Fatality, Platinum, or Elite Pro?

ChrisUlrich · 08-06-2006, 06:19 PM

I am not sure how much better each card is then the next so I am looking for some opinions here.

I have Altec Lansing 5100s and even though they're old... they sound great. That's with an old Soundblaster Audigy Gamer Soundcard!

They are about $100 apart starting at $170 or so. So it's:

170
270
370

This is a gaming system and the Video Card will be a 7900GT. The Processor will be a E6600 and will have 2gb of Corsair XMS ram.

Any opinions?

H-Bomb · 08-06-2006, 06:31 PM

I would just save your cash a go for the cheapest one. You probably won't notice a huge difference in audio quality anyway so unless your trying to make the ultimate rig its not worth forking out $370 for the Elite Pro, thats just my opinion.

ChrisUlrich · 08-06-2006, 06:40 PM

Really think the differences are minimal? Hmm... that's kinda disheartening.

H-Bomb · 08-06-2006, 06:46 PM

To be honest its hard to know whether one sound card is going to be better than another based on written facts or price. You have to actually have tried it out or listened to the audio yourself. I would recommend reading some reviews from people who have the cards and then basing your decision on that.

ChrisUlrich · 08-06-2006, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H-Bomb

To be honest its hard to know whether one sound card is going to be better than another based on written facts or price. You have to actually have tried it out or listened to the audio yourself. I would recommend reading some reviews from people who have the cards and then basing your decision on that.

The reviews on the Elite Pro were awesome. Everyone loved it... no cons really. Said the sound it makes are amazing. It also has a bunch of attributes you use it says. Hmm................................... haha I hate these decisions!

H-Bomb · 08-06-2006, 07:17 PM

Quote:

The reviews on the Elite Pro were awesome. Everyone loved it... no cons really. Said the sound it makes are amazing. It also has a bunch of attributes you use it says. Hmm................................... haha I hate these decisions!

In that case by all means go out and get it but just remember, that is still a lot of money. Only get it if your absolutely sure you don't need the money for something more important like a psu or whatever.

holyjunk · 08-06-2006, 07:28 PM

http://soundblaster.com/products/com...mparechart.asp
The faltality is more of a gaming card. Where the Elite Pro is more for proffesianal use. The only up-side to the Elite Pro is that it has 116db (SNR) compared to 109db that of the fatality and xtreme music.

ChrisUlrich · 08-06-2006, 07:43 PM

It seems the specs are exactly the same except for the signal to noise ratio.

diduknowthat · 08-09-2006, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisUlrich

It seems the specs are exactly the same except for the signal to noise ratio.

And the front panel connector or breakout box and stuff. Plus one of them has 64megs of xram.

[-0MEGA-] · 08-09-2006, 10:46 PM

The only difference between the two, is that the Fatal1ty and Elite Pro have 64MB of XRAM. So the only differences that your paying for between those two are the different types of external boxes and software. Sound quality on all of the X-Fi's should be about the same.

08-06-2006, 06:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 682	Fatality, Platinum, or Elite Pro? I am not sure how much better each card is then the next so I am looking for some opinions here. I have Altec Lansing 5100s and even though they're old... they sound great. That's with an old Soundblaster Audigy Gamer Soundcard! They are about $100 apart starting at $170 or so. So it's: 170 270 370 This is a gaming system and the Video Card will be a 7900GT. The Processor will be a E6600 and will have 2gb of Corsair XMS ram. Any opinions?

08-06-2006, 06:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
H-Bomb Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 28 Posts: 282	I would just save your cash a go for the cheapest one. You probably won't notice a huge difference in audio quality anyway so unless your trying to make the ultimate rig its not worth forking out $370 for the Elite Pro, thats just my opinion. __________________ OWNED N00B #1 N00B #2 N00B #2 AGAIN

08-06-2006, 06:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
H-Bomb Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 28 Posts: 282	To be honest its hard to know whether one sound card is going to be better than another based on written facts or price. You have to actually have tried it out or listened to the audio yourself. I would recommend reading some reviews from people who have the cards and then basing your decision on that. __________________ OWNED N00B #1 N00B #2 N00B #2 AGAIN

08-06-2006, 07:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
holyjunk Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 1,622	http://soundblaster.com/products/com...mparechart.asp The faltality is more of a gaming card. Where the Elite Pro is more for proffesianal use. The only up-side to the Elite Pro is that it has 116db (SNR) compared to 109db that of the fatality and xtreme music. __________________ pentium 4 1.5GHz 512mb pc133 19inch crt monitor Radeon 9200se X-Fi Extreme Music LOGITECH Z-5300E!! family pc, hope to get mine in a year or so. Last edited by holyjunk; 08-06-2006 at 11:20 PM.*

08-09-2006, 10:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	The only difference between the two, is that the Fatal1ty and Elite Pro have 64MB of XRAM. So the only differences that your paying for between those two are the different types of external boxes and software. Sound quality on all of the X-Fi's should be about the same. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

08-06-2006, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 682	Really think the differences are minimal? Hmm... that's kinda disheartening.

08-06-2006, 07:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 682	It seems the specs are exactly the same except for the signal to noise ratio.

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