Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium sound cards launch

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• Errm...did Creative not consider latest High-end motherboard configurations. The PCI-E slot is all very well; but take for example XFX GX2 Graphics Cards, which will most certainly hinder the small PCI-E x1 port. The Asus 3-way SLi and XFX 3-way SLi boards have PCI-E x1 ports in between 2 PCI-E x16 ports.
  
  Nonetheless, let's say you didn't want the latest graphics cards (huh ?) and went for the 9600GT XXX 'slim' graphics cards instead. The soundcard will restrict airflow to the fan on the graphics cards connected to PCI-E x16 Slot 1.
  
  So you'll need to some-how have ultra-cool airflow directed in-between the graphics card and the sound card.
  
  If this X-Fi Titanium was designed for Hardcore gamers, they should have taken Gamer concernes into account; and decided whether the card was feasible for the latest SLi boards. Posted by kal, UK
• First to the previous poster. Creative did take into account motherboards built for gamers. Many gaming M/B's have 3 or more PCIe slots so if you decide to run SLI or Crossfire there will usually be an open PCIe slot. It may not be a PCIe x1 but that's okay because you can plug this card into a x4 PCIe slot.
  
  I know because that's exactly what I did. I've got a XFX 780i SLI M/B with 3 PCIe x4 slots. The Sound Blaster Titanium X-Fi is plugged into the middle x4 slot and this card is small enough it does not block the fan on my nVidia GTX260 video card. I replaced a Creative X-Fi PCI based card for the PCIe card to make room for a 2nd GTX260.
  
  BTW, I have noticed an improvement in sound quality from my previous X-Fi and this X-Fi card. Posted by kzVegas, USA