Creative Labs SB0790 PCI Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Card
from: Creative Labs
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Product Description:
Add the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio sound card to your PC and turn your downloaded music into your own personal concert. Watch DVDs or downloaded videos with full cinematic surround sound. 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. 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. Put 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.Connectivity -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)System Requirements -Microsoft 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, Internet connection to update PowerDVD software
Add the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio sound card to your PC and turn your downloaded music into your own personal concert. Watch DVDs or downloaded videos with full cinematic surround sound. 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. 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. Put 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.Connectivity -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)System Requirements -Microsoft 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, Internet connection to update PowerDVD software
Features:
- Device Type - Sound card
- Interface Type - External
- Localization - English
- Signal Processor/Chipset Vendor - Intel, AMD
- Sound Output Mode - Multi channel
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- This Card Gets a Bum Rap
While Creative pulled a underhanded move with the naming of this card (X-Fi is a misnomer), this is a great card IF you know what you are getting.
There are two reasons to hate this card: Crappy drivers and gaming performance. As for the drivers, Creative is notoriously slack. However, I am running this card on Windows 7 with zero issues (use Creative's Win7 driver at their site, not the included disc). As for gaming performance, buy a different card! The internet has made smarter shoppers ... Read More
Rating: 
- I wasted two days of my life trying make this piece of junk work
First of all,I'm not new to hardware installation.I have built my own systems since the early Pentium II's.This is to get the Creative fanboys off my back.
I built my system two years ago.Core 2 Duo E6600,BFG 680i SLI Mobo,2GB OCZ ram,Barracuda HD,BFG GTS 8800 VC,etc.I build my systems for gaming.
Up until now,I've used the onboard sound,but I finally decided to buy a pair of headphones and soundcard.I let the salesman talk me into the Soundblaster X-FI Extreme Audio Card.I ... Read More
Rating: 
- X-Fi Xtreme Audio sound card it's GREAT for Music
Bought the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio sound card for music and to complement my new Boston MM226 speaker system. It made a Great Sounding speakers system sound even better. Strong software package. I'm impressed with the 24bit Crystalizer: Restore the details and vibrance your music and movies lost during compression. X-Fi technology intelligently enhances the highs and lows. I'm satisfied with this purchase and would recommend for anyone looking for a solid music card.
Rating: - Inexpensive and works well
I needed an inexpensive PCI (not PCI-X) audio card with well supported linux drivers.This one was fine.Ubuntu 8.10 automatically recognized and installed the right drivers on reboot after physically putting the card in the slot.
Rating: - The new one is Vista Compatible
I have the new SB soundcard with the exact same part number as the one sold here.I purchased it from Dell for approximately the same price.I notice the box on mine has a Vista sticker about 3 inches high on the upper right corner of the box, whereas the box pictured here does not.Amazon, you need to upgrade the picture.Anyway, my card works correctly with all included drivers and software and does a beautiful job of correctly using all the X-Fi modes to enhance sounds, including Crystalizer, ... Read More
- This Card Gets a Bum RapWhile Creative pulled a underhanded move with the naming of this card (X-Fi is a misnomer), this is a great card IF you know what you are getting.
There are two reasons to hate this card: Crappy drivers and gaming performance. As for the drivers, Creative is notoriously slack. However, I am running this card on Windows 7 with zero issues (use Creative's Win7 driver at their site, not the included disc). As for gaming performance, buy a different card! The internet has made smarter shoppers ... Read More
- I wasted two days of my life trying make this piece of junk workFirst of all,I'm not new to hardware installation.I have built my own systems since the early Pentium II's.This is to get the Creative fanboys off my back.
I built my system two years ago.Core 2 Duo E6600,BFG 680i SLI Mobo,2GB OCZ ram,Barracuda HD,BFG GTS 8800 VC,etc.I build my systems for gaming.
Up until now,I've used the onboard sound,but I finally decided to buy a pair of headphones and soundcard.I let the salesman talk me into the Soundblaster X-FI Extreme Audio Card.I ... Read More
- X-Fi Xtreme Audio sound card it's GREAT for MusicBought the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio sound card for music and to complement my new Boston MM226 speaker system. It made a Great Sounding speakers system sound even better. Strong software package. I'm impressed with the 24bit Crystalizer: Restore the details and vibrance your music and movies lost during compression. X-Fi technology intelligently enhances the highs and lows. I'm satisfied with this purchase and would recommend for anyone looking for a solid music card.
- Inexpensive and works wellI needed an inexpensive PCI (not PCI-X) audio card with well supported linux drivers.This one was fine.Ubuntu 8.10 automatically recognized and installed the right drivers on reboot after physically putting the card in the slot.
- The new one is Vista CompatibleI have the new SB soundcard with the exact same part number as the one sold here.I purchased it from Dell for approximately the same price.I notice the box on mine has a Vista sticker about 3 inches high on the upper right corner of the box, whereas the box pictured here does not.Amazon, you need to upgrade the picture.Anyway, my card works correctly with all included drivers and software and does a beautiful job of correctly using all the X-Fi modes to enhance sounds, including Crystalizer, ... Read More
