CREATIVE Sound Blaster Z PCI Express Sound Card

Title : CREATIVE Sound Blaster Z PCI Express Sound Card
ASIN : B009RPQA2G
Features :

• 1 year warranty

List Price : £89.99
Price : £71.98
Saved Price : £18.01

category: Products
brand: Creative
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.4
Review : Very good sound card.
This was an impulse buy when I found out that Creative have released a new generation of Fatal1ty sound blaster cards (ZXR, ZX and Z). At the time of writing, the ZXR and ZX are not yet available. I really did not need a new sound card as I already have the Creative Recon3D. However, I am the sort who is always tinkering around and upgrading pc components. Item arrived on Monday 19/11/12. It came in a snazzy box. The card itself has a red EMI backing plate to reduce electrical interference from other components. The Z is the same size as the Recon3D. Physical installation was a breeze (as was software installation, no 'bloatware' whatsoever). This is a big step up from the original Creative Sound blaster Fatal1ty sound card, where the sofware installation was very problematic and came with too much 'bloatware' (in the end, the trick was to install only the drivers and control panel and to do it one at a time). The Recon3D had some minor bloatware but to a much lesser degree than the...