension that most people do not think of; sound. but this sound card was specifically designed for speakers like my Creative Inspire T7700 7.1 speakers (whose sound is good, and loud, but not perfect).
Cons:.
Well, I got this card for $50 bucks at ebay, with some canadian guy, however, the card resulted to include everything but the bundled games. Seems like I have 'em all except the Star WArs game. Sound Card, and then Audigy), but when I saw the real difference was on hardware acceleration, its sound processor seems to be very fast. It's worth every penny, but lucky for me I only paid 50 bucks hahaha. (As a matter of fact, I wouldn't pay over 100 bucks for the card 'cause I had an Audigy :P) but, who cares. I had the first Audigy, and you can hear a little difference in the sound (Loved my first Live. I have an 8 speaker wireless system from Creative also, I like classic music, oldies, rock, and balads, my music hears great, and my games rock.
For those installing this with onboard sound, first uninstall or disable the onboard sound through your motherboards BIOS. After that's done reboot again, head over creative.com and update the newly installed drivers. All done. Close her back up and restart the machine.
The wording may be different but just keep looking around and you'll find it. It's no hassle at all. Unplug everything and put the card in the lowest PCI slot you can. you don't need to "find" anything.
Boot back into windows and then shut down again. There are many settings you can switch around to get the sound you want too, and all are easy to use and self explanitory. Yes, if you use older drivers you may experience some issues, but that's why they do driver updates when problems like that occur.
There are also simple setup wizards, troubleshooting tools, and speaker tests to make sure you have things set up correctly. It will destroy any onboard solution there is, except for the handful of motherboards that have audigy already built in. The other reviewer who said you need to find drivers to stop the crackling is also mistaken. I had no problems with any games I play and still updated to the latest audigy drivers. You will then jump into the BIOS. Whoever said you need expensive speakers to enjoy this card is wrong.
Turn your PC on and just start tapping the DEL key. Click on cancel here and don't let it install anything. Look around in there for onboard devices or onboard audio and just disable it.
When you get into windows the "found new device" wizard will pop up and ask you if you want to install drivers. This card is amazing. I'm running some Logitech Z-640's with mine and they only cost 50 bucks or so when Logitech was producing them.
next just throw in the driver cd and install them. Load up the drivers that come on the install disc, bounce over to creative.com, and run their simple update utility. Games sound great on my 5.1's and music also sounds fantastic.
After you disable it don't forget to click save and exit.
Last month my mom got me the Audigy 2 ZS Gamer. (tomb Raider not so good). I plug it in and fireup itunes.
A few years ago i bought a sound blaster audigy gamer and a set of creative inspiration 4400 4.1s. It came with 5 games, 4 of them awesome. Now im getting a new set of speakers to complement it.
Reviews ive read have said that it is not to big an improvement over the Audigy. It is. I got it and installed it and i was happy.
WOW.
Picked this up with a T7700 sound system and Far Cry (awesome game) if you have a very solid PC to run it. I was going to pick up the regular Audigy 2 for about fifteen to twenty dollars less but when I looked at the bundle that came with this it was impossible to turn down.I received the games (all full versions as indicated). The training tutorials on the game CDs are pretty good, which was a relief because as expected no manuals for the games. I am playing it at max settings with my new Geforce 6800 OC and the graphics are simply amazing.By picking up the sound card, T7700 speakers and Far Cry I also get fifty later to spend on Doom 3 and a fifteen dollar rebate on the T7700 speakers.Can't beat this deal and the whole package is a very solid deal for high quality sound.
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