Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Gamer Accept no compromise, upgrade to X-Fi today! Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer delivers award-winning X-Fi technology for faster, more immersive gaming. X-Fi, the world’s most powerful audio processor, provides ultra-realistic X-Fi CMSS3D surround sound over normal headphones and accelerates Direct X, OpenAL and EAX 5.0 for faster frame rates and cinematic sound. X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer restores sparkle to low quality audio, upgrading Games, MP3, DIVX and TV audio to 24bit. The low-profile design makes it ideal for Media Center PCs. It has an optical digital out for connecting to home cinema systems, while THX certification and Dolby and DTS decoding guarantee excellent results in movies. • X-Fi, the world’s most powerful audio processor, delivers faster frame rates in games with hardware accelerated Direct X, OpenAL and EAX 5.0. • X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone delivers incredible surround sound over stereo headphones for gaming, movies and music. • X-Fi CMSS-3D Surround up-mixes audio and video to 5.1 or 7.1 surround. • X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer makes all audio sound better, enhancing games, MP3/WMA, streaming audio and video, TV and radio, DivX and DVD movies. • X-Fi Active Modal Architecture with ‘Entertainment’, ‘Gaming’ and ‘Audio Creation’ modes dedicates the processor to the task at hand, with an easy-to-use interface for each mode. • Low-profile PCI format with Intel HD compatible front panel connector and digital out is ideal for both standard and small form factor PCs. Technical Specifications Technical Specifications • 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 96kHz sample rate • 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96kHz to analog 7.1 speaker output • 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 192kHz to stereo output • 16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz • ASIO 2.0 support at 16-bit/44.1kHz, 16bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoring • Enhanced SoundFont support at up to 24bit resolution • Enhanced SoundFont support at up to 24bit resolution • ASIO 2.0 support at 16-bit/44.1kHz, 16bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz • 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96kHz to analog 7.1 speaker output • 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 192kHz to stereo output Connectivity • Speaker and Headphone connections for stereo to 7.1 • (Line Out via three 3.5mm mini jacks) • Line In / Microphone In / Optical Out* (shared 3.5mm FlexiJack) • Auxiliary Line level Input (via 4-pin Molex connector) • Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header (2x5pin) Minimum System Requirements • Genuine Intel® Pentium® III 1 GHz, AMD® 1 GHz processor or faster • Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset • Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) • 256MB RAM • 600MB of free hard disk space • Available PCI 2.1 slot for the audio card • CD-ROM/CD-RW or CD/DVD-ROM required for software installation • Graphics card with DirectX® 9 and OpenGL® compliant 3D graphics accelerator • Internet connection is required to obtain free PowerDVD players with Dolby® Digital and DTS™ decoding Package Contents • Sound Blaster X-Fi™ sound card • Quick Start leaflet • Installation and Applications CD containing: – Drivers for Windows® – Creative Software suite – User’s Guide Warranty • 2-year limited hardware warranty English Part Number 70SB073A02000 EAN Code 5390660137686 * Optical Out supports stereo SPDIF out and pass through of multichannel DVD sound www.europe.creative.com ©2006 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. The Creative Logo is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and other countries. All other brand and product names listed are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Use of this product is subject to a limited hardware warranty. Actual contents may differ slightly from those pictured.