Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 24-bit PCI Sound Card

[Pardus]

Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 24-bit PCI Sound Card

$49.49 shipped - link

Specification

* Mfr Part Number: 30SB079200000
* Features:
o Revitalize your downloaded music and movies
o Surround sound from your stereo music and movies Yes!
o Headphone surround that sounds like a room full of speakers
o Enjoy the ultimate PC movie experience
* Playback: 24-bit/96kHz 7.1
* Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >108dB (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted)
* Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz: 0.006% (20kHz Low-pass filter)
* Recording: 24-bit/96kHz
* X-Fi Technology: X-Fi Crystalizer; X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual; X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone
* Connectivity:
o Speaker and Headphone connections for stereo to 7.1 (Line Out via three 3.5mm mini jacks)
o Line In/ Microphone In/ Digital Out/ Digital I/O (shared 3.5mm FlexiJack)
o Auxiliary Line level Input (via 4-pin Molex connector)
o Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header (2x 5pin)
* Minimum System Requirements:
o Microsoft Windows Vista (Drivers available at us.creative.com) or Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2, x64 Edition or Media Center Edition)
o Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz, AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor or equivalent
o Available PCI 2.1 slot
o 256MB RAM
o 600MB of free hard disk space
o CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
o Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)
o Internet connection to download PowerDVD software
* Package: Bulk

 

[chizow]

Not to thread crap, as you post a lot of good deals and I appreciate it for sure. Just wanted to throw this out there early to avoid any potential confusion. This card does NOT have the EMU20k1 chip found on the rest of the X-Fi line and is more or less a software audio solution. If you're looking for true hardware acceleration and the EAX 5.0 features of the X-Fi, you're much better off going with an X-Fi XtremeGamer or XtremeMusic for a little bit more.

Edit: I didn't down rate the thread either lol!

 

[Pardus]

chizow, all comments are welcomed. didn't know this myself. thanks for the update.

 

[ZoNtO]

Originally posted by: chizow
Not to thread crap, as you post a lot of good deals and I appreciate it for sure. Just wanted to throw this out there early to avoid any potential confusion. This card does NOT have the EMU20k1 chip found on the rest of the X-Fi line and is more or less a software audio solution. If you're looking for true hardware acceleration and the EAX 5.0 features of the X-Fi, you're much better off going with an X-Fi XtremeGamer or XtremeMusic for a little bit more.

Edit: I didn't down rate the thread either lol!

x2, they have a specific driver for these and on the normal x-fi's it says "Do NOT install on the X-fi Xtreme Audio"

 

[shingletingle]

There needs to be a deal on the X-Fi XtremeGamer (the low profile one) because that is the one that has the front audio connectors.

 

[jlin101]

ExtremeGamer is essentially the same card as the discontinued ExtremeMusic, which you MAY be able to find for around $50 for an OEM. ExtremeAudio is a totally different chip that is not worth getting, if you plan on gaming.

 

[shingletingle]

Originally posted by: jlin101
ExtremeGamer is essentially the same card as the discontinued ExtremeMusic, which you MAY be able to find for around $50 for an OEM. ExtremeAudio is a totally different chip that is not worth getting, if you plan on gaming.

Thanks but that was already discussed in the first few posts of the thread.