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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 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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Great sound card!! Works GREAT on win7 x64
Reviewed By: on 12/1/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
Pros: I don't know where to start, this card is just amazing! Especially for the price. I picked it up used off another site, but the egg has a decent price on this and it is 100% worth the full retail price. Creative Software allows a multitude of adjustments, including individual volume adjustment for each speaker, EAX effects, CMSS (varying levels) and a very nice EQ. EQ on this card is better than the one in the $150 2004 era Shelf system I am running off it. PCI-- I only have 2 PCI-E slots and I am reserving those for higher-demand cards such as ATSC tuners or Wireless N. Optical port. For those who do not know, this card DOES have a Toslink optical audio port. The port is shared with the microphone/line in 3.5mm jack on the rear panel. The connection is not a standard Toslink but rather a "mini toslink" Adapters can be had for approximately $4 to attach to your home theater. The design of this optical port allows the card to be low profile to fit into HTPC's
Cons: Creative Software- Yes I listed it as a pro and a con. While the software is very useful to me and does not seem to bog my system down, some users may experience this as has been stated in other reviews. I am running a mid range system (dual 3.0 2 gig ddr2, win7 x64) and am having no problems. Software is definitely "bloatware" weighing in at just over 120 megabytes, but like I said, the amazing adjustability makes it worth it. Only HD audio for front panel- This card only supports HD audio on its front header, and there is no way around it. My case only supports AC 97 (yes, my case is new, it is a current year model from Raidmax) so the "plug sensing" doesnt work(my rear speakers do not mute when I plug in headphones), however it is still possible to use headphones and a mic since the software allows you to mute the rear jacks manually.
Other Thoughts: I listen both on my mid size shelf system (seperate woofers and tweeters) as well as a pair of Sennheiser Cx-300 earbuds, and soon to be a pair of Sennheiser HD201 headphones. Not the highest end as far as equipment goes, but let me tell you, this sound card makes my $20 earbuds sound like my $1000 home theater system. The ability to tweak bass, mids, and treble individually is paramount if you use lower end equipment that may be lacking in one of these areas. Bass on my earbuds is especially impressive, almost sounding like a dedicated subwoofer. I think that this card and the $20 pair of headphones I own outperforms bose on an iPod.
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Works in WIndows 7 and i7
Reviewed By: John R on 12/1/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
Pros: I was worried about Windows 7 64 bit, but it worked right out of the box. I disabled Windows update, and downloaded JUST the driver (Dated June 09). Hooked up the HD header to it, and I've got speakers and headphones working dynamically. Vast sound improvement!
Cons: -They need to include the latest Windows 7 drivers and software in the package. Unsuspecting buyers may install the 'XP' drivers instead. -Documentation could have told me where the header pins were to connect to the front panel. I had to google. -Software/bloatware is junk and may bloat your OS. I don't need yet another auto-updater running in the background.
Other Thoughts: I decided over this one rather that than the $160 PCI-Express, because I might as well use the vacant PCI slot on my stock mobo. This way I can preserve the space on my single-Gpci slot for a fatter dual GPU next time. This is just a thought in space management if you don't have a higher end mobo with multiple more slots. I figure this soundcard plays just as well as the more expensive Xfi. X-Ram is nice on the higher-end, but frankly, performance improvement will be negligible. So, this is a GREAT buy for it's pricepoint at $60 to $70. Save your money for a quicker or 2nd HDD or something. I won't have to upgrade my sound card for a long while. Those with driver issues, please download the latest from the website. Jun 09 - six months...so what? It works! - and even considering they put out Win7 64 bit drivers before the OS was even released in Oct. I didn't install any of the software(bloatware);the drivers are all you need to keep your system running and optimized.
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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
