Best sound card??

Fishfinger · 08-31-2005, 11:04 AM

I have problems with my audigy 2 card
When ever I try to upgrade the drivers its says no card was detected

I get sound crackling in BF2 if I try to play using hardware
Also have noticed the cracking noise outside of games.
Have reinstalled the orginal drivers but doesnt seem to help :/

So I'm going to buy a new one
Was thinking of a AUDIGY 2 ZS
Anyone know why I should or shouldnt buy this one??

grim reaper · 08-31-2005, 11:13 AM

You can buy my audigy 2 ZS if you want.

I am selling it due to a problem you appear to have encounterd.

The drivers. They appear to have been designed to enflict the maximum amount of pain and suffering apon the user without getting the card working.

They are the worst drivers ever, they just suck.

£40 plus postage of your choice.

Fishfinger · 08-31-2005, 01:55 PM

Oh you have the same problem? :/

What are you buying instead?

grim reaper · 08-31-2005, 02:03 PM

Probably a HDA Digital X-Mystique 7.1 Gold or one of the M-Audio cards.

I didn't get the same problem that you had. Its just I LOATHE creatives drivers.

There utter cack.

Fishfinger · 08-31-2005, 02:13 PM

Sorry Grin they are selling it here for £44 delivered

http://www.cocc.co.uk/itemdesc.asp?ic=CREAUD2ZSOEM

Fishfinger · 08-31-2005, 02:24 PM

Seems from this post its not worth upgrading

http://www.techspot.com/reviews/hard...digyzs-9.shtml

TitanSound · 08-31-2005, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grim reaper

Its just I LOATHE creatives drivers.

There utter cack.

I have been seeing this a lot recently, I am beginning to think they are the source of my reboot problem.

Fishfinger · 08-31-2005, 03:08 PM

Been looking on creatives forums and updating drivers is a big problem

I tried the auto update thing and it worked

Have to try sound card in BF2 now

Guru Imakuni · 09-08-2005, 08:39 AM

Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic for the money when it comes out (soon).

[Damien] · 09-08-2005, 01:07 PM

Ignore the crap on the cd. Instead go to creatives site and download the beta driver. It's named something like 'beta driver with openal support' or something like that. There's no software o' doom with them and the driver is surprisingly good.

Ironic isn't it that the best driver creative ever put out was a beta driver?

This is the control panel you get. Small, compact and to the point.

I'm getting an X-FI Fatal1ty though, just for the e-penis extension.

Dick_Justice · 09-08-2005, 08:41 PM

Yeah, just read a preview on the X-Fi SPU. Sound pretty amazing.

The best thing about it for me is that it can simulate 5.1 sound on stero headphones...

Guru Imakuni · 09-08-2005, 09:30 PM

The X-FI Fatal1ty FPS is awesome because of the X-Ram but it's gonna be a hell of a lot more expensive then the card only music one which is pretty much the same minus the X-Ram. I think I'm going to go just for the card...plus naming a card after a gamer is pretty lame IMO. :P

08-31-2005, 11:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fishfinger Major Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Shire of Wilts Posts: 3,508	Best sound card?? I have problems with my audigy 2 card When ever I try to upgrade the drivers its says no card was detected I get sound crackling in BF2 if I try to play using hardware Also have noticed the cracking noise outside of games. Have reinstalled the orginal drivers but doesnt seem to help :/ So I'm going to buy a new one Was thinking of a AUDIGY 2 ZS Anyone know why I should or shouldnt buy this one?? __________________ Your message here My Stats

08-31-2005, 01:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fishfinger Major Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Shire of Wilts Posts: 3,508	Oh you have the same problem? :/ What are you buying instead? __________________ Your message here My Stats

08-31-2005, 02:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fishfinger Major Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Shire of Wilts Posts: 3,508	Sorry Grin they are selling it here for £44 delivered http://www.cocc.co.uk/itemdesc.asp?ic=CREAUD2ZSOEM __________________ Your message here My Stats

08-31-2005, 02:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fishfinger Major Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Shire of Wilts Posts: 3,508	Seems from this post its not worth upgrading http://www.techspot.com/reviews/hard...digyzs-9.shtml __________________ Your message here My Stats

08-31-2005, 03:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Fishfinger Major Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Shire of Wilts Posts: 3,508	Been looking on creatives forums and updating drivers is a big problem I tried the auto update thing and it worked Have to try sound card in BF2 now __________________ Your message here My Stats

08-31-2005, 11:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	You can buy my audigy 2 ZS if you want. I am selling it due to a problem you appear to have encounterd. The drivers. They appear to have been designed to enflict the maximum amount of pain and suffering apon the user without getting the card working. They are the worst drivers ever, they just suck. £40 plus postage of your choice.

08-31-2005, 02:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	Probably a HDA Digital X-Mystique 7.1 Gold or one of the M-Audio cards. I didn't get the same problem that you had. Its just I LOATHE creatives drivers. There utter cack.

09-08-2005, 08:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
Guru Imakuni Captain Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,309	Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic for the money when it comes out (soon). __________________

09-08-2005, 01:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
[Damien] Sergeant Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 353	Ignore the crap on the cd. Instead go to creatives site and download the beta driver. It's named something like 'beta driver with openal support' or something like that. There's no software o' doom with them and the driver is surprisingly good. Ironic isn't it that the best driver creative ever put out was a beta driver? This is the control panel you get. Small, compact and to the point. I'm getting an X-FI Fatal1ty though, just for the e-penis extension.

09-08-2005, 08:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
Dick_Justice Major Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marl, Germany Posts: 3,350	Yeah, just read a preview on the X-Fi SPU. Sound pretty amazing. The best thing about it for me is that it can simulate 5.1 sound on stero headphones... __________________ Plays BF 2 in Europe under the name of \"Erich_Felsner\"

09-08-2005, 09:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
Guru Imakuni Captain Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,309	The X-FI Fatal1ty FPS is awesome because of the X-Ram but it's gonna be a hell of a lot more expensive then the card only music one which is pretty much the same minus the X-Ram. I think I'm going to go just for the card...plus naming a card after a gamer is pretty lame IMO. :P __________________