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Title: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card
Post by: Gfresh404 on Thu, 23 February 2012, 14:28:04

Asking [strike]$90[/strike] $80 + $6.99 for shipping.

Card is still in excellent condition and works flawlessly.

This is the exact card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102019) I am selling.

Feel free to post or message any questions.

Title: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card
Post by: Blackhawk19 on Thu, 23 February 2012, 15:31:11

Interested, out of curiousity, why are you getting rid of it?

Title: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card
Post by: Gfresh404 on Thu, 23 February 2012, 16:03:15

Frankly I just need the money - semi-broke college student here.

Title: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card
Post by: Gfresh404 on Thu, 23 February 2012, 16:04:14

Quote from: Blackhawk19;523435

Interested, out of curiousity, why are you getting rid of it?

Frankly I just need the money - semi-broke college student here.

Title: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card
Post by: Roguemaster8 on Thu, 23 February 2012, 17:31:59

Did you notice a huge difference between using audio with the card and without it?

Title: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card
Post by: omuerte on Thu, 23 February 2012, 17:58:25

Quote from: Roguemaster8;523560

Did you notice a huge difference between using audio with the card and without it?

I have a similar card - an auzentech prelude - moving the DAC off the motherboard makes a pretty big difference. You'll notice it most with a headphone amp and good headphones, not as much with a typical desktop speaker kit.

Title: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card
Post by: captain on Thu, 23 February 2012, 18:06:43

I just passed on the xfi after reading up on game audio, at overclock.net I think. The author indicated that xfi and EAC are terrible for staging and that super fidelity stereo is the way to go. I ended up getting a Corsair USB headset. I'm not really hearing a huge difference on COD2. We'll see how it fares in BF3.  I'm no expert, but I can tell that what I'm hearing is not helping my gameplay, and that better audio would.

Title: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card
Post by: Gfresh404 on Thu, 23 February 2012, 21:46:41

Quote from: Roguemaster8;523560

Did you notice a huge difference between using audio with the card and without it?

For music, it's not a HUGE difference, but it's significant and I definitely notice it. For games there is a hugggeee difference. The simulated surround sound with a decent pair of headphones is amazing. You can easily hear footsteps and what direction people are coming from. Of course it depends how good your motherboards onboard audio is.

Title: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card
Post by: Gfresh404 on Thu, 23 February 2012, 21:50:57

Quote from: captain;523603

I just passed on the xfi after reading up on game audio, at overclock.net I think. The author indicated that xfi and EAC are terrible for staging and that super fidelity stereo is the way to go. I ended up getting a Corsair USB headset. I'm not really hearing a huge difference on COD2. We'll see how it fares in BF3.  I'm no expert, but I can tell that what I'm hearing is not helping my gameplay, and that better audio would.

I actually had a Logitech G35 before I had my sound card and returned it. I just didn't like the way it processed sound. It sounded too artificial and just weak.

Title: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card
Post by: Gfresh404 on Mon, 27 February 2012, 14:09:18

bump - down to $86.99

Title: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 01 March 2012, 01:23:45

Quote from: Gfresh404;523470

Frankly I just need the money - semi-broke college student here.

Oh, I see, drug problem... I had an alcohol problem.. so i feel ya