Creative Labs
Creative High-performance PCI-e Gaming and Entertainment Sound Card and DAC (251496)
- SKU:
- 18029454
- MPN:
- 251496
- Availability:
- Usually ships the same or next business day.
- Shipping:
- Calculated at Checkout
- Stock Update:
- 12/12/2025 07:10:37 PM PST
- Stock Update:
- 12/12/2025 07:10:37 PM PST
Description
This item is brand-new, factory sealed.
The Sound Blaster Z SE is the Special Edition of the best-selling OG, Sound Blaster Z, and comes with updated features designed for effortless audio enjoyment! Not only does it feature the same high-quality audio specifications that have made its predecessor a long-time best-selling model, it has also been further boosted with gaming acoustic profiles and microphone EQ presets, all aimed to enhance your gaming and entertainment needs.
For Games:
Get started instantly with our Gaming Profiles that have been optimized for the hottest games like PUBG and Fortnite, or tweak the EQ settings further to make the profile truly yours.
For Voice Chat
Choose from our list of pre-tuned Microphone EQs that compensates for your preferred headset's built-in mic so you sound more natural and clearer while communicating.
It's all meticulously engineered so you can get to the fun part right away!
Audio | Pristine Audio Clarity
Don't let your PC's onboard audio dilute your audio enjoyment! With a signal-to-noise (SNR) of 116 dB that is 35.4 times better than your default audio, Sound Blaster Z SE delivers pristine audio clarity that is nothing short of impressive. It is also capable of delivering pure and unprocessed audio via Stereo Direct at an amazing bit rate of up to 24-bit / 192 kHz for high-definition audio quality.
Sound Core3D™ Audio Processor
The multi-core Sound Core3D™ audio processor is designed to deliver high-quality, pristine audio without overstressing your primary CPU.
This improves your overall PC performance, resulting in drastically superior audio and voice quality, and contributes to an overall enhanced acoustics performance.
Advanced Entertainment Audio
With Sound Blaster Z SE's gold-plated connectors, speaker optimization technology, and digital content encoding capability, you can be assured of only the best digital audio possible. Plus, the sound card supports Audio Stream Input / Output (ASIO) to provide you with low-latency and high-fidelity audio, even for your recordings!
Bring Out the Best in Your Gaming Headset
Complementing your gaming headset with a high-performance headphone amplifier brings out the best of the headset, and helps it maximize its performance. Our Sound Blaster Z SE comes featured with a headphone amplifier that easily drives studio-grade headphones of up to 600?.
For the end users, this means that you can bring out the best in your gaming headset, for the ultimate headphones experience.
Package Contents:
- High-performance PCI-e Gaming and Entertainment Sound Card and DAC
- Quick Start Leaflet
- Warranty Leaflet
Features
- High-performance PCI-e Gaming and Entertainment Sound Card and DAC
- Quick Start Leaflet
- Warranty Leaflet
Country of Origin:
China
Specs
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Form Factor | Internal |
| Warranty | |
| Limited Warranty | 1 Year |
| Interfaces/Ports | |
| S/PDIF In | Yes |
| Number of Headphone Ports | 1 |
| Number of Microphone Ports | 1 |
| S/PDIF Out | Yes |
| Number of Audio Line Out | 3 |
| General Information | |
| Brand Name | Creative |
| Manufacturer Website Address | http://www.creative.com |
| Marketing Information | The Sound Blaster Z SE is the Special Edition of the best-selling OG, Sound Blaster Z, and comes with updated features designed for effortless audio enjoyment! Not only does it feature the same high-quality audio specifications that have made its predecessor a long-time best-selling model, it has also been further boosted with gaming acoustic profiles and microphone EQ presets, all aimed to enhance your gaming and entertainment needs. For Games: Get started instantly with our Gaming Profiles that have been optimized for the hottest games like PUBG and Fortnite, or tweak the EQ settings further to make the profile truly yours. For Voice Chat Choose from our list of pre-tuned Microphone EQs that compensates for your preferred headset's built-in mic so you sound more natural and clearer while communicating. It's all meticulously engineered so you can get to the fun part right away! Audio | Pristine Audio Clarity Don't let your PC's onboard audio dilute your audio enjoyment! With a signal-to-noise (SNR) of 116 dB that is 35.4 times better than your default audio, Sound Blaster Z SE delivers pristine audio clarity that is nothing short of impressive. It is also capable of delivering pure and unprocessed audio via Stereo Direct at an amazing bit rate of up to 24-bit / 192 kHz for high-definition audio quality. Sound Core3D™ Audio Processor The multi-core Sound Core3D™ audio processor is designed to deliver high-quality, pristine audio without overstressing your primary CPU. This improves your overall PC performance, resulting in drastically superior audio and voice quality, and contributes to an overall enhanced acoustics performance. Advanced Entertainment Audio With Sound Blaster Z SE's gold-plated connectors, speaker optimization technology, and digital content encoding capability, you can be assured of only the best digital audio possible. Plus, the sound card supports Audio Stream Input / Output (ASIO) to provide you with low-latency and high-fidelity audio, even for your recordings! Bring Out the Best in Your Gaming Headset Complementing your gaming headset with a high-performance headphone amplifier brings out the best of the headset, and helps it maximize its performance. Our Sound Blaster Z SE comes featured with a headphone amplifier that easily drives studio-grade headphones of up to 600Ω. For the end users, this means that you can bring out the best in your gaming headset, for the ultimate headphones experience. More from the Manufacturer |
| Product Type | Sound Board |
| Product Name | High-performance PCI-e Gaming and Entertainment Sound Card and DAC |
| Manufacturer | Creative Technology, Ltd |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 70SB150000004 |
| Product Line | Sound Blaster Z SE |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 |
| Technical Information | |
| DAC Data Width | 24 bit |
| Host Interface | PCI Express x1 |
| Audio Processor Manufacturer | Creative |
| Audio Processor Model | Sound Core3D |
| Maximum Playback Sampling Rate | 3 Byte 192 kHz |
| Sound Channels | 5.1 |
| Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) | 116 dB |
Warranty Information
