Features The Upgrade Solution for Basic Motherboard Audio to High Quality 24-bit, 7.1 Audio Delivering audio quality of up to 24-bit / 96kHz, 100dB SNR clarity and 7.1 surround sound, Sound Blaster Audigy Value is the ideal upgrade to high quality audio from basic motherboard audio. MUSIC Music Recording & Playback with EAX Music Enhancement Organise and play WAV, CD, MP3 files with Creative MediaSource player. Create your own MP3 or WMA music collections. Features like CMSS 3D1, Bass Boost1, Graphics Equalizer1 and Audio Cleanup will enhance your music experience greatly. MOVIES Cinematic Surround Sound in Movies Enjoy captivating 7.1 multi-channel surround sound with CMSS 3D1. CMSS 3D1 works with any software DVD player supporting Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES decoding for a cinematic movie experience. GAMES Realistic EAX® ADVANCED HD2 Effects Only Sound Blaster Audigy series of sound cards support EAX ADVANCED HD2 to reproduce the acoustic characteristics of gaming environments to give you that winning edge. 7.1 Surround Sound3 with 3D Games Sound Blaster Audigy Value accurately delivers 3D Positional Audio in DirectSound 3D1 games in 7.1 so you know the exact location of your enemy. 1 Supported in Windows XP only. 2 Supported in Windows Vista™ via OpenAL. 3 6.1 Supported in Windows XP only. Specifications High Definition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording • 64 audio channel playback with independent sample rates • 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 5.1 speaker output • 16-bit and 24-bit recording with sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz • SPDIF1 output up to 24-bit resolution at selectable sampling rate of 44.1, 48 and 96kHz 1 SPDIF pass through is supported on Windows XP and Vista 32-bit only. Software • Creative MediaSource Go! • Creative MediaSource Go! Launcher • Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer • Creative Device Control • Creative Surround Mixer • Creative EAX Console • Creative WaveStudio • Creative Speaker Settings • Creative Graphic Equalizer1 • Creative Diagnostics • Creative Smart Recorder 1 Supported in Windows XP only. Requirements Minimum System Requirements Windows XP: • Intel® Pentium® III, Celeron 1GHz or equivalent AMD processor or faster • Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset • Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4 or Windows® XP SP2 • 128 MB RAM and 600 MB of free hard disk space • Available PCI 2.1 or higher compliant slot for the audio card • CD-ROM/CD-RW drive or DVD-ROM drive installed Support for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition • Requires a 64-bit processor - either Intel Pentium 4 with EM64T or AMD Athlon™ 64 processor Windows Vista™: • Genuine Intel® Pentium® III 1 GHz, AMD® 1 GHz processor or faster • Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset • Microsoft Windows Vista™ 32-bit or 64-bit • 512MB RAM • 600MB of free hard disk space • Available PCI 2.1 compliant slot (PCI 2.2 and 2.3 also supported) • Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately) • CD-ROM drive installed Recommended for Games, DVD Movies and Internet Radio • Games: Genuine Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon 1.4GHz or faster processor recommended. At least 256 MB RAM, Hard Disk : 4GB free space (Disk Type : ATA-100, 7200rpm), a 3D graphics accelerator with at least 32 MB of texture RAM Note : Other applications, especially games, may have higher system requirements. Refer to the applications' documentation for details. Package Contents • Sound Blaster Audigy Value card • Quick Start Guide Leaflet • User's Guide on CD • Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Value Drivers • Creative Software Suite .