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Refurbished Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series PCI Express

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Refurbished Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series PCI Express

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Creative Labs SB X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Champ PCIe Sound Card Chosen by professional gamers, the PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series sound card delivers the ultimate PC gaming audio experience. You'll hear realistic EAX® 5 sound effects and 3D positional audio so accurate you can locate opponents by mere sound - even over normal headphones. Plus, get unbeatable performance in your games with hardware accelerated audio and X-RAM. Realistic EAX® 5.0 sound effects Hear crackling gunfire and earth-shattering explosions. EAX® 5.0 delivers realistic sound effects that will engage you in long hours of gameplay. EAX® and 3D audio restoration for Windows Vista® Using Windows Vista®? Creative ALchemy restores the surround sound effect for the same great gaming experience. Accurate 3D positional audio Listen to 3D positional audio so accurate, you can locate your enemies through mere sound alone! Plus, the X-Fi CMSS®

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DetailValue
BindingPersonal Computers
BrandCreative Labs
EAN0054651174399
Height7.87 inches
Length11.18 inches
Weight3.3 pounds
Width3.82 inches
LabelCreative Labs
List Price$199.99
ManufacturerCreative Labs
MPN70SB088600007-8
Package Quantity1
Product GroupCE
Product Type NameSOUND_CARD
PublisherCreative Labs
SKUPR44802-9
StudioCreative Labs
TitleRefurbished Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series PCI Express
UPC054651174399
 

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Excellent sound card with a few irregularities

review by shinigamibob

I bought this card as specifically for the Dolby DTS Live feature so that I could play all my games and movies on my home theatre as is. Cards that don't have this certification will only output 2 channel sound via optical cable.

Set-up was a breeze, literally plug'n'play. Connecting the front bay uses two somewhat stiff cables, but YMMV. The front bay is really useful, has the mic and headphone outputs as well as two RCA inputs for an older camera or VCR. The volume control knob neatly pushes into the casing to eliminate and chance of it being hit by a chair or something, and the same goes for the mic volume control. There are 3 buttons which activate "Game-mode", "X-Fi Mode" and "3D-Surround".

As for the sound quality, I cannot complain. The bass is punchy and clean without distortion using various sets of speakers ranging from low end to high end. The trebles sound crisp and clear again without distortion. Watching movies and playing games on this thing is an absolute joy - once you start using a dedicated sound card, there's no way you'll go back to integrated solutions.

The only down-side to this card is the drivers. Creative does push out fairly regular updates, but more often than not, they don't really do much for stability. On the rare occasion that the front panel buttons stop working, a reboot normally clears this up.

Verdict: A highly recommended buy if you can afford it. The version without the companion front bay is about $50 cheaper.

ProsCons
Amazing sound, easy set-up, front bay, multitude of connections, sleekDoesn't always work as expected, front bay a little finicky, somewhat pricey.

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