Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
No-compromise PC audio for gaming.
The Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum - Fatal1ty Champion Series brings ultimate sound and connectivity to power gamers. Endorsed by the world's best known pro gamer, it combines the most powerful sound card available with an I/O Drive module for remote control and convenient connectivity to a wide range of analogue, digital and MIDI devices. Creatives X-Fi chip offloads audio processing from the CPU, accelerating Direct X, OpenAL and EAX 5.0 games and providing realistic cinematic audio without impacting frame rates, with 64MB of X-Ram for fast loading of high-quality sounds. X-Fi CMSS-3D introduces a new era in audio, providing ultra-realistic surround sound over normal stereo headphones for immersive LAN or online gaming. X-Fi, the worlds most powerful audio processor, delivers faster frame rates in games with hardware accelerated DirectX, OpenAL and EAX 5.0. X-Fi CMSS-3D delivers incredible surround sound over stereo headphones and up-mixes audio to 5.1 or 7.1 surround. X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer makes all audio sound better, enhancing games, MP3/WMA, streaming audio and video, TV and radio, DivX and DVD movies. Selectable Gaming, Entertainment and Audio Creation modes dedicate the processor to the task at hand. 64MB of X-Ram for high-speed loading of hi-quality audio and effects. Front mounted I/O Drive unit ensures quick and easy connectivity to external devices.

Technical Specifications

Audio Performance (Rated Output @ 2Vrms, Typical Value) Signal-to-Noise Ratio (20kHz Low-pass filter, AWeighted) 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 Line In / Microphone In / Digital Out* / Digital I/O** (shared 3.5mm FlexiJack) Line level out (Front / Rear / Center / Subwoofer / Rear Center) via 3.50mm mini jacks AUX_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card One AD_Link (26 pin) connector for linking to the X-Fi I/O Console (upgrade option) One AD_EXT connector for linking to the X-Fi I/O Console (Available separately) 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 with 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
*Supports SPDIF Out compressed AC3 signal or PCM for Stereo Digital Speakers ** Supports SPDIF In with Creative Digital I/O Module (sold separately)
System Requirements Genuine Intel Pentium III 1 GHz, AMD 1 GHz processor or faster Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Microsoft Windows Vista 512MB RAM 600MB of free hard disk space Available PCI 2.1 slot for the audio card CD-ROM/CD-RW or CD/DVD-ROM required for software installation Graphics card with DirectX 9 and OpenGL compliant 3D graphics accelerator Internet connection is required to obtain free PowerDVD players with Dolby Digital and DTS decoding Package Contents Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum - Fatal1ty Champion Series PCI Card X-Fi I/O Drive Quick Start Leaflet Remote Control 2x mini MIDI to standard MIDI adapter cables 6.35 mm (1/4-inch) to 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) plug adapter 2x Batteries (AA) Screws for assembly AD_EXT Cable Power Splitter Cable Installation and Applications CD Warranty 2 year limited hardware warranty English German Spanish Part Number 70SB046A02008 EAN Code 5390660141355

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X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series Product Information

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X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series

Features

Get the fastest, most realistic game play & connections for all your audio gear
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. Get the speed you need This powerful audio processing engine boosts real game performance by more than 15% over ordinary motherboard audio. Boost game audio performance even further Free up system memory and improve your audio quality and performance in popular games such as Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Prey, Quake 4, Doom 3 and others that take advantage of X-RAM. Hear your enemies before they find you Slip on your headphones or put your multichannel speakers to work for you with positional audio that's so accurate you can locate enemies by sound. Battle in a realistic 3D soundscape Bullets whiz past your head. Explosions shake the room. EAX ADVANCED HD delivers realistic sound effects that take your gaming experience to the next level. Revitalize your compressed game sounds X-Fi Crystalizer makes gunshots sound crisp and sharp and explosions really boom for the most intense gaming experience yet. Enjoy clearer voice chat Hear the difference Sound Blaster X-Fi makes to your voice communications. Whether you're chatting in game or catching up with distant friends, every voice comes through loud and clear. Make MP3s sound better than CDs X-Fi Crystalizer technology restores the detail and vibrance to your compressed music and movies. All the highs and lows are intelligently enhanced so you'll hear everything in crystal clarity. Turn stereo music and movies into surround sound X-Fi CMSS-3D technology expands your stereo MP3s and digital movies into surround sound over multichannel speakers, stereo speakers or even headphones. Voices are centered in front of you and ambient sounds are moved all around you.
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Enjoy cinematic DVD movie sound Get THX certified surround sound plus PowerDVD software featuring DTS and Dolby Digital -EX decoding for cinematic DVD movie playback (free download with purchase) Control it all from your couch Browse through your music, movies and pictures with the X-Fi wireless remote and Entertainment Center software. Get advanced audio and music creation features Ready to record your latest track? This smart sound card gives you a dedicated audio creation mode plus digital and analog connections for all of your audio gear. You'll get near transparent conversion between any resolutions, digital-matched recording, low-latency ASIO support and more.

Protect Your Investment

Sound Blaster X-Fi products include 1-year parts and labor warranties. By purchasing a Creative Care Protection Plan within the first 90 days of ownership, you can protect your investment by extending the hardware coverage of your product to 2 years from your original purchase date. Visit the Fatal1ty home page to subscribe to the Fatal1ty newsletter! Championship Gaming Series Championship Gaming Series (CGS) is the only worldwide professional video gaming league. Only the best gear is rigorously tested and approved by CGS for the highest level of professional gaming.

Bundled Software

Entertainment Mode Audio Creation Mode Game Mode Mode Switcher Audio Console Creative MediaSource Creative MediaSource DVD-Audio Player DTS Neo:6 Settings Karaoke Player Entertainment Center Smart Recorder SoundFont Bank Manager Speaker Connection Wizard THX Setup Console Vienna SoundFont Studio Volume Panel WaveStudio Console Launcher Creative Media Toolbox

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Creative Diagnostics

Technical Specifications

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 24bit/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 (1/4inch) stereo jack
Minimum System Requirements
Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP (Service Pack 2, x64 or Media Center Edition)

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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

Retail Box 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