[damtachoa]

Creative Labs PCI-Express X-Fi Fatal1Ty Pro Gamer's Choice Sound Card - $39.99 (No Rebate)!!!

In-Store Only

Creative Labs:
FRYS.com #: 5614511
Chosen by professional gamers, the PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series sound card delivers the ultimate PC gaming audio experience. You'll hear realistic EAX® 5 sound effects and 3D positional audio that's so accurate you can locate opponents by sound - even over headphones. Plus, get unbeatable performance in your games with hardware accelerated audio and X-RAM.

Realistic EAX® 5.0 sound effects that pull you into the game
Accurate 3D positional audio - even with headphones
Accelerated audio for unbeatable game performance
Clearer voice chat for better voice communications
Works with PCI Express equipped PCs

Detailed Description

Realistic EAX® 5.0 sound effects in games
Accurate 3D positional audio with X-Fi CMSS®-3D
Dolby Digital Live encoding
Hardware accelerated performance
X-RAM
Clearer voice chat
Cinematic surround sound from DVD movies
Perfect for music
Sound Blaster X-Fi is Fatal1ty's Choice for Audio
Championship Gaming Series™ (CGS)

 

[[T]yphoon]

not one of the best cards though, Asus Xonar soundcards are still better

 

[Ocnewb]

Pretty good deal but the only good sound card from Creative is the new X-Fi HD imo.

 

[|mando|]

For those in the know, is this deal worth it, from upgrading from onboard sound?

EDIT: Just realized that this is in-store only, and there aren't any Fry's around here anyway. So *sigh*.

 

[Cacophony]

awesome deal

 

[allikat]

Quote:

Originally Posted by |mando|;12987549
For those in the know, is this deal worth it, from upgrading from onboard sound?

From onboard sound, yes. From any other decent soundcard, no.

 

[N2Gaming]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cacophony;12987563
awesome deal

This ^ I love mine.

 

[Ragsters]

I paid $150 for mine the week it was released and it was completely worth it. I have never had a problem with it. People who hate on creative because of "driver issues" don't know how to install them correctly. They say bad drivers I say user error.

 

[Faraz]

The silly Fatal1ty gimmick is always a deal-breaker for me. I'll only buy Fatal1ty branded stuff if I know for sure I can turn around and sell it for a significantly higher price.

 

[h220wnzj00]

Very good card. Only upgraded because I went to an Essence STX

 

[bullsy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ragsters;12988613
I paid $150 for mine the week it was released and it was completely worth it. I have never had a problem with it. People who hate on creative because of "driver issues" don't know how to install them correctly. They say bad drivers I say user error.

This.

Anyone not a brand fan boy will know this is a great deal for an awesome card. Don't let the creative haters sway your decision to buy this.

 

[c00lkatz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by bullsy;12989285
This.

Anyone not a brand fan boy will know this is a great deal for an awesome card. Don't let the creative haters sway your decision to buy this.

This 100%. The people bashing are just on "the bandwagon" and have probably never even heard it. $99 is the normal price for the standard X-Fi Titanium. With this you get an EMI shield and front panel audio header (plus DDL and DTS Connect) for the same price...plus a huge rebate on top of it.

The driver's are a bit iffy, but there are much better modded drivers out there anyway.

For the price it is very hard to beat. If you get into the $200+ price range, then sure there are better options, but that's with ANY piece of audio equipment.

 

[DannyM]

WoW.....you wont find a better card for $40.
I paid $75 for mine brand new it does a great job.

 

[NguyenAdam]

Screw rebates and no delivery.

 

[iamtwan]

I contemplated this card for around the same price AR but ultimately went with the Xonar DG. Im not an audiophile but I was looking for a decent upgrade from onboard w/optical out and the DG has not let me down. Cant beat that price!

Regardless this is a good deal!

 

[N2Gaming]

Won't most onboard soundcards w/optical out's perform just as good as any aftermarket add in cards when used in that mode?

 

[coelacanth]

In-store only...sigh. I would have scored one.

 

[Thebig123]

This looks pretty good. Might have to take trip down to frys after work! thanks +REP

 

[Ragsters]

Quote:

Originally Posted by N2Gaming;12997282
Won't most onboard soundcards w/optical out's perform just as good as any aftermarket add in cards when used in that mode?

Absolutely not.

 

[MechanicalHand]

its got x-ram c'mon