Creative Labs SB0880 PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Sound Card

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 2.4 x 7.9 inches ; 12.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001E25KDK
• Item model number: 70SB088000004
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 13, 2008

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Get extreme audio performance from your PC with the PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium sound card. You'll hear realistic EAX® 5.0 sound effects and 3D positional audio in your games that's so accurate you can locate opponents by sound - even over normal stereo headphones. Plus, get unbeatable performance with hardware accelerated audio. All your music and movies will sound better too with Xtreme Fidelity audio technology that restores the detail and clarity to compressed music files like MP3s.

Realistic EAX® 5.0 sound effects in games

Accurate 3D positional audio with X-Fi CMSS®-3D

Immersive Headphone Gaming with EAX and 3D Positional Audio
Hear crackling gunfire and earth-shattering explosions, EAX® 5.0 delivers sound effects that pull you into the game. Combined with X-Fi CMSS®-3D you can locate enemies by sound alone, and get amazing surround sound over normal stereo headphones.

Hardware Accelerated performance
Get unbeatable performance in your favorite games with hardware accelerated audio that blows motherboard audio away.
Clearer Voice Chat
Plug in your headset or microphone and hear the difference. With high quality inputs and hardware audio processing, your teammates will hear you loud and clear.

Perfect for Music and Movies
Make all of your music sound better with Xtreme Fidelity audio technology that restores the detail and clarity to compressed music files like MP3s.

Watch your DVDs in cinematic surround sound with PowerDVD software featuring DTS™ and Dolby Digital®-EX decoding. Plus with Dolby Digital Live encoding Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium connects your PC directly to your home theater system through a single digital cable for compelling 5.1 surround sound.

Product Specifications & Connectivity

Technical Specifications
24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 96kHz sample rate
24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96kHz to analog 7.1 speaker output
24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 192kHz to stereo output
16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 8,11.025,16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz
ASIO 2.0 support at 16bit/44.1kHz,16-bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoring
Enhanced SoundFont support at up to 24-bit resolution
Analog output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted): 109dB

Connectivity
Line in / Microphone in (shared 1/8" mini jack)
Speaker out (4x 1/8" mini jacks)
Optical out (TOSLINK)*
Optical in (TOSLINK)
Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header (2x5pin)
Optical Out supports stereo SPDIF out, multichannel out via Dolby Digital Live, and pass through of multichannel DVD sound

Speaker Support
Stereo/2.1 Speakers
4/4.1 Speakers
5.1 Speakers
7.1 Speakers
Headphones

Bus Connection
PCI Express 1x


Intense audio for your games, music and movies

• EAX® 5.0 sound effects and 3D positional audio for total game immersion
• Precise and detailed surround sound — even with headphones
• Hardware acceleration that boosts gaming performance
• Restores the details and vibrance to your MP3s
• Works with your PCI Express equipped PC

What’s in the Box
PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium sound card, Installation CD, Quick Start Guide

Product Description

PC Gamers and audio enthusiasts looking for faster performance and more realistic gaming sound as well as the richest, most dynamic audio experience for music and movies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing product, October 25, 2008

By	Edgar Mertins Pappa (Guatemala, Guatemala) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm not what I would call a hardcore audiophile, but I like my music sounding strong and rich. I had an ASUS Xonar before this one, and I swapped it because the Xonar was not very good at games, which is the second use for the PC. I was afraid the X-Fi wouldn't live up the hype and I would lose music quality for games quality.
I was wrong. I cannot believe how incredible everything sounds. Music quality is perhaps the same or slightly better than with the Xonar, but gaming is just incredibly immersive.
The only two things I don't like very much of the product is 1. the "Modes" are just exactly that. "Entertainment mode" truly makes music sound incredible, but deactivates some gaming features, and "Gaming mode" reactivates all those, but music doesn't sound as well. Switching back and forth isn't my idea of fun. 2. It's Creative. I'm probably one of the most anti-Creative people around since I can't agree with most of their business decisions, but sadly, they have way to many sound patents that won't allow the competition to rise. Although I still hate them, it's just that sadly it's the best product around.

Overall I'm very impressed with the card.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works well, decent drivers (for now), April 4, 2009

By	K. McKenzie - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was using a Soundblaster X-Fi Platinum before buying this card, but the drivers for that card have been less than stable under Windows Vista/Windows 7, and I wanted a card with a TOSLINK input on the back, which this card has. It works much better than the on-board sound functionality, which would often squeak/turn into static with a high processor load, which made gaming difficult at best. I bought this instead of one of the ones built specifically for gaming because X-RAM is used in very few games, and I didn't think it would be much of a benefit. My only real concern is that Creative's driver quality is variable at best, so I can't be sure it will work as well in the future. My suggestion is that once you find a driver that you like, stick with it; don't upgrade just to upgrade. That may make sense with other drivers, like video drivers, but not with Creative drivers.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great, November 23, 2008

By	K. Brown (Jacksonville, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I am using this to connect my computer to my receiver. I'm using a HDMI cable for video and TOSLINK from this card for audio. I get excellent surround sound from DVDs that I watch this way.