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Creative Labs SB0886 PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series Sound Card |  | Brand: Creative Labs
List Price: $149.99
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Rating:  47 reviews
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Media: Electronics
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Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 2.4 x 7.9
MPN: 70SB08860000
Model: SB0886
UPC: 054651146303
EAN: 0054651146303
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Accurate 3D positional audio | | • | Dolby Digital Live encoding - Connects directly to your home theater system | | • | Hardware accelerated performance - Get unbeatable performance in your favorite games | | • | X-RAM - Boost performance even further in games like Quake 4, Battlefield 2, Prey, Unreal Tournament 3 | | • | Clearer voice chat - Plug in your headset or microphone and hear the difference. |
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Product Description
Chosen by professional gamers, the PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series sound card delivers the ultimate PC gaming audio experience.
Amazon.com Product Description
Step 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.  | PCI Express Sound Blaster
X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
At a Glance:- Powerful audio processing for better game performance
- X-Fi CMSS-3D creates nine virtual speakers when using stereo headphones
- X-Fi Crystalizer restores lost detail in compressed music and audio
- Realistic gaming effects with EAX 5.0
- 64MB of X-RAM for better performance in supported games
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64MB of X-RAM gives you an added performance boost for compatible games. View larger. |
Powerful Audio Processing Boosts Game Performance
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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Click here. | Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI Sound Card | Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI Express Sound Card | Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCI Express Sound Card | Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series PCI Express Sound Card | |  |  |  |  | | 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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 Excellent Sound Card!!! September 28, 2008
G. Loera (Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX USA)
24 out of 27 found this review helpful
This is an awesome product. Simple to install. Lots of features. Nice looking. Amazing sound (specially the surround sound created for headphones). Runs all my games with crystal-clear clarity, excellent effects and positional audio without a glitch.
This is not my first Sound Blaster, so I already know that the included drivers CD is outdated and loaded with bloatware. So, for those having problems with the card I suggest that you leave the included CD unopened and instead head to Creative's web site to grab the latest x-fi driver for your card, the latest control panel and the latest alchemy version. Install them in the following order:
1. Driver.
2. Control Panel.
3. ALchemy (Vista only).
Forget anything else included in the CD unless you really need it or want to try it.
I did that and I didn't have to activate anything. The activation is only needed if you plan to use the included software and I think it is because of some Dolby and DTS codecs but I'm not sure. With just those 3 things right now my X-Fi is running perfectly fine under Windows Vista 64-bit edition. I haven't found any incompatibility yet.
***UPDATE***
So far so good. I just wanted to include a few extra tips for those having problems.
I have a motherboard with Intel chipset (MSI X48 Platinum) and I haven't had any problem, but I've heard that people with nForce motherboards are having sound problems so I would like to suggest the following actions:
1. Download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard (if available) and update it. (See your manufacturer's web site for more information on this and be careful. You could brick your motherboard if it's not done properly.)
2. Download the latest chipset driver for your motherboard. It's gonna be either from Intel, from nVidia, from AMD or from VIA. Check their websites for instructions.
3. Download the latest Windows updates.
After you have done that then you can head to Creative's web site and grab the needed files. Finally install them in the mentioned order:
1. Driver.
2. Control Panel.
3. ALchemy.
The previous recommendations can also work for people having problems with this card, but who don't own a nForce motherboard.
Exceptional sound quality, and finally! A use for my PCI-E x1 Slot! July 11, 2008
K. Hsu
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
The Fatal1ty Titanium PCI-E sound blaster addresses a lot of issues that customers have been clamoring for for a long time. It finally migrates the X-Fi Sound Blaster to a PCI-E interface, gives users the option to plug their case's front panel connectors to the card, and color coded ports on the rear panel ( at least for their high end cards ).
The card itself looks great with a nice EMI shield on it, and though it is black colored, it really stands out from most of the others in the sound blaster line. The X-Fi logo lights up on the card too so you can see it if your side panel has a window.
The sound quality is extremely good although I am no audiophile, I am a gamer and channel separation is handled very well. Driver installation is a little wonky but its mainly because of the lisenced dolby digital encoding software (oh btw it does dobly digital encoding now!) and the usual Vista weirdness. Overall though, it works and once its up and running, the results are great. Results with headphones is very good and games seem more pronounced with their positional audio effects.
You may have to adjust the settings in the creative control panel to make the rear port act as a mic if you prefer to plug directly into the card though. Default puts the mic input in the front panel connector.
Works great on Windows 7 April 2, 2010
Victor Wang (Chicago)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Got this on the Gold Box deal here at Amazon. Worked immediately on Windows 7and I had no trouble installing all the software. There's a lot of different software packages and the updater from Creative isn't too intuitive however. It seems it didn't always try to give me the newest drivers and would ask me to download older drivers.
Top quality February 18, 2009
Stan Miastkowski (New Hampshire)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I use this for mixing sound for videos of musical stage productions. Excellent, professional quality. I imagine it's great for game players, too. But I don't do computer games.
Incredible Sound Quality March 8, 2009
DryvBy (Knoxville, TN USA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I upgraded from a Creative Sound Audigy 2 ZS Gamer, and while I wasn't expecting a huge leap in anything other than sound quality, I received much more.
To start, the sound quality is superb! I never thought I'd notice such a difference. A good set of games to test out is Unreal Tournament 3, Battlefield 2, and Empires: Total War. Even without games, you can tell a huge difference in the quality. Music sounds a lot more clean and clear, using the correct software settings. Movies sound a lot more realistic too. One cool thing is that Creative now supports Dolby Digital Live, which was much needed.
What may shock some is that this sound card really and truly increased my frames per second in games! I wasn't expecting a huge frame boost, but I got a whopping 10 frames in most new games. Plus, most of the new games I play are actually playing a lot more smooth (or less jumpy) with the new sound card. Not only that, my games just sound so much better.
The software that comes with the card is good out of the box, however, doing the auto update may result in something such as "Can't find layout.bin" when installing. The fix is to NOT let the update run. Creative can't pack their software correctly apparently so just right click the .exe file and extract to a folder. Then just open the folder and install. Do this for ALL of their software, especially in Windows Vista.
I highly recommend this card for any gamer. Heck, even a music/movie fanatic can't go wrong with it!
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