Features

Intense audio for your games, music and movies

- EAX 5.0 sound effects and 3D positional audio for total game immersion
- Precise and detailed surround sound - even with normal headphones
- Hardware acceleration that boosts gaming performance
- Restore the details and vibrance to your MP3s
- Works with PCI Express equipped PCs

Chosen by professional gamers, the PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium sound card delivers the ultimate PC gaming audio experience. You'll hear realistic EAX 5 sound effects and 3D positional audio so accurate you can locate enemies by mere sound alone - even over ordinary headphones. Plus, get unbeatable performance in your games with hardware accelerated audio.
   
Realistic EAX 5.0 sound effects
Hear crackling gunfire and earth-shattering explosions. EAX 5.0 delivers realistic sound effects that will engage you in long hours of gameplay.
   
EAX and 3D audio restoration for Windows Vista
Using Windows Vista? Creative ALchemy restores the surround sound effect for the same great gaming experience as on Windows XP.

Hardware accelerated performance

- Get unbeatable performance with hardware accelerated audio that blows motherboard audio away.

Clearer voice chats

- Plug in your headset or microphone and hear the difference immediately. With high-quality input and hardware audio processing, your team-mates will definitely hear you loud and clear.
   
Boost your audio game performance
Designed for gameplay with ultra-realistic EAX 5.0 sound effects, accelerated performance and a dedicated game mode.
   
Dolby Digital Live
Connects to your home theater system through a single digital cable (available separately) for compelling 5.1 surround sound.
   
Windows Vista compatibility
Certified UAA compliant for maximum Windows Vista compatibility.
Perfect for music, movies and recording
   
Revitalize downloaded music and movies
Make all your music sound better with Xtreme Fidelity audio technology which restores the detail and clarity to compressed music files like MP3s.
   
Cinematic surround sound from DVD movies
Enjoy cinematic DVD movie experiences with PowerDVD software featuring DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX decoding. (Requires download via Internet connection).
   
Enjoy low-latency ASIO recording
Record your own music now. The PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium has fantastic inputs and low-latency ASIO drivers for great music recording.

Connectivity   
Rear Connections
Connect your favorite audio equipment easily.

Specifications:

24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs:     96kHz sample rate
24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources:     96kHz to analog 7.1 speaker output
24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources:     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:     16bit/44.1kHz,16-bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoring
Enhanced SoundFont support:     Up to 24-bit resolution
Connectivity
Line in / Microphone In:     Shared 1/8” mini jack
Speaker Out:     4x 1/8” mini jacks
Optical Out:     TOSLINK1
Optical In:     TOSLINK
Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header:     2x 5-pin

1 Optical Out supports stereo SPDIF out, multichannel out via Dolby Digital Live, and pass through of multichannel DVD sound

Speaker Support

- Stereo/2.1 Speakers
- 4/4.1 Speakers
- 5.1 Speakers
- 7.1 Speakers
- Headphones

Bus Connection

- PCI Express 1x

Requirements

- Microsoft Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 or Windows XP (x64, Service Pack 2 or Media Center Edition 2004)
- Intel Pentium 4 AMD Athlon or equivalent processor, 1.6 GHz or faster
- 256MB RAM (512MB for Windows Vista)
- 600MB of free hard disk space
- Available PCI Express (x1, x4, x8 or x16) slot
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
- Internet connection to download free PowerDVD software

Package Contents

- PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium sound card
- Quick Start leaflet
- Installation CD containing:
           Drivers for Windows
           Creative software suite
           User's Guide

Software

- Mode Switcher (to switch between Audio Creation, Entertainment and Game mode)
- Audio Console
- Creative MediaSource
- Smart Recorder
- SoundFont Bank Manager
- Speaker Connection Wizard
- THX Setup Console
- Volume Panel
- WaveStudio
- Console Launcher
- Creative Diagnostics
- Get PowerDVD (Internet Download)