Creative Labs SB0886 PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series Sound Card
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Manufacturer: CreativeFormat: CD
Release Date: 2008-06-10
Platform: Windows
Model: SB0886
Product features:
- Accurate 3D positional audio
- Dolby Digital Live encoding
- Hardware accelerated performance
- X-RAM - Boost performance even further in games like Quake 4, Battlefield 2, Prey, Unreal Tournament 3 and others that take advantage of X-RAM
- Clearer voice chat - Plug in your headset or microphone and hear the difference.
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Customer Review: Phenominal sound....blows my Audigy 2 zs away!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got this card for a birthday present to myself. I have some Logitech Z-5500's for my speakers and have been using an Audigy 2zs card for a couple of years now. I had read that these new X-FI cards were quite a bit better and I also wanted the new EAX 5 and optical connections so I decided to go for this new one.
Well, I expected a decent bump in clarity and overall sound but I have to say I am blown away at the difference this new card makes! I honestly feel that this new X-fi is 5-10 times better than the Audigy 2 zs. EVERYTHING sounds SO much better....from games to DVD's and especially music. I always thought that music played through that Audigy 2zs was quite bland and now that I have tunes pumping out of these Z5500's it's now abundently clear. I have been missing so much and not even coming cloes to utilizing these fantastic speakers.
I did have a little trouble getting the drivers properly loaded up because it kept telling me I have a newer version of the drivers already. So the installer would quit. it was seeing my Audigy 2 drivers even though I had deleted everything. I ended up grabbing a set of beta Vista drivers for this X-Fi and that installer saw the older drivers and gave me an option to delete them and also write over any sound drivers left behind. So I got the drivers on, loaded up the control center, and then put on Alchemy. I didn't even use the cd that came in the box but note, they put a lot of stuff on it that you may want to use.
I hooked up my Z-5500's with an optical cable, made the proper adjustments in Vista and the control center, and things sound fantastic. With control center you can switch between a gaming, entertainment, and audio creation mode. They also have a crystalizer program in there that when activated makes everything sound so crisp you wont' believe your ears.
So if you are contemplating getting one of these go ahead and do so. If you already own an Audigy 2zs MAKE SURE to do so, you won't be disappointed. Please note that if you are running standard, run of the mill speakers you probably aren't going to hear that much of a difference. But if you have a nice set of speakers you will.
I have this plugged into my 780i SLI board. I am using the third "sli" slot on the bottom and it works perfectly. The slot just switches to a lower power mode if a different device is used. So dont' fret if you don't have access to one of those tiny pcie slots...any of them should work fine. (Any pci-e slot that is...)
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Description of Creative Labs SB0886 PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi PCI Express Sound Blaster Titanium Sound Card 70SB088600002 Sound CardsStep up to the choice of professional gamers with the Creative PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series sound card, and get the ultimate PC gaming audio experience. With support for the latest technologies, the X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series delivers realistic environmental effects and 3-D positional audio so accurate, you'll be able to locate opponents by sound for a gaming advantage that might mean the difference between a win and a loss. The Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty is Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel's choice for audio.
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The PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series sound card employs a powerful audio processing engine. Unlike other motherboard audio solutions that task the computer processor, the X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty performs the heavy lifting and leaves your processor free to work on other tasks. This results in unbeatable game performance while still delivering all audio effects with outstanding 24-bit sound quality.
64MB of X-RAM for Enhanced Gaming Performance
Featuring 64MB of X-RAM, the X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty provides a performance boost to games such as Quake 4, Battlefield 2, Unreal Tournament 3, and more. You can play with all the best audio settings enabled without having to worry about sacrificing performance.
Realistic Gaming Effects with EAX 5.0 Technology
With support for EAX ADVANCED HD technology, the X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty delivers rich environmental effects for a complete immersive gaming experience. You'll hear bullets whizzing by your head, feel earth-shattering explosions, and experience other sound effects that bring you closer to the game.
Positional 3-D Audio
With X-Fi CMSS-3D technology, the X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty delivers outstanding surround sound whether you're using headphones or speakers. When used with a regular pair of stereo headphones, X-Fi CMSS-3D creates nine virtual speakers for exceptional surround effects, letting you feel like you're sitting in the best seat of a movie theater. You'll get an advantage in games, too, with the ability to locate enemies by sound before they see you.
And with multichannel speakers, you'll be able to hear exactly where the audio cues are--even between speakers. Voices will be right in front of you and ambient sound will surround you, just like a live performance. CMSS-3D works with both desktop stereo speakers and full surround speaker systems.
X-Fi Crystalizer Restores Lost Details
Recover lost audio detail with X-Fi Crystalizer technology. This smart technology restores the audio detail that is lost in compressed audio files so you'll regain vibrancy and clarity in your games, music, and movies. Highs and lows that were lost are enhanced, so whether you're listening to cymbal crashes or wailing guitars, you'll hear the sound as it was meant to be heard.
High-Quality Voice Chat
With high-quality inputs and hardware audio processing, the X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty ensures great vocal quality in your voice chats, so your teammates will hear you loud and clear. Plug in your headset or microphone, and you'll hear the difference instantly.
Intense Cinematic Sound for Movies
The X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty delivers THX-certified surround sound for a cinematic experience right at your computer. Cyberlink PowerDVD software is included (via free download) and supports DTS and Dolby Digital-EX decoding for an unmatched DVD movie-watching experience.
The X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty also supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect encoding (Windows Vista only), so you can connect directly to your home theater system through a single digital cable for fantastic 5.1 surround sound.
Advanced Features for Audio and Music Creation
For those in the audio- and music-creation business, the X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty offers advanced features and high-quality inputs for outstanding recording results. A dedicated mode supports near transparent conversion between any resolutions, digital-matched recording, low-latency ASIO support, and more.
System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, or XP; Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor or equivalent; available PCI Express (x1, x4, x8, or x16) slot; 256MB RAM (512 MB RAM for Vista); 600MB of free hard-disk space; CD or DVD-ROM for software installation; headphones or amplified speakers; Internet connection to download PowerDVD player software.
What's in the Box
SB0886 PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series sound card, Quick Start leaflet, and installation CD.
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| General Info: | ||||
| Connection Type | PCI | PCI Express | PCI Express | PCI Express |
| SNR for Playback | 108 dB | 104 dB | 109 dB | 109 dB |
| Speaker/Headphone Support | Stereo to 7.1 | Stereo to 7.1 | Stereo to 7.1 | Stereo to 7.1 |
| Music and Movies: | ||||
| 24-bit Sound Quality |  | | | |
| X-Fi Crystalizer | | | | |
| X-Fi CMSS-3D | | | | |
| THX Certified | | | ||
| Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect (Win Vista Only) Encoder | | | ||
| DTS & Dolby Digital Decoding via free PowerDVD Download | | | | |
| Games: | ||||
| EAX Support | EAX 4.0 | EAX 4.0 | EAX 5.0 | EAX 5.0 |
| X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone Surround | | | | |
| Hardware Accelerated for Better Performance | | | ||
| Hardware OpenAL and DirectSound3D Support | | | ||
| 64MB X-RAM | | |||
| Music Creation: | ||||
| Dedicated Creation Mode with ASIO 2.0 and 3D Midi Support | | | ||
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