Do you use a Creative sound card?

***Zardon*** · Apr 30, 2005, 05:22 AM

Please vote and discuss

bake15 · Apr 30, 2005, 05:30 AM

got one yesterday

its simply awesome but i need to get some new speakers to make the most of it

**MIG-31** · Apr 30, 2005, 05:31 AM

Creative audigy 2...

considering swapping to a audigy 4 sometime this year.

davidnsibs · Apr 30, 2005, 05:33 AM

yep, got a audigy 2 zs a few months ago as i wanted to record my guitar + keyboard etc, wouldnt say im a 'fan boi' as was using soundstorm for 2 years before that and cant really notice much difference with my setup playing mp3s or games (4 speakers - 2 from a stereo) but it does what i want

Dom · Apr 30, 2005, 05:37 AM

I use a Santa Cruz.

suloea · Apr 30, 2005, 05:48 AM

i don't know if you regard a emu 0404 as a creative sound card

IvanV · Apr 30, 2005, 06:11 AM

I don't have one. I don't have enough space to install a 5.1 system, so I'm only interested in getting one to reduce the CPU load in games, which I might do some day, but it's not a priority at the moment.

Sandok · Apr 30, 2005, 07:54 AM

Not a fan boy but I do like creative!

Necrosis · Apr 30, 2005, 07:57 AM

I do, just because of gaming.

Drakon · Apr 30, 2005, 07:59 AM

Not a fanboi either. I do have an Audigy2 ZS for gaming. Thinking of getting the Klipsch 5.1 Ultras to complement it

ToP3koms · Apr 30, 2005, 08:21 AM

Been using the audigy2 since it became available and it has served me well.I'm no creative fanboy but they do make good soundcards for gamers.

**Asmoday** · Apr 30, 2005, 08:52 AM

I'm currently using the Hercules fortissimo III, so no i'm not using a Creative card. But i might get one later this year...(maybe)

Gizmo[5h1t3] · Apr 30, 2005, 08:54 AM

alwaya had a creative, so i couldnt really compare to any other.
served me well tho...........

riles9262 · Apr 30, 2005, 08:59 AM

I still use a sound blaster sb512 from just before the live! days. It works well.

DarkFoss · Apr 30, 2005, 09:21 AM

Not a fanatic, I really enjoyed SoundStorm on my last rig. I do like my Audigy 2zs. It is far superior to my current onboard solution. I really enjoy the sounds in games that support Eax. EQ2 supports both eax 3 and 4, with eax 4 enabled the sound is quite amazing. Too bad I found the game itself lacking.

OvrClockIt · Apr 30, 2005, 09:30 AM

Ive been using an Audigy LS i got from CompUSA its nice because i have my Home Stereo System hooked to it with 15" woofers

mkk · Apr 30, 2005, 09:41 AM

Reluctant Audigy2 user here. Couldn't find a more viable product in its price range when I recently switched out my very old Live card, event hough I did not feel like going with Creative again due to their drivers. When its time for Creative to ditch Audigy2 support like they did with the Live series, I hope that the kX project is still around to save me again. I'll even give the next bigger kX release a chance on account of being irritated by the Audigy2 software with sliders that often does not stay in place and settings that are sometimes lost. EAX may be nice but I prefer to have the basics working flawlessly before caring much about 3D effects in games.

***Zardon*** · Apr 30, 2005, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asmoday

I'm currently using the Hercules fortissimo III, so no i'm not using a Creative card.

How would you rate the card Mike?

CDsDontBurn · Apr 30, 2005, 10:32 AM

i have me the original audigy platinum, but i wouldn't say that i'm an audigy fanboy. I just use it cuz i know it's better than onboard audio.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Apr 30, 2005, 10:35 AM

hell yea, right now for me its creative or nothing!

tastyweat · Apr 30, 2005, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIG-31

Creative audigy 2...

considering swapping to a audigy 4 sometime this year.

ditto

DosCervezas · Apr 30, 2005, 10:47 AM

Had my Audigy Gamer for about 3 years now and see no need to upgrade. I do most of my gaming with a headset and my Gamer does fine with that. Do not listen to any music on my PC so a higher end card is not needed.

El Kapitano · Apr 30, 2005, 10:50 AM

I have swapped out a Fortissimo III 7.1 for a creative Audigy 2 ZS just recently, there is an improvement in the sound quality but at the expense of having the bloatware creative drivers installed whereas the creative drivers were 61/2 meg and worked a treat.

BTW the Fortissimo III 7.1's staying for a new rig I'm buidling for my girls, too good to sell on IMO.

Shadow Lady · Apr 30, 2005, 10:50 AM

Yes, im a sblive! fangal !

what? i like the audigy line, but i've always been a sblive fan myself

[hobo]eclipse · Apr 30, 2005, 11:19 AM

soundstorm spdif to Z-680's, was rockin with the APU and hardware decoder, till the sub blew out and my room smelt of toast

think i toasted the coil on the actual speaker cause all my sats still workin,

Raptor · Apr 30, 2005, 12:29 PM

Not a fan boy but have had nothing else but Creative sound cards for the last ten years. erm, ok, I'm a fanboi

Sargentwhitey · Apr 30, 2005, 12:49 PM

I don't really like Creative all that much to tell you the truth. Actually.. I really like my M-Audio Revolution 7.1 (after I got it working properly that is

)

thomasabarnes · Apr 30, 2005, 01:03 PM

I have an Audigy, will upgrade to Audigy 2 ZS when I'm able. I think the Creative cards are nice for gaming, and I like gaming and music production. The kX Project works wonders for the Creative compatible cards and music production. It even has GSIF support.

I reckon I'll be using a Creative card for some time to come. Although I was really upset with the Creative drivers when they first came out for the Audigy. The potential for music production wasnt there at all, and that's why I bought the sound card. Thank goodness for the kX Project! Still, EAX 3, and 4 gaming is really nice, so the Creative sound card and EAX driver support serves a purpose for me.