Bravo3
Member
+12|6943
Well i am going to be getting a new sound card soon and i was just wondering what sound card would be the best but yet still be affordable. thanks in advance.
Rofl_My_Waffle
Member
+11|6977
sound cards are pretty cheap compared to graphics cards. You can pick up a Creative Z2 for around $80 or you can get a Creative X-Fi xtreme music for $130+
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,056|7058|PNW

You can get the X-Fi Xtreme Music for around ~$100 if you look. I guarantee you that it's worth the extra money over an Audigy 2 ZS, even if you aren't the world's biggest audiophile.
-=|BW|=-Hollow_Moon
Member
+5|7041
For extra gaming performance I recommend the X-Fi Fatal1ty

But only if you can stomach the cost
Maj.Do
Member
+85|7038|good old CA
naw i find the xfi Fatal to be the same as the xtrememusic
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,056|7058|PNW

The Fatal1ty's 64MB of XRAM is only going to see significantly higher performance during periods of massive audio playback, which isn't really worth it for an extra $150 (in my opinion). The XtremeMusic is more than worthy for BF2.

My system has an Audigy 2 ZS, but as I do music, my eyeball's been resting on the X-Fi Elite Pro for some time now.
trentnorris
Scar 11 whore
+22|6941
i have the x-fi elite pro and its great:). if you can afford like most people wont because if its price today.
Maj.Do
Member
+85|7038|good old CA
what^ i dont understand the last sentence
-=|BW|=-Hollow_Moon
Member
+5|7041
Worth the money to have an Elite pro or Fatal1ty, the 64mb of X-ram means it can do the ultra-hi sound quality in BF2 128 voices yay!
Maj.Do
Member
+85|7038|good old CA
i can do ultra with xtrememusic. ?  it doesnt have x-ram right?
-=|BW|=-Hollow_Moon
Member
+5|7041
Not sure, I dont think so, apparently you get better frame rates with the x-ram ones as well, which pushes me to one.
trentnorris
Scar 11 whore
+22|6941
that is true.  only the fatal1ty and elite pro has x ram 64 mb but the xtrememusic and platinum only has 2 mb. i bought the elite pro just a few weeks ago and i am never going back to audigy cards. if you wanna be playing battlefield 2 the right way, get the high end x-fi soundcards.
Maj.Do
Member
+85|7038|good old CA
now ur making me wanna sell my xtrememusic for a elite pro  : \

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