Auzentech is broadening its assortment of X-Fi sound cards and its latest creation has some interesting angles. First of all it uses the PCI Express interface, which is of course a good thing since the number of PCI slots is diminishing fast. What makes it stand out though is the formfactor, Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1 is low-profile enabling its use in even the smallest of cases. The card is geared toward gamers and audiophiles looking to build a minimalistic system.
Additional information in Auzentech’s press release;
Auzentech Unveils X-Fi™ Forte 7.1 Native PCI Express® Soundcard
X-Fi™ Forte Low-Profile Sound Card announced for Gamers and Audiophiles
Santa Clara, CA — December 2, 2008: Auzentech, Inc. (www.auzentech.com) has unveiled the X-Fi™ Forte PCI-Express® sound card. The Auzen X-Fi™ Forte 7.1 is the first Low Profile native PCI express® audio card that Auzentech has designed especially for gamers and audiophiles. Compared to the X-Fi™ chipset reference design, the Auzen X-Fi™ Forte 7.1 has improved circuitry and components.
“A large percentage of our customers are both gamers and audiophiles,” said Stephane Bae, president of Auzentech, Inc. “Increasingly, they are requesting a low-profile sound card with ‘mind-blowing’ audio playback for music, movies, and games. We created the Auzen X-Fi™ Forte with these customers in mind.”
The Auzen X-Fi™ Forte 7.1 marks the first time the Creative X-Fi™ Native PCI Express® chipset has been available in a low-profile board, as well as the first time it has been available in a a third-party soundcard.
The Auzen X-Fi™ Forte 7.1 soundcard is scheduled for release before the end of December of 2008. The MSRP is planned at $149.99.
Key Features
For images and full specifications, see the product page at http://auzentech.com/site/products/x-fi_forte.php
- Low Profile Audio Card
- Developed around the Creative X-Fi™ Native PCI Express® chipset
- Dolby Digital Live for Windows XP and Vista
- DTS Neo:PC & DTS Interactive for Vista
- Low-profile and standard-profile brackets included
About Auzentech, Inc.
AUZENTECH, Inc. (www.auzentech.com) is a provider of quality consumer electronics products, which is headquartered in San Jose, CA. AUZENTECH developed the World’s first Dolby Digital Live Sound card (HDA X-Mystique 7.1 Gold) and the World’s first DTS Connect Sound Card (HDA X-Mystique 7.1 DTS Connect) and continues to bring the most innovative audio products to the market.
