X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro or Asus Xonar D2X

kordial · 1st March 2010, 1:09 AM

I'm looking into one of these 2 sound cards for awhile and i still haven't decided for which sound card to get so, i'm asking you folks to tell me what 'would' you prefer?

There both roughly around the same price. I'll be using it for both gaming and music/movies

im also looking the Logitech z5500THX's!

Thanks in advance!
Any help much appreciated!

dmandn · 1st March 2010, 1:25 AM

I'm using the d2x and z5500's, great combo.

toolsncorpses · 1st March 2010, 5:44 AM

All I can say is if you get your X-Fi running DTS Neo:6 in Cinema Mode and DTS Interactive, with foobar2000's noise sharpening, you'll have the most amazing music experience. EAX5 and OpenAL in games like Quake4/UT3 is really nice too, but I think both cards do that...

PS. Screw Creative's drivers though! Get a third-party X-Fi.

BarryThePenguin · 1st March 2010, 7:34 AM

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Originally Posted by toolsncorpses

PS. Screw Creative's drivers though! Get a third-party X-Fi.

+1

Get this or this. I'd recommend the second option.

Dieselx · 1st March 2010, 10:24 AM

My X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro has a lot of driver issues...its a great sound card but a bit touchy every now and again.

TRG.dOinK · 1st March 2010, 6:58 PM

DONT get the X-Fi prelude, or anything X-Fi chipset, if you are going to use a digital connection with DDL or DTS encoding, if you enjoy your sound disappearing, distorting, then reappearing a second or two later.

Get the Asus.

I'm still waiting for a proper driver fix.

I found a thread here ages ago also complaining basically about the same original problem. They fixed it by "restarting the chip", which means it distorts for a few seconds.

Criminal_Colt · 1st March 2010, 7:20 PM

I love my STX

ChinoPD · 6th March 2010, 12:20 PM

I'm in a similar position. The fatality and non/fatality are pretty much the same right? Because the non-fatality is about $100 cheaper and it doesn't have the wanky cover/shell. I've been looking and also could not find anywhere in the specs where the Xonar supports EAX, anyone verify? Cheers.

Max_P0w3r · 6th March 2010, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ChinoPD

I'm in a similar position. The fatality and non/fatality are pretty much the same right? Because the non-fatality is about $100 cheaper and it doesn't have the wanky cover/shell.

or the on board ram which i don't think is a big thing anyway

rubix · 6th March 2010, 12:30 PM

Asus Xonar hands down, I'll never go creative again after how they stuff us around with their pathetic support with drivers.

Tekxpert · 13th March 2010, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by rubix

Asus Xonar hands down, I'll never go creative again after how they stuff us around with their pathetic support with drivers.

I agree, after using for several years creative soundcards, I found the only OS that is most stable for there drivers is still old XP. Everytime I use them in Vista or Win 7 especially 64bit versions, within minutes of launching a game, I got BSD! very poor drivers support yet they are the main team on the market for PC sound cards...

corey193 · 13th March 2010, 11:27 AM

Would I notice a sound quality increase with a D2X on Z-5500's? Or only a very slight increase? Currently using optical audio

Tekxpert · 13th March 2010, 2:15 PM

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Originally Posted by corey193

Would I notice a sound quality increase with a D2X on Z-5500's? Or only a very slight increase? Currently using optical audio

Z-5500s r fantastic sounding speakers, I've been using them for over a year. But you should remember that sound quality judgements can be subjective. I reckon about 9 out of 10 people who take there PC audio seriously will recommend Z-5500s. If you want to get maximum possible quality from them & can afford it, I recommend upgrading the default speaker wire that comes with them too.

1st March 2010, 1:09 AM	#1
kordial Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 33	X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro or Asus Xonar D2X I'm looking into one of these 2 sound cards for awhile and i still haven't decided for which sound card to get so, i'm asking you folks to tell me what 'would' you prefer? There both roughly around the same price. I'll be using it for both gaming and music/movies im also looking the Logitech z5500THX's! Thanks in advance! Any help much appreciated! __________________ Successful trades: 45 successful trades and raising

1st March 2010, 1:25 AM	#2
dmandn Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1,878	I'm using the d2x and z5500's, great combo. __________________ Main System: AMD FX-8120, Asus Crosshair IV Formula, 2x 4Gb Crucial Ballixtix ddr3 1866 ram, Asus 6970 DCuII. ASUS Owners Club

1st March 2010, 5:44 AM	#3
toolsncorpses Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 473	All I can say is if you get your X-Fi running DTS Neo:6 in Cinema Mode and DTS Interactive, with foobar2000's noise sharpening, you'll have the most amazing music experience. EAX5 and OpenAL in games like Quake4/UT3 is really nice too, but I think both cards do that... PS. Screw Creative's drivers though! Get a third-party X-Fi. __________________ Think for yourself and question authority.

1st March 2010, 10:24 AM	#5
Dieselx Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Queensland Posts: 58	My X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro has a lot of driver issues...its a great sound card but a bit touchy every now and again. __________________ Q6600 @ 3.2ghz \| P5E Deluxe Motherboard \| 1gb 4870 ICEQ4+ \| X-FI Titanium PCIe Fatality Pro \| WD 500gb \| 4gb DDR2 \| Antec 902 \| Razer Arctosa

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TRG.dOinK Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Melb East Posts: 2,813	DONT get the X-Fi prelude, or anything X-Fi chipset, if you are going to use a digital connection with DDL or DTS encoding, if you enjoy your sound disappearing, distorting, then reappearing a second or two later. Get the Asus. I'm still waiting for a proper driver fix. I found a thread here ages ago also complaining basically about the same original problem. They fixed it by "restarting the chip", which means it distorts for a few seconds. __________________ ... /\ . _\ /_ Mitsubishi \| Successful Trades: Suicidal, Nerotic, Chiefgc, Mr Chilled, Kooliez, Vortexkrow, Grandarcmaster, AT-AT ./_/ \_\ Motors... \| E8400, NZXT Hush, Corsair TX-750, Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R, 4GB DDR2 Corsair DHX, Asus 8800GTS 512, Auzentech Prelude Xfi, Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32mg cache

1st March 2010, 7:20 PM	#7
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6th March 2010, 12:20 PM	#8
ChinoPD Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Canberra Posts: 5,948	I'm in a similar position. The fatality and non/fatality are pretty much the same right? Because the non-fatality is about $100 cheaper and it doesn't have the wanky cover/shell. I've been looking and also could not find anywhere in the specs where the Xonar supports EAX, anyone verify? Cheers. __________________ EX38DS5\|\|Xeon 3370+CNPS9500A-LED\|\|8GB F2-6400CL5-2GBPQ\|\|2xSapphire 5870\|\|1xVelociraptor+2xWD500GB\|\|XFi-Xtreme\|\|HX1000\|\|FT-01\|\|CMV221D\|\|G15v2\|\|Deathadder \|\|W7HP64bit UnRAID Server-4TB\|\|13"MBP07/09-Snow Leopard Successful Trades Fitness and other misc. blog

6th March 2010, 12:30 PM	#10
rubix Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 602	Asus Xonar hands down, I'll never go creative again after how they stuff us around with their pathetic support with drivers.

13th March 2010, 11:27 AM	#12
corey193 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 967	Would I notice a sound quality increase with a D2X on Z-5500's? Or only a very slight increase? Currently using optical audio