Creative Labs SB X-FI Titanium PCIe Sound Card - 70SB088000004

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Sound excellent... I suppose. I couldn't appreciate it with the drivers causing my personal computer to blue screen each hour. And ahead of you say something, I am particular that the drivers for this had been the problem. When I suspected it was the drivers causing the complications, I decided NOT to set up them. Windows has plug and play drivers, so I was just employing them for now. I had formatted my computer many times, and each time it blue screened, the prevalent element between them all was that the sound drivers were installed. So this time I was running with no sound drivers, and the computer system was operating flawlessly for a week. Zero problems whatsoever. Then my buddy stated to attempt and set up custom drivers. Installed them yesterday, blue screened nowadays. And I havent installed something else that could possibly conflict. Is this how inventive runs their firm? Good hardware with method crashing drivers?Don't try to convince me, I'm already packing this up to be sent back. And no, I will not be replacing it with yet another creative product....ever. I would rather use onboard audio than have to deal with this bull**** once more.I wish I could give this item a Ǜ

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Got 1ms play-by way of/output latency when using it with SONAR eight. and an M-Audio MIDI keyboard. Great! None. I'm setting up a new studio computer for my wife, who is a musician/composer. She does all of her work with SONAR and related composition/production tools. I was having a lot of trouble achieving low latency playback with the onboard Realtek hardware. Picked up the X-Fi Titanium for ๳.99. 15 minutes immediately after installing it in the workstation, I was able to get 1ms latency. Phenomenal!I'm writing this in the hopes that any person else in my shoes asking the question "what is a top quality sound card that can do genuinely low latency for a affordable value?" will be in a position to have their question answered. This a single will do the job fairly effectively.FYI the workstation has an Intel Core 2 Quad and 1 core was at 10% usage with 1ms latencies, and less than 5% usage for 7ms. 7ms was low adequate that there was no noticeable delay in playback.

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Good characteristics and skills on the card.Every thing operates for audio processing DTS/Dolby Digital.ASIO ƒ-4ms stable for me), OpenAL, and EAX5 support for if/when you want it. Drivers are the downfall. Working with capabilities like CMSS or the Crystalizer, or EAX could trigger memory leaks and sound complications even with the most recent drivers available (as of Feb 2010). If you want a stable system while utilizing this card, you will want to disable some of Inventive's added sound processing attributes. Then regular playback of multi-channel audio through SPDIF or analog speakers is rock strong.

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Incredible sound in games and in motion pictures! None. Fantastic card all around! For the persons crying about "popping" and "crackling" sounds, how bout getting a very good chipset next time like Intel P45? The complications are only with those that use the probmatic nfarse chipsets that have Usually been identified for sound troubles and <incert> new issue here. Place the blame were it truly belongs and give Creative the props it deserves!

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Sound? Primo!I don't even play my music program anymore. That's how excellent it sounds! None

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Crisp, clear sound. Noticeably superior than the Audigy 2 ZS that it replaced. Operates perfectly fine with Win7 Pro x64... CMSS correctly feeds to all 7.1 channels throughout audio / video playback. This is exactly where the item lost an egg...My old audio driver from the Audigy two this card replaced conflicted with the new install, in ways that old drivers under no circumstances have for me before. It turned into an afternoon of digging around, and in the end, dumb as this sounds... an installation started by itself 20 minutes after the 5th failed install (I assume it was Win7 forcing the install), while I was reading on the Inventive forums for answers. Judging by the purpose behind my fiasco, and 14 years of Windows operation / management, I think this would have installed smoothly and worked fine the initially time, had it not been for the matter of not becoming able to absolutely wipe the old driver out. I don't mean to scare anybody from buying, as it operates beautifully now, but it was a pain to get it there.

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straightforward install. took about 15 minutes to install with no problems cost. value value. i was expecting alot a lot more outta of this card for the cost but honestly u can get exact same sound top quality out of a sound card half the cost. paid extra for 2nd day delivery took five..not the cards fault so only egg deductions are for the lame computer software and typical sound quality save some money and get a less expensive sound card. waaaaayyyyy overpriced for the quality and lame software that comes with it

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straightforward driver installation by way of creative web update. & EAX 5.pure disappointment High amount of audio static interference from my pc and yes its from the computer as i discover longer strings of static when i move my mouse. also a continual hiss from speakers now even at low volume levels on the windows mixer/creative mixer/& sound volume control on speakers. one thing that i in no way received from my On board realtek alc889a you have to load a windows 7 identification fix from creative prior to windows 7 will see it as a audio card.the only purpose inventive had a hold on the audio market for computer's is due to there copyright on EAX not permitting other companys to use anything greater then EAX 2.also a single user clams the audio static/popping folks receive is due to a pore Nforce chip set on on mobos this isnt accurate as i dont even have a Nforce chip set.system specsOS: Windows 7 Pro 64bitmobo: GA-MA790FX-UD5P AMD2+AMD3 ChipsetVideocard: ATI 4870Memory: 8gb DDR2 800 Muskin

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I can hear footsteps and such a lot simpler with cmss3d, assists out your game much simpler. Can tell exactly where the tank is on the other side of the wall in battlefield poor organization 2. Creative is a should have for gaming due to the fact of that alone, I didnt hear any static cracks and pops other individuals complained about, and it installed effortlessly and works fine. The drivers had been really tough to install, I had to download a specific driver just before the auto update could even detect it. Which for me was extremely frustrating (probably mainly because I had windows 7 64 bit correct when it came out) thats why it lost an egg even though.

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Boosts the volume of your music. Tends to make every thing sound good. Functions as advertised, in that repsect. Main driver problems which creative refuses to resolve. Call them up, send them e-mails, they will send you a list of fixes a mile extended which call for you to do outrageous things. Creative support is WORTHLESS. They will even admit they have issues with the drivers, but refuse to fix them. Heres what happens: Your sound will begin to go distorted and staticy after 24 hours of your laptop or computer being on. Nothing can adjust this. Even worse, it will start off happening whenever you turn on a video game or some thing GPU intensive. I've began noticing it happening when my graphic driver fails while playing battlefield poor organization. The only way to fix it is to restart. Then you have an additional 24 hours or less. Sounds not as well bad? It grows on you soon after a whilst.Rig: EVGA 750i motherboard, 9800 GTX EVGA card, Quad Core Q6600.One particular of these points its not compatible with. If you have one, stay away! If I could send this card back correct now, and save 100 dollars I undoubtedly would.

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Great audio good quality on movies and music, quite crisp and clear. Great amount of ports in the back for any attainable speaker configuration as properly as the opticals. This card DOES NOT transcode 5.1 input ONLY 2 channel. This needs to be screamed loudly to any person contemplating buying it and wanting such a feature.My setup involves input via Toslink from a PS3 but the card will only listen for two channel input, the 5.1 is dropped. Not only that -- the 2 channel output is echoed, this could be a outcome of Inventive Manage Panel needing tweeked. Once more: this card DOES NOT transcode 5.1 input ONLY two. Unsure why this was dropped by Creative, it's my fault for not researching so if you are thinking of it please comprehend this.Please do your personal study on the topic, I'd really like for an individual to say I'm wrong and it does operate but I have given up right after a month of ownership.

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in game sound is awesome. Getting ram built on the sound card it helps some games carry out superior. Largely in RTS games with all the diverse sounds. front panel hookups works amazing (HD audio [NOT AC97]) Not produced for basic laptop or computer utilizes like music. There are less expensive cards out there for that. when watching videos on YouTube the voices and highs are coming out of the center speaker. It assists though on some videos other people it just a pain. operating smooth on windows 7 64bit ultimate had no difficulties with on the internet installs.

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Own'd it for a month and no dilemma so far. It operates wonderful with my PCI-E x1, saves 1 of the PCI-E x2 for SLI. which I needed.Hook'd up with Logitech 480 x540 and lovin it. :) would be nice which plug does which, but I just stick to color :P

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Great upgrade to onboard sound. EAX five. assistance for gaming. CMSS with 5.1 speakers is a treat. Good getting an choice to use someithing in the PCI express slot. I'm operating Windows 7 64 bit and grabbed the driver off of Creative's web page, installed without a hitch and zero troubles so far. Abilty to modify in between entertainment and gaming mode simply within the manage panel Noen genuinely except the complete computer software package from creative is a bit bloated.

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Very good sound good quality and nice surround sound drivers are a nightmare to set up errors are always coming up. And forget installing creative console launcher it takes some running around to get it to set up. Creative tech assistance is a joke they tell you to reboot and attempt once again or redownload and nothing at all functions. The card also causes extremely long shutdown occasions. Wonderful card if the driver issues are worked around advised if you are willing to take some time to read some forums and figure out how to jerryrig an set up

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I upgraded from the onboard sound on my ASUS P6X58d-E mobo and instantaneously the top quality of the sound had enhanced. I use ventrilo and peoples' voices appeared clearer and more "real." I was expereicing an issue with sound cutting off in online games and this cured it. None so far. I use my Computer mainly for watching videos, and playing single and multiplayer games. This card is not too high-priced and delevers great top quality. Been a loyal Creative user for 10 years.

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NONE It broke my TRITTON AX 720 headset, I'm not confident what happen but the amp on the headset just wont work appropriate any far more, was fine till i utilised this sound card, now i have to use the three.5mm jacks on the 贬 headset I must have known much better to get a Creative product, they have usually been bad on most their items apart from some MP3 players.

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* Fantastic sound high quality. Can hear footsteps in FPS games, and with tweaks can find sounds incredibly easily. Need to have for competitive FPS gaming.* Really flexible and customizable, as soon as you have it set up effectively (See Cons).* Very good cost! (Got it for โ after rebate!)* EAX for those who use it * Driver support from Creative is awful. The install disc takes roughly an hour to install the programs and drivers, and then you are left with a "hissing" sound. Updating to the most recent official drivers does not fix something.* You have to search and discover the customer made driver and plan installations which have been fixed. Operating on the most recent DanielK Driver with the PAX disc install replacement, I was lastly able to resolve every problem with the card except one.* Does NOT play nice with the Coolermaster HAF 932 front i/o panel. The sound and mic jacks will occasionally crash and reset causing a painful hissing sound. I had to buy a high top quality 3.5mm jack splitter so I could have speakers and headset plugged in to my program. * Creative really wants to get on the ball with driver support. If they have clients who can do a much better job than they can with no any support from the organization, one thing is definitely wrong.* If you have the patience to troubleshoot any troubles you have with your program, this card is worth it when it is working. Only you can determine how significantly you want to go via. For me, it was worth it.-1 egg because of the horrible driver assistance from Creative.

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Not sure what to say here... I put my PC together and tested it out and kept getting BSOD's so I never ever truly got a chance to test it drivers drivers drivers. Apparently there are a ton of driver problems with this card. Don't get it, it isnt worth it.

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The sound card has performed extremely effectively, extremely nice adjustments for headsets, dont get unless you paid very good cash on the speakers as you will just lose the high quality. Lots of bloat ware, easy fix although just install what you want.

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At the price i paid for it, it was too good to pass up + it is also win 7 32bit compatible. As far as top quality, is the quility i expect from Creative Labs over the years of obtaining their merchandise. None

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DDL and DTS connect are wonderful. Excellent positional audio ƕ.1 to two channel downmixing) with Alchemy. Best notch for gaming. Tons of software program installation concerns with Win 7 for me. Eventually I came across Daniel_K's X-Fi Support Pack 2. , which solved all my computer software issues without me lifting a finger. His package contains all the official Creative drivers, but fixes some installation glitches that are impossible to get around if the standard Creative installers aren't working.No რdb mic boost solution anymore, so I'm working with my onboard audio for my microphone until they allow this feature again.Won't permit downmixing of five.1 to 2 channel with Alchemy via the digital out anymore, you're forced to use the analog output if you want 2 channel downmixing. I had the original X-Fi xtrememusic when it was released (PCI version). Cracking troubles have been gone for years. I loved that card, it broke earlier this year, and I needed to get my positional audio back.I would have given it 4 stars (for the lack of 20db increase and 2-channel digital out limitations), but the driver install problems knock it down to three stars. Those concerns aside, it's a fantastic sound card.Thanks to Daniel_K's X-Fi Assistance Pack 2. , it's a savior if you have any driver install troubles (and Driver Sweeper as usually).

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This is a stunning card! Install was very uncomplicated, just opened the box, put it in my PCIe slot, installed the software program, and immersed myself in beautifully textured electronic music by Apparat! I've by no means owned a card - I've usually just employed onboard sound so I don't have a lot to compare it to, but the distinction between my GA-X58-UD3R (Rev two.) sound and this is an incredible enhance. Trying to plug this into the PCIe was somewhat challenging simply because of the cord running from my PSU to my CPU was receiving in the way. I had to nudge it in and tighten it down with the screws and was worried about doing some damage, but didn't. I would advise this to someone in the ballpark of 贄, and I've heard a lot of excellent issues about this card on the web before obtaining it.

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The sound excellent is outstanding and worth the cash compared to an on board sound card. If you want sound to come alive and you have a five.1 sound system, get this card. PCI-Express.... Optical Out and Optical In. The Optical Out supports a five.1 receiver on this card. My previous Fatal1ty X-FI only supported two channels. Inventive nonetheless has some software program concerns. In time, drivers will fix this ultimately... possibly... I've had issues with Creative drivers for years but only minor ones, nothing that gets in the way of music or movie listening. I have it hooked up via optical cable to a five.1 Yamaha RX-V365 receiver cabled to five satellites and a Yamaha sub. The PCI express version supports five.1 channels for me which is a enormous plus. A very good acquire for a new machine.This is my first expertise with the PCI-Express version... I've owned the original Sound Blaster Live 5.1, Audigy two, and X-FI Fatal1ty. Creative Labs has the monopoly on right after industry sound cards... not too many choices.

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boosting the volume intensity is a massive deal when your utilized to running onboard sound... & this card did not dissapoint...i used to have my volume cranked to max when utilizing my headphones via my onboard sound ports... immediately after the titanium install i had to drop my sound down to about 45% just so my ears didnt bleed... that gives me a lot of range to play with if neededthat was easily the ideal thing about this card... none so far... drivers downloaded from creatives site worked immediately on my win7 x64 ultimate righad to allow the mic in the creative control panel for it to register on ventrilo but thats not a con... not only do i notice a big advantage throughout gameplay with the precise & clear sounds on my cans, this card also makes music sound phenominal... becoming on a in no way ending search to locate the finest cans for under 贄, i may well have just found the real remedy & that was obtaining a sound card... the titanium surely gets the job accomplished