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Mar 25^th, 2004 at 5:52pm

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That is what my aircraft ask me everytime I fire up FS9 Grin

I'm using the run of the mill Dell Dimension 4500 with a few upgrades (video card, RAM) and am now wanting to upgrade the sound portion.

What do you all recommend?

I would like something that sounds great, for both music and gaming, and everything in between.
I guess I would be willing to fork out $100 maybe up to $200, but the sound card thing is new too me so I need some help and info of what I want to look for!!

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Reply #1 - Mar 25^th, 2004 at 6:30pm

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look at the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 or above series... some great sound cards. i have a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platnium, i love it

Still have a nice PC but I just switched to a hella nice mac

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Reply #2 - Mar 27^th, 2004 at 8:34pm

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Well here is what I decided on:

SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS
Creative Inspire T7700 7.1 speaker system

Couldn't find this stuff anywhere around here so I went to Buy.com and this set up cost me a cool $185
Is this a good deal?
But that's not all because I bought this from Buy.com this weekend they gave me another $10 off! And because I bought it before March 31 I get a $50 rebate so my final cost is $135!!!
So did I do good? Grin

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Reply #3 - Mar 28^th, 2004 at 2:12am

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Bastard, I paid $70 for a 3300, and you got a 7.1 for that much more? There is no justice. Wink

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Reply #4 - Mar 28^th, 2004 at 5:05am

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Bastard, I paid $70 for a 3300, and you got a 7.1 for that much more? There is no justice. Wink

I take it that means I did get a good deal? Grin

Since I only had one reply as to what to look for I stuck with the brand and read all about it, reviews and what not. and it seems to be a good choice.
Now I have to hope that it is as easy to install as a video card!
Which makes me ask, how many upgrades can a computer handle before needing more power?
I'm assuming that since I have the open slots in the case I hve enough power to handle what ever I plug into it?

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Reply #5 - Mar 28^th, 2004 at 5:07am

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I just now realized my spelling in the topic, what a idiot! Grin

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Reply #6 - Mar 28^th, 2004 at 8:05am

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you did really good:) plus you can never go wrong with a soundblaster, mine lasted me well, and if it wasnt for the fact it isnt possible i would have added it to my laptop.

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Reply #7 - Mar 28^th, 2004 at 9:30am

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lol....I just got rid of the basic 16bit soundblaster 16 that we bought for out old 486 many years ago....sold it to a guy from work who is still using it... Wink

And of course you got a great price on a great system!

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Reply #8 - Mar 28^th, 2004 at 12:44pm

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you did really good:) plus you can never go wrong with a soundblaster, mine lasted me well, and if it wasnt for the fact it isnt possible i would have added it to my laptop.

Creative makes a external sound blaster for laptops.Actually they make more than I thought. At first I was wary of the name because I have seen them at WalMart and WalMart isn't the best place in the world for quaility electronics Grin

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