Game Blaster

Unleash Your Maximum Gaming Power

Supporting Creative Sound Core3D 7.1 CH HD audio and Broadcom gigabit lan via the bundled ASRock Game Blaster, ASRock motherboard could give the extreme value for serious gamers!

Creative Sound Core3D Audio
•7.1 CH HD Audio, Sample Rate : 192KHz / 24-Bit
• CrystalVoice
• Scout Mode
• EAX1.0 to EAX5.0
• Premium Headset Amplifier (PHA)
• Full Blu-ray Profile 2.0 Audio Decoder Support

Quad Core Audio Processor (DSP) - Improves System Performance
• Independent audio processing capability and zero-waste of CPU utilization
• Capable of both time and frequency domain audio processing
• Advanced modes optimized for hardware acceleration

Scout Mode™ - Hear the enemy before they hear you
Scout Mode™ technology is a proprietary technology that allows you to hear your enemies from further away, giving you a distinct tactical advantage in combat.

Premium Headset Amplifier (PHA)
For serious gamers and enthusiasts who cannot tolerate mediocre audio, PHA (Premium Headset Amplifier) provides wider bandwidth, higher slew rate with lower noise and distortion. It also supports up to 250 Ohm high-end headsets, which delivers crisper audio into the users ears.
Note: PHA is only supported with front audio.

Broadcom Gigabit LAN
• Wirespeed performance increases user performance
• Extremely low power consumption enables environment-friendly designs

Specifications

General
Platform	- Size: 4.3-in x 3.0-in, 11.0 cm x 7.5 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
Chipset	- Creative Sound Core3D quad-core sound and voice processor - Powerful 32-bit 200Mhz QUAD-Processor SIMD DSP - 102dB 24-bit DAC - 101dB 24-bit ADC
Output Features	- Supports Stereo / 2.1 Speakers / 5.1 Surround / 7.1 Surround-EX / Headphones - Front Panel Headphone Out with built-in amplifier (shared with jack 4) - Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - Optical SPDIF Out Port
Input Features	- Line in / MIC in shared with 1/8" mini jack (jack 3) - Microphone in with front audio panel
Audio	- Supports CrystalVoice - Supports Scout Mode - Supports EAX1.0 to EAX5.0 - Supports Full Blu-ray Profile 2.0 Audio Decoder - Supports Premium Headset Amplifier (PHA) - Supports Blu-ray Audio - Supports AES-128 Encryption / Decryption Engine
LAN	- Broadcom BCM57781 - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function (for motherboards with Broadcom LAN) - Supports PXE
Rear Panel I/O	I/O Panel - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 4 x 1/8" mini jacks
Connector	- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x Front panel audio connector
OS	- Microsoft^® Windows^® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit compliant

The specification is subject to change without notice in advance. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.