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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 0 day
Boost your desktop's audio performance with a sound card from one of the premier names in computer audio—Creative Labs. The Sound Blaster XtremeGamer sound card is designed to enhance your PC gaming experience and improve your computer's overall performance. The card's X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer will make your game audio more dynamic and realistic while improving both low and high frequencies giving you smoother, cleaner sound.
The card's audio processor, with help from Creative's CMSS-3D technology, is able to remix your stereo audio into surround sound—even through stereo headphones. This is ideal for playing first-person shooters so you can hear your enemies before it's too late. EAX Advanced HD technology further improves game audio tracks providing a more immersive experience.
Music and movies benefit from Creative's audio technology know-how, too. For enjoying your favorite DVDs, the card is THX certified and can handle decoding DTS and Dolby Digital EX duties via a free download of Cyberlink PowerDVD software.
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Cheapest member of the true X-Fi family.
Cons: Lacks X-Ram
Other Thoughts: Contrary to what some other individual's reviews on newegg say, this IS a true X-Fi card and DOES support EAX 5.0. This card directly replaced the XtremeMusic in the X-fi line up, which has been cause for some confusion. It is the XtremeAudio which is the crippled card that offers no hardware acceleration.
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Works on Vista without a flaw!
Reviewed By: CompDude on 4/22/2007
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Easy hookup, great price and very LOUD!!!! lol
Cons: None, for me.
Other Thoughts: For those that are having issues with Vista....... DO NOT load anything from the CD that you receive with this card! Go to the Creative website and download the Vista drivers and other software. Mine works perfectly and the tons of settings make it even more outstanding.
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Pros: I can really tell the difference over the HD Azalia onboard sound. Hooked up to the X-540, my sound is no clearer and has better bass.
Installed the latest drivers for Win7 Pro 64 and not having any huge problems.
Also, games sound a ton better and it seems like the sound channels have been corrected.
Cons: a little bit glitchy
Have to have my mic boost at +20dB for my headset or nobody can hear me.
Other Thoughts: Don't watch blu-rays in 5.1 with onboard sound anymore please.
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Well designed and great performance
Reviewed By: Don Juan on 12/5/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Crystal clear sound, provides software to enhance and "tweak" your card to suit your needs. The card was easy to install and works like a charm.
Cons: There is no port on the card to run a wire to the front of the PC in order to support microphone/headset ports. It's just kind of a pain to plug headphones in behind the PC, or plug them into speakers.
Other Thoughts: Great buy! I have used Creative cards for over 10 years now and wouldn't consider another brand.
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Decent performance on the cheap
Reviewed By: ELItheICEman on 12/2/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: I bought this at $50 (rather than the usual, double that) because I wanted to use my front audio jacks on my Antec 1200 without the static associated with using on-board sound. I can't speak for the other differences, but I hear zero static now. Excellent.
Cons: Nope
Other Thoughts: Takes a while to install and update the associated software, but once it's done it's all good.
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Model
Brand
Creative
Model
Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Audio core
Audio Chipset
X-Fi
Channels
7.1
Sample Rate
96KHz
Digital Audio
24-bit
SNR
Stereo Output 109dB Front and Rear Channels 109dB Center, Subwoofer and Side Channels 109dB
Ports
Line In
Yes
Line Out
Front/Rear/Center/Subwoofer/Rear Center
SPDIF In
Yes
SPDIF Out
Yes
MIC In
Yes
Spec
Interface
PCI
System Requirements
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Intel Pentium III 1 GHz, AMD 1 GHz processor or faster Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset Available PCI 2.1 slot 256MB RAM 600MB of free hard disk space CD-ROM/CD-RW or CD/DVD-ROM for software installation
Features
Features
Get the speed you need when every second counts Win big with a powerful audio processing engine that boosts real game performance by up to 15% over motherboard audio and still gives you the fullest audio effects possible!
Hear your enemies before they find you 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.
Immerse yourself in a new dimension of sound Bullets whiz past your head. Explosions shake the room. Take reality to the next level with EAX ADVANCED HD sound effects in games.
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.
Restore the details and vibrance to your music and movies 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.
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 PowerDVD software with DTS and Dolby Digital-EX decoding via free download for an unbeatable DVD movie watching experience.
Advanced audio and music creation features A dedicated audio creation mode supports near transparent conversion between any resolutions, digital-matched recording, low-latency ASIO support and more.
Packaging
Package Contents
Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI Card Quick Start Leaflet Installation and Applications CD
Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
1 year limited
Introduction
Boost your desktop's audio performance with a sound card from one of the premier names in computer audio—Creative Labs. The Sound Blaster XtremeGamer sound card is designed to enhance your PC gaming experience and improve your computer's overall performance. The card's X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer will make your game audio more dynamic and realistic while improving both low and high frequencies giving you smoother, cleaner sound.
The card's audio processor, with help from Creative's CMSS-3D technology, is able to remix your stereo audio into surround sound—even through stereo headphones. This is ideal for playing first-person shooters so you can hear your enemies before it's too late. EAX Advanced HD technology further improves game audio tracks providing a more immersive experience.
Music and movies benefit from Creative's audio technology know-how, too. For enjoying your favorite DVDs, the card is THX certified and can handle decoding DTS and Dolby Digital EX duties via a free download of Cyberlink PowerDVD software.
Highlights
X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer The X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer enhances MP3 and movie sound for cleaner, smoother and more audio that is even better than what you would expect from original CDs or DVDs! It even automatically upgrades existing games to Xtreme Fidelity quality.
X-Fi CMSS-3D Intelligent Surround Sound Remixing X-Fi CMSS-3D intelligently upgrades your MP3 music, movies and games to surround sound using your multi-channel speakers.
EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 delivers incredibly realistic gaming audio. Drench yourself in an exceptionally dynamic and sensational gaming world.
Hardware DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX Decoding With DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX decoding, enjoy the latest cinematic technologies for the ultimate Home Theater PC experience!
Reviewed By: on 2/9/2007
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
