 Sound Card, Need a little help |
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 Dec 10 2004, 08:26 PM
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Dec 10 2004, 08:56 PM
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 helping hand Group: Members Posts: 1,700 Joined: 14-April 04 From: Texas Member No.: 150 |
Hello and welcome z_silversurfer_z!
Everest Home can tell you the Sound Card that you have, and alot more. -------------------- We are all curious like a cat. We wonder, we ask, we learn.
Please post back when a suggestion works, so that others may learn. |
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Dec 10 2004, 10:50 PM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 208 Joined: 13-July 04 Member No.: 1,385 |
Yeah--Everest is real good--it has helped me big time!!
-------------------- EDBEE from NMUSA- RENOWNED MALWARE FIGHTER AND SWORN ENEMY OF ALL INTERNET HIJACKERS
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Dec 11 2004, 01:48 PM
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I guess my sound is inegrated, all it says under adio adapter is nvidia mcp2 which I think is integrated. Can you tell me wether it is?
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Dec 11 2004, 06:43 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 208 Joined: 13-July 04 Member No.: 1,385 |
You can check which hardware you have via control panel--You probably have what they call "onboard" sound as opposed to a sound card plugged in to a PCI slot. You can look at the bottom back of your box/tower- If the 3 or so slots are empty you have no sound card--if there is a sound card present there shouldd be a mic and/or an earphone jack??
-------------------- EDBEE from NMUSA- RENOWNED MALWARE FIGHTER AND SWORN ENEMY OF ALL INTERNET HIJACKERS
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Dec 15 2004, 12:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 10-December 04 Member No.: 6,850 |
Thanks, ya I think I have onboard sound. Can you recommend a good sound card to go with say the new logitech z-5500 speakers? I want a high end sound card but not all the extra accesories, I'm just gonna be playing mp3's with it.
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Dec 15 2004, 02:44 PM
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 Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,875 Joined: 25-November 04 From: Finland Member No.: 5,870 |
I'm getting the Creative Audigy 2 ZS with my Z-5500 speakers (delicious system). It hasn't got the best soundquality out there, but it's really good and it doesn't use too much processor, which is important for me as a gamer. And it's not too expensive to boot.
A warning: Don't put the subwoofer to close to the computer, it'll erase your harddrives. And you might wan't to look at some high bitrate, as opposed to mp3 average 128, to do those speakers justice. -------------------- "Anyone who cannot form a community with others, or who does not need to because he is self-sufficient [...] is either a beast or a god." Aristotle
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ | ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe | 2GB Corsair TWINX2048-3500LLPRO | Gigabyte GeForce 8800GTX | Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS | ASUS PhysX P1 | Logitech G15 | Logitech MX Revolution | LG Flatron L2000C | Logitech Z-5500 Digital Stubborn attempts to think clearly |
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Dec 15 2004, 02:52 PM
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helping hand Group: Members Posts: 1,700 Joined: 14-April 04 From: Texas Member No.: 150 |
Creative Audigy 2 ZS is the one that I have pumped into Altec Lansing 5.1 speakers.
The sound card is one of the best that you will hear from that price range. I highly recommend it  When you need help on the install or any driver issues, let us know. -------------------- We are all curious like a cat. We wonder, we ask, we learn.
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Dec 15 2004, 07:55 PM
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Just wondering what package you guys went with with Creative Audigy Sound Card. It comes in gamer, platinum and platinum pro. I'm thinkin I'm gonna go for gamer. Do you guys know what the platinum, and platinum pro offers that the gamer does not? By the way I hope you guys don't mind me askin a bunch of what may seem like stupid questions
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Dec 15 2004, 07:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 10-December 04 Member No.: 6,850 |
Just wondering what package you guys went with with Creative Audigy Sound Card. It comes in gamer, platinum and platinum pro. I'm thinkin I'm gonna go for gamer. Do you guys know what the platinum, and platinum pro offers that the gamer does not? By the way I hope you guys don't mind me askin a bunch of what may seem like stupid questions
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Dec 15 2004, 08:41 PM
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helping hand Group: Members Posts: 1,700 Joined: 14-April 04 From: Texas Member No.: 150 |
How about this-I found a chart that shows the different sound cards. It is from the manufacturer, so it does not include prices, but you will get a better understanding on the different features.
SoundBlaster comparison chart -------------------- We are all curious like a cat. We wonder, we ask, we learn.
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Dec 16 2004, 04:47 AM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,875 Joined: 25-November 04 From: Finland Member No.: 5,870 |
No, the platinums have no games, only more hardware(the front panel, remote) and maybe some audio creation software.
-------------------- "Anyone who cannot form a community with others, or who does not need to because he is self-sufficient [...] is either a beast or a god." Aristotle
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ | ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe | 2GB Corsair TWINX2048-3500LLPRO | Gigabyte GeForce 8800GTX | Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS | ASUS PhysX P1 | Logitech G15 | Logitech MX Revolution | LG Flatron L2000C | Logitech Z-5500 Digital Stubborn attempts to think clearly |
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