Serious gaming demands powerful audio performance! The Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series sound card delivers fast, smooth frame rates and the most intense, realistic sound effects in your games. Plus you get unbeatable headphone surround, convenient front panel audio connections and Xtreme Fidelity audio playback for all of your music, movies and games.
Features:
Get the speed you need when every second counts.
Boost audio performance even further in games that support X-RAM.
Hear your enemies before they find you.
Battle in a realistic 3D soundscape.
Revitalize your compressed game sounds.
Make MP3s sound better than CDs.
Turn stereo music and movies into surround sound.
Control it all from your couch.
Specifications:
Technical Specs:
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):
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).
On-Board Connectivity:
Shared Line In / Microphone / Digital Out via 1/8" mini jack.
Line level out (Front / Rear / Center / Subwoofer / Rear Center) via 3x 1/8" mini jacks.
Internal line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector.
X-Fi I/O Console upgrade connection (26 pin).
I/O Drive Connectivity:
Two RCA jacks for coaxial SPDIF input and output.
Two RCA jacks for Auxiliary input.
Two optical connectors for optical SPDIF input and output.
Two mini MIDI female connectors for MIDI input and output.
Headphone output and volume control via 6.35 mm (1/4-inch) stereo jack.
Shared line-level analog Line/Microphone input via 6.35 mm (1/4-inch) stereo jack.
Minimum System Requirements:
Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP (Service Pack 2, x64 or Media Center Edition). 1GHz Intel Pentium III, AMD or equivalent processor. 256MB RAM (512MB for Windows Vista). 600MB of free hard disk space. Available PCI 2.1 slot. CD/DVD-ROM drive. Graphics card with DirectX 9 compliant 3D graphics accelerator.
Package Contents: Sound Blaster X-Fi sound card. X-Fi I/O Drive with screws and cable for installation. Remote control with 2 AA batteries.
2 MIDI adapter cables (mini-to-standard).
1/8-inch to 1/4-inch plug adapter. Power splitter cable. Quick Start leaflet. Installation CD.
Limited Warranty: One year from invoice date with Directron.com. 30-Day money back from receiving date with 15% restocking fee for non-defective returns. No credit or refund after 30 days. Customer is responsible for returning defective products including DOA due to manufacturer unless testing is paid before shipping. (dxy072507)