You know, you might have a problem when you have an 18+ page topic on your forums about your "state-of-the-art" sound card creating popping or static noises.

You might want to do something about it when so many people complain, contact support, and still get no answers.

If you're going to sell sound cards that cost from $100-$300 and claim they're the best ever, you just might want to make sure they work.

Oh yeah, while they don't work with motherboards with the nForce4 chipset, they also don't work with Windows XP 64-bit edition either. You might want to fix that.

Unfortunately, when I bought the sound card, I didn't take the time to check to see if it worked with 64-bit Windows. That was my mistake. I assumed that a brand new sound card these days would be compatible with all Windows versions. But when they don't work with a whole line of motherboards, motherboards with what is probably the most popular chipset out there today, then that's not my problem. I didn't think that I'd have to check to make sure the soundcard worked with my nForce4 chipset. It should work automatically. There shouldn't be a problem. There shouldn't be an 18+ page thread on the official Customer Support forums with no word from Creative on how to fix it.

So here I am, still sitting with a worthless soundcard in my system after taking the time and effort to convert back to Windows XP 32-bit edition (which I did have to buy for $180...). What a joke.

URL: X-Fi Fatal1ty Popping/crackling noises - Sound Blaster - Creative Labs