System Requirements; Basic Requirements - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi User Manual

System Requirements
Basic Requirements
Genuine Intel
Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset
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Microsoft Windows Vista
32-bit with SP1, Windows
Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 or Windows XP
MCE 2004.
256 MB RAM (512 MB for Windows Vista)
600 MB of free hard disk space
Available PCI 2.1 slot for the audio card
Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)
CD-ROM/CD-RW or CD/DVD-ROM required for software installation
Available USB port for the IR Receiver*
Available 5 1/4-inch drive bay for the X-Fi I/O Drive*
Additional Requirements (where applicable)
Gaming
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DirectX 9 and OpenGL
32 MB of texture RAM
DVD-Video
6x or faster DVD-ROM drive
DVD player software such as InterVideo
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PowerDVD (latest version recommended) installed
5.1 or 7.1 speakers for optimal listening experience
High-speed Internet connection to download the latest PowerDVD with
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Dolby digital and DTS
Entertainment Center and Remote Control Usage*
Microsoft Office PowerPoint
presentations wirelessly using the remote control
Audio Creation
256 MB RAM and above is required for loading 24-bit SoundFont banks
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Pentium III 1 GHz, AMD
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64-bit with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista
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XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service
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compliant 3D graphics accelerator with at least
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decoding codec**
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1 GHz processor or faster
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WinDVD
97 or later to control PowerPoint
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or CyberLink