Audigy 2 ZS Platinum OEM VS Blaster X-Fi

ZUTON

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Hello people

At the moment i have Audigy 2 ZS Platinum OEM and i have just got a pair of Harman Kardon Soundsticks II 2.1 Speakers , is is worth upgrading to Blaster X-Fi , or keeping what i have ? advice please

I listen to a lot of music only , don`t play many dvds or games , only games i play is COD ect
 
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Yup, go for the X-Fi OEM, and you can also use the front bay from your audigy from it. ( You wont be able to use the firewore port tho unless you connect it to a mobo header )
 
ZUTON said:
I have seen Blaster X-Fi OEM for £126 including delivery , is that a good price :)
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Which model?

The normal one from ocuk is £58. A retail one with the front panel is also less than £100

Also, watch out getting OEM X-Fi off the bay, as a lot of them are dell models and are not full X-Fi cards with some decoders missing.
 
Hmm, not bad, but id remove that link asap as its a competitor ;)

personally id spend the extra £15 and get ne from ocuk, or the extra £25 and get some free decent headphones :)

Or if you want the front panel, get the £58 one and hook your existing panel up to it
 
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Sounds daft (pardon ze pun) but how much power consumption does the X-Fi OEM use? (As my PSU aint the biggest)

Been thinking of getting a dedicated soundcard, just not sure which one and how much.

£60 is a lot, but my last SB cost more than that and lasted my 3 full computer upgrades.
 
dokko said:
Sounds daft (pardon ze pun) but how much power consumption does the X-Fi OEM use? (As my PSU aint the biggest)

Been thinking of getting a dedicated soundcard, just not sure which one and how much.

£60 is a lot, but my last SB cost more than that and lasted my 3 full computer upgrades.
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If its the psu in your sig it will be fine mate :)
 
MeatLoaf said:
If its the psu in your sig it will be fine mate :)
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Yeah it is, not sure how close am running to the wire with it.

PS: Whats the difference between OEM & retail, what do i get for the extra £20?

Cheers.
 
I think so. Is there a mistake on that page though? Both versions (with and without headset) cost £78.67, or do you have to add the headset to that? Otherwise the choice is obvious.
 
Hidden Hippo said:
I think so. Is there a mistake on that page though? Both versions (with and without headset) cost £78.67, or do you have to add the headset to that? Otherwise the choice is obvious.
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No, HP's are chucked in.

Maybe OC realised no one was buying the retail (and for good reason, £20 for a box) so they through in some headphones which probably cost them £10, but retail at £30, making the pack look buy-worthy again.

SC-034-CL is there for those who are too thick for free headphones ;) (its why i checked!) hehe.,
 
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