Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer PCI Soundcard (70SB035000013)

This card includes 5 full version games (all prices are amazon.com prices as of 4/8/04)
1. Halo ($43.99)
2. Star Wars : Jedi Academy ($44.99)
3. Splinter Cell ($29.99)
4. Rainbow Six 3 : Ravenshield ($19.99)
5. Tomb Raider : Angel of Darkness ($19.99)

Just the games on amazon cost $158.95!! It also has built in firewire and 7.1 surround sound. Not bad for a card that costs 133.99! Excellent card all around!

This card is amazing. It will destroy any onboard solution there is, except for the handful of motherboards that have audigy already built in. Games sound great on my 5.1's and music also sounds fantastic. There are many settings you can switch around to get the sound you want too, and all are easy to use and self explanitory. There are also simple setup wizards, troubleshooting tools, and speaker tests to make sure you have things set up correctly.

Whoever said you need expensive speakers to enjoy this card is wrong. I'm running some Logitech Z-640's with mine and they only cost 50 bucks or so when Logitech was producing them. The other reviewer who said you need to find drivers to stop the crackling is also mistaken. you don't need to "find" anything. Load up the drivers that come on the install disc, bounce over to creative.com, and run their simple update utility. Yes, if you use older drivers you may experience some issues, but that's why they do driver updates when...Read more

I was going to pick up the regular Audigy 2 for about fifteen to twenty dollars less but when I looked at the bundle that came with this it was impossible to turn down.

I received the games (all full versions as indicated). The training tutorials on the game CDs are pretty good, which was a relief because as expected no manuals for the games.

Picked this up with a T7700 sound system and Far Cry (awesome game) if you have a very solid PC to run it... I am playing it at max settings with my new Geforce 6800 OC and the graphics are simply amazing.

By picking up the sound card, T7700 speakers and Far Cry I also get fifty later to spend on Doom 3 and a fifteen dollar rebate on the T7700 speakers...

Can't beat this deal and the whole package is a very solid deal for high quality sound...