Xtreme Fidelity audio for games, music and movies.

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 CMSS-3D 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 24-bit. 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.
    * Creative ALchemy (free download) restores EAX and surround sound to all your Direct X Games in Windows Vista
    * Low-profile PCI format with Intel HD compatible front panel connector and digital out is ideal for both standard and small form factor PCs.
    * Includes Cyberlink PowerDVD software with DTS® and Dolby Digital®-EX decoding (via free download) for an unbeatable DVD movie watching experience. 

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, 16-bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoring
    * Enhanced SoundFont support at up to 24-bit resolution

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)