MODEL- SB1040EF           VENDOR- CREATIVE LABS
    
FEATURES- Sound Blaster PCI-e X-Fi Xtreme Audio- Retail (English/French)
       Xtreme Fidelity audio and Headphone surround.
       Turn your PC into your home entertainment center!
       Why settle for basic, built-in sound? Your music and movies deserve 
        Xtreme Fidelity. Add the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio sound card 
        to your PC and turn your downloaded music into your own personal 
        concert. Plus watch DVDs or downloaded videos with full cinematic 
        surround sound. 
   Includes PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio sound card,
     Installation CD and Quick Start leaflet.
* Revitalize your downloaded music and movies
   Restore the details and vibrance your music and movies lost during 
   compression. X-Fi technology intelligently enhances the highs and lows 
   so you'll hear it all-crisp cymbal crashes, wailing guitar solos, 
   screeching tires and booming explosions. 
* Surround sound from your stereo music and movies? Yes!
   Expand your stereo music and movies into surround sound. Voices are 
   centered in front of you. Ambient sound appears all around you... just 
   like a live performance. Listen on a pair of desktop speakers or a full 
   5.1 speaker system. 
* Headphone surround that sounds like a room full of speakers
   Slip on your headphones and X-Fi technology moves the sound away from 
   your ears into the space around you. You'll feel like you're sitting in 
   with your favorite band or in the best seat at the movie theater. 
* Enjoy Realistic sound effects in games 
   Bullets whiz past your head. Explosions shake the room. Take your games 
   to the next level with EAX ADVANCED HD sound effects. 
   And if you're using Windows Vista, Creative ALchemy restores surround 
   sound for the same great gaming experience. 
* Experience cinematic surround sound from DVD movies 
   Watch your DVDs in cinematic surround sound with PowerDVD software 
   featuring DTS and Dolby Digital-EX decoding (free download with 
   purchase). 
     
  -- SPECIFICATIONs ----------------------------------
INTERFACE    - PCI-Express slot
TECHNICAL    - Playback             : 24-Bit/96kHz 7.1 
               Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >100dB (20kHz Low-pass filter, 
                                         A-Weighted).
               Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz: 0.007% (20kHz 
                                         Low-pass filter).
               Recording            : 24-bit/96kHz 
CONNECTORS   - Line in/Microphone in (shared 1/8" mini jack) 
               Speaker out (4x 1/8" mini jacks) 
               Optical out (TOSLINK)[Digital Out supports stereo SPDIF out 
                 and pass through of multichannel DVD sound].
               Optical in (TOSLINK) 
               Auxiliary Line level Input (via 4-pin Molex connector) 
               Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header (2x5-pin) 
SOFTWARE     - Includes Creative Audio Console 
                        Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 
                        Get PowerDVD 
                        Creative Volume Panel 
                        Creative SoundFont Bank Manager 
                        Creative Software Autoupdate 
                        Creative Console Launcher 
                        Creative Diagnostics 
                        Creative ALchemy 
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-Express 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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