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Hey guys,
Need your expert opinion quickly!!!!
Alright, here's the scoop.
I found a deal for a Creative Audigy 2ZS platinum for $130
http://us.creative.com/products/prod...5&product=9107
But i can buy a creative X-Fi XtremeMusic for $129.99
http://us.creative.com/products/prod...&product=14066
Which one should i buy?
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Buy the X-Fi.
All the reviews give it 5 stars.
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I'd get the X-FI due to its a better card and the the ZS PLAT. the you're paying more for the front drive panel that you'll almost never use.
Whoops, honestly? Whats on the front panel man?
What i mean, basically, whats the diff, performance wise or otherwise
X-fi has a better processor and memory build onto the board
i hear most games u get a 20% increase in performance
MP3 Crystalizer
herd it fills in the holes in all your MP3's , quiality thatw as lost durring conversion

and a super high quiality MP3 encoder =)

o and tru lifelike surroudnsoudn in headphones from what i hear
even crap headphones
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hrm., well, i do not have crap phones, got me some etymotic er-6i's, best ever. I am considering this, but i don't know yet, so one is able to really tell me the diff. between the two.
x fi is much better believe me. like storm said, it has more of a meaty processor and memory and provides great 3D and surround sound effects....just look at all those reviews also!
nvm, after further review at newegg, *gotta love it*, im going to get the x-fi, i really want that front box tho...oh well.
Why pay the same price for a product 3 years old when you can get the newer technology instead.
X-Fi
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no point waiting my friend
you will be happier with the X-fi
better gameing performance
same sound quality
a little nicer on Mp3's
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hrm., well, i do not have crap phones, got me some etymotic er-6i's, best ever. I am considering this, but i don't know yet, so one is able to really tell me the diff. between the two.

sorry man, but really i mean weve clearly explained the diff between the two, especially storm and i weve clearly talked about the processor and storm mentioned a good point about the MP3's and how the quality is so good that crap phones would do well, but yours would do awesome
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=) i feel flattered
LOL! didn't mean to insult anybody, just im tired. Oi, soo much stuff to do. Anywho, i decided on the x-fi extreme music, and mb the slighty better 1 if i can afford it. I just wish creative would make a comparison chart for the X-Fi series like the did the audigy's 2. Boy...so what should i expect when i get this and fire up CoD 2 or Bf2?
u may be able to pull about 30 fps better in the game
i hear abotu 20% increase in games overall performance
alright m8, thanks.
btw, in my earlier post i was asking about comparison because i forgot to refresh and see the latest post. woops
X-Fi if you got the $$$
FYI, the XtremeMusic doesn't have onboard memory. You need to spring for the Fatal1ty or Elite pro for the 64MB XRAM.
does that ob ram really do that much?
Fatal1ty and above are out of the ?
but the Platinum, http://us.creative.com/products/prod...&product=14065
maybe,
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