MODEL- SB046A             VENDOR- CREATIVE LABS
    
FEATURES- Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fata1ty Professional Seris
       Xtreme Fidelity audio, Accelerated gaming performance, X-RAM and 
        Headphone surround.
       Get the fastest performance and the most intense, realistic audio in 
        your games!
       Designed specifically for gamers, the Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 
        Fatal1ty Professional Series sound card delivers the fastest audio 
        performance and the most intense, realistic sound in all your 
        games. Plus it features X-RAM for an even bigger quality and 
        performance boost in games with X-RAM support. It's Sound 
        Blaster...on steroids! 
    Includes Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI Card, Quick Start Leaflet, Installation 
      and Applications CD containing (Drivers for Windows XP, Creative 
      Software Suite, User's Guide).
* 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! 
* Boost audio performance even further in games that support X-RAM 
   Free up system memory and improve overall gaming audio quality and 
   performance in game titles like Battlefield 2, Prey, Quake 4, Doom 3 and 
   others that take advantage of X-RAM. 
* 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'll swear you're 
   in a room full of speakers. Multichannel speakers are even better with 
   audio cues that are so accurate you can actually locate enemies by 
   sound. 
* 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 highs and bone-crushing lows 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 DTS and Dolby Digital-EX decoding 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. 
     
  -- SPECIFICATIONs ----------------------------------
INTERFACE    - PCI 32-bit bus-mastering
TECHNICAL    - 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.
               64MB of X-RAM
AUDIO PERFORMANCE- (Rated Output @ 2Vrms, Typical Value)    
               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).
CONNECTORS   - Speaker and Headphone connections for stereo to 7.1 (Line 
                 Out via three 3.5mm mini jacks).
               Line In/Microphone In/Digital Out/Digital I/O (shared 3.5mm 
                 FlexiJack).
               Auxiliary Line level Input (via 4-pin Molex connector) 
               Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header (2x5pin) 
REQUIREMENTS - Windows XP (Service Pack 2, x64 Edition or Media Center 
                 Edition).
               Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz, AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor or 
                 equivalent.
               Available PCI 2.1 slot 
               256MB RAM 
               600MB of free hard disk space 
               CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive 
               Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately) 
               Internet connection to download PowerDVD software 
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