Creative Labs
X-Fi XtremeGamer PCI SOund Card
The Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer sound card delivers faster audio performance and intense, realistic sound in all your games. Headphone surround sound is better too - so good, you'll swear you're listening to multichannel speakers - and your games will sound richer as you hear all of the crisp, clear highs and bone-crushing lows you've been missing. It's Sound Blaster...on steroids!
X-Fi CMSS®-3D Headphone
X-Fi CMSS®-3D Headphone creates nine virtual speakers over stereo headphones for positional audio that's so accurate you can actually locate enemies by sound. Multichannel speakers are even better with audio cues that let you hear exactly where they are - even between speakers.
X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer™
X-Fi Crystalizer™ repairs the damage that MP3 and WMA compression causes and intelligently enhances high and low frequencies for cleaner music playback and more realistic movie sound.
EAX® Advanced HD™
Bullets whiz past your head. Explosions shake the room. Take reality to the next level with EAX® ADVANCED HD™ sound effects in games.
Detailed Features
Specifications
24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs: 96kHz sample rate
24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources: 96kHz to analog 7.1 speaker output
24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources: 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: 16-bit/44.1kHz, 16-bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoring
Enhanced SoundFont support: Up to 24-bit resolution
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted): Stereo Output 109dB
Front and Rear Channels 109dB
Center, Subwoofer and Side Channels 109dB
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (20kHz Low-pass filter): 0.004%
Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input ): 10Hz to 46kHz
Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/192kHz input): 10Hz to 88kHz (Stereo only)
Speaker and Headphone connections: Stereo to 7.1 (Line Out via three 3.5mm mini jacks)
Flexijack: Line In / Microphone In / Optical Out via shared 3.5mm mini jack
Auxiliary Line level Input: 4-pin Molex connector
Front Panel Header: Intel HD Audio Compatible (2x5pin)
A Closer Look
Features
Get the speed you need when every second counts: Win big with a powerful, completely new audio processing engine that boosts real game performance by up to 15% over motherboard audio and still gives you the fullest audio effects possible!
Get lost in the details: Revitalize your compressed game sounds with X-Fi Crystalizer™ and hear crisp, sharp gunshots and deep, booming explosions for the most intense gaming experience ever.
Expand your stereo music and movies into surround sound: X-Fi CMSS-3D matches the sound to your headphones or multichannel speakers and positions specific audio elements - such as voice in the center and ambient sounds in surrounding channels, so your music and movies sound more alive.
Enjoy truly cinematic movie sound: The Sound Blaster X-Fi sound card delivers THX® certified surround sound and includes Cyberlink's PowerDVD software with DTS™ and Dolby Digital®-EX decoding via free download for an unbeatable DVD movie watching experience. (Internet connection is required)
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) or Window XP Pro x64
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
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.4
Customer Reviews:
36
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Value
4.4
Features
4.5
Quality
4.3
Performance
4.5
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Reviewer:
Bobby on
Sep 04, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
4.0
I had tried the refurbished card in this line first. I guess if there is a piece of defetive hardware floating around the universe it will find its way to my hands. But I liked the features and sound of this card so well I thought I would try the retail version, I am glad I did. I was expecting the same thing with this one but have been pleasently surprised so far. I am using vista business o.s. Have been told it works with 7 also, just be sure to download the correct drivers from creative website.
sounds good when it works with SLi
Reviewer:
target on
Aug 18, 2009 Customer Rating:
3.8
Value
4.0
Features
3.0
Quality
3.0
Performance
5.0
If you can get this card to work with SLi mode then it is awesome. I have had alot of trouble with it. I can not figure out what is wrong. Without SLi this card has very good sound
Great Product!
Reviewer:
compMAN on
Jul 27, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Thanks for the great price on this awesome product!
I am a flight simmer and I get unbelievable quality sound from this card. I have it rigged with a bass shaker and 100 watt amp and explosions feel and hear like they are in the room. First time I was hit directly by flak, it caught me by surprise and startled the dickens out of me!
Great card for the price
Reviewer:
Nismo90 on
Jun 18, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
4.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Another great card from creative labs. The sound quality is excellent and the features are very easy to use. If you love playing games or just listening to music, this card will not disappoint.
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12 months parts;
12 months labor
Mfg Part No:
70SB073A00000 UPC No:
054651136052 Box Size:
( Length:
12, Width:
8, Depth:
3 )
Shipping Weight:
.9000 pound(s)
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