Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Sound Card

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Description

Designed to meet the performance demands of the world's best-known professional gamer, Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel, the Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS sound card provides stunning 109dB SNR audio quality, accelerates gaming performance and includes 64MB of on-board X-RAM for high performance gaming.

Quick Glance

Supported Channels: 7.1

Slot Type: PCI

S/N Ratio: 109 dB - (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted)

Summary

Product Title: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Sound Card

Manufacturer: Creative

Lowest Price: $110.00

Power Score: 4.4 | 23 Reviews

General

Supported Audio Channels: 7.1

Type of Sound Card: Internal Sound Board

Slot Type: PCI

Interface Connection: 1 x FlexiJack Audio Line In/Out - (Line In / Microphone / Digital Out), 1 x 3.5mm Mini Jack Audio Line Out - (Front / Rear / Side / Center / Subwoofer), 1 x RCA Jack Audio Line In - SPDIF (coaxial), 1 x RCA Jack Audio Line Out - SPDIF (coaxial), 2 x RCA Jack Audio Line In - Auxiliary, 1 x Audio Line In - S/PDIF(Optical), 1 x Audio Line In - S/PDIF (Optical), 1 x Audio Line In, 1 x Audio Line Out, 1 x 6.5mm Stereo Jack Audio Line Out - (Headphone), 1 x 6.5mm Stereo Jack Audio Line In - (Analog Line/Microphone)

Audio Technologies: Creative Labs EAX Advanced HD

Digital Audio Depth: 24 bit

Signal To Noise Ratio: 109 dB - (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted)

System Type: PC

Warranty Information: 12 Month Limited

URL: Manufacturer Link

Additional Specifications

Frequency Band: 1 x AD_Link (26 pin) connector for linking to the X-Fi I/O Console

Software Included: Entertainment Center Creative MediaSource 3

Sampling Rate: 24 bit 192 kHz Stereo DAC

Product Series: Fatal1ty

Packing: Box

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Reviews on Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Sound Card

  • 4
  By member: jayhall0315 - Dec 9, 2005

Sounds great but support for 64 bit Vista is needed...

Strengths: Crisp sound quality, easy to install, better software package than the Audigy 2ZS, great IO box and easy to use remote, improved headphone sound, driver updates now available

Weakness: No 64 bit Vista or Linux drivers, 64 MB X-RAM is gimmicky, no PCI-express version, still using flat cable to connect IO box, too few jacks on back of soundcard itself

(Jan 6th, 2008) This review is a bit easier since I am fortunate to have one box running the older Audigy 2 ZS soundcard, my fiancee's running an Auzentech X-Meridian, my lab mid-tower running the new Auzentech X-Fi Prelude and my full tower with the X-Fi Fatal1ty version (which is identical to the newly named Platinum Fatal1ty Champion setup). So, a side by side comparison is easy. The Platinum...

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  • 1
  By member: willruben - Aug 16, 2006

DO NOT BUY THIS CARD if you're looking for digital...

Strengths: you can hang it around your neck like an Albatross

Weakness: DOES NOT SUPPORT SURROUND SOUND FROM DIGITAL OUTS - the optical and coaxial outs on the front panel only provide 2.1 - I've also had problems with the analogue 5.1, see comments

After I gave up on trying to find a way to get the digital outputs to work, I got 3 mini jack Y cables to hook it to my 6 channel input on my receiver - which worked for about an hour, then the card stopped sending a signal to the subwoofer - then it stopped sending a signal to the rear left speaker - then it started sending the subwoofer signal to the rear left speaker. Creative wanted to charge...

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  • 5
  By member: babycute214 - Aug 16, 2006

One of the Best I've Ever Bought

Strengths: many many features, the sound is greeeeat for everything

Weakness: expensive at the moment

This sound card is so great that I don't know what words to use to describe it. It comes with remote control and everything. It's just awesome! You can use it for games, movies, recording, etc. This is THE card to get. It's expensive at the moment but it's well worth the money in my opinion.

  • 5
  By member: jwang68 - Aug 10, 2006

Fatal1ty

I upgraded from a creative audigy 2 zS and felt it was a tremendous improvement, very happy with it. The "crystallizer" feature (included in the whole x-fi line) creates an amazing surround effect for gaming and music, however, it's pricey.

  • 5
  By member: nimaitoys - Jul 25, 2006

The one!

Strengths: many options for connections, does exactly what it says. Entertainment, Gaming, and Audio!

Weakness: The price can be out of many's budget for a sound card Need a open 5" slot for the options connector, not a good idea if you have a shuttle xpc!

Great! Sound has just been fabulous when watchin a movie! Really easy to connect. Remote control is a huge bonus! I'm sure there are other options out there for this price, but overall i'm satisfied with it.

  • 5
  By member: wjarcher - Jul 17, 2006

great sound card

Strengths: the sound is crystal and clear, especially with the crystalizer feature turned on

Weakness: pricey

This card is definitely one of the best sound cards out there in today's market. The crystalizer feature presented by the x-fi series definitely boosts the whole performance. The sound is really reaaly awesome, even when I listen to mp3 files. For gamers, it is definitely the one card you would like to have. The downside is that it is still pretty expensive, i chose this one over the x-fi elite...

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  • 4
  By member: Nitros284 - Feb 5, 2007

Great with a few minor problems.

Strengths: Great sound, great gaming, full EAX support, breakoutbox has a ton of connections, remote control is great for HTPC.

Weakness: Optical does ONLY 2.1 No EAX or any gaming effects with Optical. Too much software, difficult if you have problems, could not screw in breakout box to computer case and cords hang infront of case.

Great for gaming, great compared to Onboard Sound. Optical can only do 2.1 and no EAX or any other gaming effects with Optical. Must buy 3-mini to 7.1 surround sound cable from creative to use with Home Theatre. Breakout box cannot screw into my computer case. Remote control only works partially. Too much software to handle and manage. Difficult to troubleshoot. Breakout box is infront of...

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  • 3
  By member: bjorn_k - Oct 31, 2006

Good soundcard, but usual Creative driver/software...

Strengths: Good quality sound

Weakness: Buggy drivers & software

This is a nice sound card in itself, good sound quality even if I was not as impressed as many professional reviewers seem to be compared to my old Audigy 2 card. The problem with this card is that just like previous sound cards in the Audigy series, the X-Fi cards are plagued with Creative's infamously bad support, with buggy drivers & software which rarely get fixed, even with newer updated...

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  • 4
  By member: gqvisionz - Oct 23, 2006

I love it!

Strengths: nice sound card, wayy better than integrated, better than the xtreme music

Weakness: price for some... software could be better

First off, I actually got this on sale for the same price as the xtreme music at retail cost so price wasn't a big thing for me. I absolutely love the front ports, I have it hooked up on my xps 600 (replacing the xtreme music) and I do notice a difference in quality. I won't even think of going back to onboard sound. Remote was redundant for me since my tv tuner came with a remote already. Most...

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  • 3
  By member: pgyoon - Sep 30, 2006

Creative XFi Fatal1ty FPS

Strengths: 64MB onboard X-ram. Front I/O panel. EAX 4.0.

Weakness: Expensive. Bulky software.

The best gaming card available. Personally, I hate creative's bulky software. To control the feature of this sound card fully, you should install very heavy program. I want a light driver.

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  • 4.4
  testseek.com - Nov 18, 2008

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