Creative reveals Fatal1ty-approved Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium

Considering that you've already spent way too much on that totally over-hyped Killer NIC, why not humor yourself further by snagging a sound card with Johnathan Wendel's prints on it. Proving once again that everyone does indeed have a price, famed gamer Fatal1ty has placed his highly respected seal of approval on a new duo of sound cards from Creative. The PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series and PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series devices boast the X-Fi enhancements you've come to expect, vivid new designs, unmistakable packaging and the assurance that the latter is the "official sound card of the CGS." As for pricing, the Pro edition is available to pre-order for $149.99, while the CGS model adds in an internal I/O drive and demands $199.99. Hit the read link for more detailed specifications and way too much gloating.

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[KRiS..! @ May 16th 2008 5:48PM]

and i suppose these will come with real drivers for vista?

[wickedpheonix @ May 16th 2008 5:51PM]

no.... why are you using vista anyways.

[quomen @ May 16th 2008 6:06PM]

Wicked, maybe because I LIKE the operating system and like to spend my time doing things other than trolling.

[Twitchy @ May 16th 2008 6:13PM]

It might...but the real question is how long willit be supported with driver updates? Aren't Creative et al infamous for stopping support in order to make you upgrade to the 'latest and greatest'?!?

[Etaanaru @ May 18th 2008 3:21PM]

Driver discontinuation? I'm still using my Soundblaster Live! which came with MDK2 just fine. So probably at least about 7-8 years.

[wickedpheonix @ May 16th 2008 5:51PM]

I see they FINALLY put optical output on the back. I may pick it up if it goes on sale, find a little bit of money (I need to get a proper optical surround headset first... Tritton AX360 may do it) but even if I find both on sale for $100 each, a $200 investment probably isn't worth it when I already have an X-Fi Fatal1ty card and a nice set of surround cans (Turtle Beach HPA2's)...

[quomen @ May 16th 2008 6:08PM]

I see you have a big e-penis.

[Pochi @ May 16th 2008 6:17PM]

Teach me how to be cool, E-Fonzie.

[Technex @ May 16th 2008 7:07PM]

Turtle Beach sucks, get some proper headphones.

Google Audiotechnia A900's.

[JuggleNuts @ May 16th 2008 11:03PM]

14 ... 15, tops.

[Jesse S @ May 17th 2008 1:09PM]

"nice set of surround cans"

HAHA, OXYMORON!

And the DAC in this is probably better than the DAC in some shitty headphones.

[Shadowise @ May 16th 2008 5:52PM]

Wow... those are some really extravagent product names...

Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series...

[ie8 @ May 16th 2008 6:14PM]

which produces sound waves no human being can tell the difference.

this would make a nice priceless commercial

[Crayola @ May 16th 2008 7:01PM]

Anyone keen on a class action suit for misleading advertisement?

Please sign up! No win no fee!!!

[Eh @ May 16th 2008 9:05PM]

Wait until they release the Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Platinum Fatal1ty Series. And no, Im not making that up.

[aardvark sandwich @ May 16th 2008 5:57PM]

oh god...

[Pochi @ May 16th 2008 6:02PM]

FATAL1TY APPROVED. HAHAHA...!

Well, there's one way to ensure I never buy your product. That and/or putting flames on it.

[Spirit @ May 16th 2008 6:20PM]

Flames make it faster.

[JPS @ May 16th 2008 6:23PM]

But, what if it went to 11?

[Pochi @ May 16th 2008 6:25PM]

Alright fine, flames are still cool. As are skulls.

[colin @ May 16th 2008 10:11PM]

il never buy a product endorsed by that guy. what does he know about hardware design? all he does is sell out and whore his name to whoever can pay his bills

[duffman @ May 17th 2008 2:11PM]

You would do it.

[Erik @ May 16th 2008 6:08PM]

Aside from the cover hiding all of the PCB, it has the same ports and is the same size as an X-Fi Xtreme Audio.

So, who else thinks that it's probably just a really crappy card with some stuff bolted on and the price jacked up $100 bucks?

[The Angry Intern @ May 16th 2008 6:14PM]

if by "highly respected" you mean "complete douchebag" then yes...

[Eric Herr @ May 16th 2008 6:18PM]

Here's the new soundcard they're releasing so they can make money off of people dumb enough to buy into their 'we can't make it work on vista' excuse when Daniel_k made more progress in weeks than they've made in a year.

Don't buy it. Boycott creative.

[ethana2 @ May 16th 2008 6:30PM]

You think /you/ have problems? They don't even want us linux users to /have/ support because they know they can't pull that crap for a second with FOSS.

Heck yes, boycott those losers.

[Roberta @ May 17th 2008 6:22AM]

Yes.. I was a big creative fan for many years (starting from SB16), I recently stopped buying it... just because of the way they dealt with old cards and vista.

Now I'm buying Onkyo sound cards (wavio SE-200 LTD currently), sound quality is much better than creative but the card is lacking a few things (remote)... that are supported by vista drivers of old cards... so I'm using both cards... creative for the remote, onkyo for sound.

[botrax @ May 16th 2008 6:25PM]

Encasing is to hide a new crappier chipset to save money, make more profit and still keep the old, shitty drivers that don't work.

[z0phi3l @ May 16th 2008 6:26PM]

Onboard sound FTW!

[r3loaded @ May 16th 2008 7:26PM]

I support your opinion, I'm unable to tell the difference in quality between onboard audio and a dedicated card. Only time where I heard any problems with onboard audio was when I connected my laptop to a high-end DJ sound system and it picked up the hard drive's noise.

[Eh @ May 16th 2008 9:12PM]

I have an X-Fi (the old real X-Fi, not the new crippled ones) and all I have to say is onboard sound FTL. The realtek audio on my motherboard sounds like crap compared to the X-Fi, there is quite a bit of difference in clarity.

[Matthew @ May 16th 2008 6:27PM]

. . . but Fatl1ty is deaf

[Jeremy K. @ May 16th 2008 11:04PM]

what?

[ethana2 @ May 16th 2008 6:32PM]

...the hardware drivers are $25. ...but we bet all you immoral pirates are going to try to get it for free.

[z0phi3l @ May 16th 2008 6:40PM]

If I'm paying $100 + for a crappy sound card it better have FREE drivers

[Technex @ May 16th 2008 7:06PM]

They are now free afaik...

[Zeus.:God @ May 16th 2008 6:56PM]

Me wanty...

[Harold H @ May 16th 2008 7:00PM]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't see any optical inputs on the front panel connector. The previous gen had those, why would the newer one leave those off?

[Raptor007 @ May 16th 2008 8:01PM]

Because they're on the card now. Look at the pic. Why would you need the optical out on the front?

[Technex @ May 16th 2008 7:05PM]

Is this coming to the UK? I'll get this, was going to get the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series but this one looks better.

Any ideas guys?

Glad I waited a bit now. What's all this about running on Vista, planning to run it on Vista 64bit.


Audiotechnica A900 :).

[ryes @ May 16th 2008 7:09PM]

Remember when buying any Creative product that after the warranty is over, you no longer exist. You can't speak to anyone on the phone, or by email without the warranty info. I have a Creative MP3 player that is now a white plastic brick, forever sealed in time, since Creative never bothered to supply a Vista driver. Dreadful company.

[dj-kenpo @ May 17th 2008 10:40AM]

ya. I'll never buy ANYTHING EVER from creative AGAIN. most people that have bought from them seem to feel the same.

they'll hopefully just disappear like iomega did.

[Technex @ May 16th 2008 7:07PM]

Just realised that there is a smaller headphone port, I HAVE TO HAVE THIS. No adapter = no loss, one of the things that stopped me getting the old one!!!

[ugg.tryptophan @ May 16th 2008 7:08PM]

who is this fatal1ty?

[tha-don @ May 16th 2008 7:18PM]

i guess somehow there's "famed" gamers now. it's prolly the first list of celebrities to never get laid.

imagine a bar scene:

[fatal1ty walks up to a girl n hits on her]
girl: so, what do you do?
fatal1ty: i play computer games!
girl: oh, so you live in your parents basement?
fatal1ty: yeah.....
[girl walks away]

[Zorque @ May 16th 2008 8:52PM]

"No, THEY live with ME!"

[Michael @ May 16th 2008 8:54PM]

some hack that was considered "good" at UT2k4 because he uses maxed out mouse sensitivity so he can just twitch aim to another target.

[Einhanderkiller @ May 17th 2008 3:21AM]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kRMn1tj5-Nc&fmt=18

[John Bailey @ May 17th 2008 1:40PM]

Some twit famous for endorsing over priced hardware with extra non functional flashy bits.

[MattyG @ May 16th 2008 7:09PM]

and in tomorrows rss feed

"how would you change the Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium?"