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product_id: 504459502
title: "Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Pure Edition SABRE32 Ultra-Class 32-bit/384kHz PCI-e Gaming Sound Card and DAC with Dolby Digital and DTS, Xamp Discrete Headphone Bi-amp, 122dB SNR, RGB LED Strips"
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# 16.8M RGB LED customization Xamp Bi-amp headphone power 122dB SNR ultra-clear audio Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Pure Edition SABRE32 Ultra-Class 32-bit/384kHz PCI-e Gaming Sound Card and DAC with Dolby Digital and DTS, Xamp Discrete Headphone Bi-amp, 122dB SNR, RGB LED Strips

**Brand:** creative
**Price:** € 334.17
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎮 Elevate your rig with sound and style that commands attention!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Pure Edition SABRE32 Ultra-Class 32-bit/384kHz PCI-e Gaming Sound Card and DAC with Dolby Digital and DTS, Xamp Discrete Headphone Bi-amp, 122dB SNR, RGB LED Strips by creative
- **How much does it cost?** € 334.17 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- creative enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted creative brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **RGB Your Battle Station:** White finish with 4 RGB LED strips and 16.8 million colors to create a personalized light show synced to your setup.
- • **Hi-Res SABRE32 Ultra-Class DAC:** 32-bit/384kHz playback with ultra-low distortion ensures pristine, audiophile-grade sound.
- • **Custom Xamp Bi-Amplifier Technology:** Individually powers each headphone driver up to 600Ω for studio-grade clarity and punch.
- • **Immersive Dolby Digital & DTS Support:** Experience true 5.1 discrete & 7.1 virtual surround sound for next-level gaming and cinematic audio.
- • **Advanced Sound Blaster Command Software:** Fully customizable audio profiles with bass boost, vocal clarity, and surround virtualization to dominate your soundscape.

## Overview

The Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Pure Edition is a premium PCI-e internal sound card featuring a SABRE32 ultra-class 32-bit/384kHz DAC, Dolby Digital and DTS support, and a custom Xamp discrete headphone bi-amp capable of driving high-impedance headphones. Its pristine 122dB SNR audio quality is complemented by fully customizable RGB LED lighting and advanced Sound Blaster Command software, making it the ultimate upgrade for gamers and audiophiles seeking immersive, studio-grade sound and eye-catching aesthetics.

## Description

Buy Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Pure Edition SABRE32 Ultra-Class 32-bit/384kHz PCI-e Gaming Sound Card and DAC with Dolby Digital and DTS, Xamp Discrete Headphone Bi-amp, 122dB SNR, RGB LED Strips: Internal Sound Cards - desertcart.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

Review: Review for the AE-5 Plus Pure (White Edition) Sound Card - I have usually run an internal Sound Card on my P.C.s, as they were ALWAYS better than the onboard Motherboard outputs, and today is no exception. In the past, I have stayed away from Creative due to their "bloated" drivers, but decided to try the AE-5 Plus on a new rig I built. Despite the 130 Mb download for the AE-5 drivers, (really?), the fundamentals of this Sound card are really good. I am sure the AE-7 and AE-9 sound better, but I am actually pretty impressed with the AE-5 plus. I streamed some High Fidelity FLAC videos off of YouTube, (Classical Music), and the sound resolution is very impressive. You can hear the individual instruments on the sound stage with great clarity, and better than some other sound cards I have used in the past. For my desktop, I am running these through the Klipsch 2.1 speakers, or my Sennheiser headphones. There is enough power output on the speaker output to power up my headphones, so I have not used the dedicated headphone output yet. In gaming, I am getting nice directional sound, and excellent clarity. There seems to be very little if any audible distortion. I know the current thinking is to have your DAC outside the computer, using a USB connection, but I am sticking with an internal PCIe sound card for now. No, it is not my Cambridge Audio amplifier good, but for my computer, the AE-5 plus seems pretty great thus far. I do not regret this purchase, even with bloated drivers. It is WAY better than any motherboard sound I have experienced, and I have had a few of those. No, I did not hook up the auxillary RGB lighting strips, but the lit AE-5 Plus on the Sound Card looks nice. You if really like to listen seriously to your music collection running WAV. files on your computer, or you like a more realistic sound in gaming, the Creative AE-5 plus is a good choice. Just make sure you have decent speakers to take advantage of the clarity. It has to work as a system. Glad I made this purchase.
Review: Great sound for my needs - Since I had my first computer always the reference in sound was Sound Blaster, even the most basic Creative’s card used to be far better than the integrated sound on motherboards. My first card was a PCI 128, then in new builds I had an Audigy SE, next bought a refurbished X-fi Titanium (the normal one) which after more than 13 years of service, I decided to replace when I noticed that my not-so-cheap dongle DAC had better sound quality. After reading a lot and watching my budget, I decided to go for the Sound BlasterX AE-5, which had similar SNR than my dongle DAC. Once I got the card installed in my system, I clearly noticed the big difference in sound, even better than my dongle DAC. One thing I didn’t understand was that it couldn’t go beyond 96KHz, until I learned a new term: “Direct Mode”. Then I realised that this mode goes up to 32bit 384KHz, but without the 5.1. I think I’m ok whit that. I don’t play games so much, but I like experimenting the effects of this cards in my games. I know there are other alternatives if you want good sound mainly for listening to music, but “Creative” and “Sound Blaster” are planted in my brain because was de best option in sound since my first PC builds. For me, this card (AE-5 Plus) sounds great for music, and this has shown to me the true power of Crystalizer effect that comes with Creative sound cards, which gives more life to compressed music. This card is not for music production, it’s for gaming, listening music and home cinema (or DVD/Blu-ray concerts in 5.1). Now I feel my speakers need to be replaced for some better option, because this sound card can give more in terms of sound quality.

## Features

- SUPPORTS DOLBY DIGITAL AND DTS – Now with support for Dolby Digital Live and DTS Encoding for even more delivery options to your external audio devices! The AE-5 Plus Pure Edition also supports 5.1 discrete and 7.1 virtual surround, as well as Sound Blaster’s Surround Virtualization technology
- RGB YOUR GAMING RIG – The AE-5 Plus Pure Edition stands out with its beautiful white finish, and has customizable RGB LEDs on its body; it also comes with four RGB LED strips for you to go full on decorating your r/battlestations worthy rig. Enjoy a symphony of lights and sound with 16.8 million colors in different patterns to choose from, all via the Sound Blaster Command software for PC
- POWERFUL DISCRETE HEADPHONE AMP – Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Pure Edition features Xamp, our custom-designed discrete headphone amp that utilizes bi-amplification technology to power each earcup individually with 1Ω output impedance and drives studio-grade headphones of up to 600Ω, including high-end planar-magnetic headphones
- PRISTINE AUDIO QUALITY – Featuring the SABRE32 ultra-class PCI-e DAC to deliver up to 32-bit / 384 kHz playback with a 122 dB DNR, ultra-low distortion and jitter, the AE-5 Plus Pure Edition is more than capable of hi-res audio for games, music, and movies; put simply, for discerning audio lovers of any kind, the AE-5 Plus Pure Edition is set to blow past your expectations with pristine audio and powerful performance
- INDUSTRY-LEADING AUDIO PROCESSING – The Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Pure Edition rides on Sound Blaster’s long legacy of audio processing and enhancements, available through the Sound Blaster Command software and featuring fully customizable audio processing technologies to deliver clearer vocals, accurate cues, and bass boost

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B087M6F7MH |
| Best Sellers Rank | #9 in Computer Internal Sound Cards |
| Brand | Creative |
| Color | White |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (300) |
| Date First Available | April 22, 2020 |
| Hardware Platform | Headphone, Personal Computer |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.71 x 0.79 x 5.04 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.21 pounds |
| Item model number | SB1740 |
| Manufacturer | CREATIVE |
| Product Dimensions | 5.71 x 0.79 x 5.04 inches |
| Series | ae-5 |

## Product Details

- **Audio Output Mode:** Surround
- **Brand:** Creative
- **Compatible Devices:** Headphone
- **Hardware Interface:** PCI Express x1
- **Platform:** Windows 7, Windows 8

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does the led on the card itself work without the molex connector? i'm not interested in attaching the led strip.**
A: To not use the MOLEX connection is ONLY Use the PCI BUS for powering your plug-ins. BUY another Card if you will not use the MOLEX Power hookup. As It will give BETTER, more dependable power to your accessories.! At no RISK to your Motherboard.!

**Q: If I hook up an astro mixamp (with headphones) to the fiber-optic port, am I losing the benefits of this card? Or will it pass through the amp?**
A: yes and no. you will still benefit from the digital side of the audio processing but the optical bypasses any amplification. whatever you connect the optical to will have to handle that.

**Q: This or the zxr? that is only $20 more but 5 year old tech. i use the logitech z906 speakers and no headphones**
A: i don't know, do you listen to 24bit audio, like blu rays and youtube and high-res music from hdtracks, or 32bit audio?  If 24bit, you might be best off then with the ZxR, on the other hand I'd say the AE-5 is a safer bet, because of the surely nicer headphone amp inside can be properly used with many more headphones...,  but then again your using speakers and might have an external headphone amp..,  Hard to say.

**Q: Anyone know how this would couple with the game one or game zero headsets???**
A: I have the game one headset and it sounds great. I wish the headphone ohm setting had a 50 ohm selection, but I can't go over half volume in Windows at the 32ohm setting so it pushes plenty of power. I had the sound blaster zx before this and this card sounds better.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review for the AE-5 Plus Pure (White Edition) Sound Card
*by A***E on September 2, 2024*

I have usually run an internal Sound Card on my P.C.s, as they were ALWAYS better than the onboard Motherboard outputs, and today is no exception. In the past, I have stayed away from Creative due to their "bloated" drivers, but decided to try the AE-5 Plus on a new rig I built. Despite the 130 Mb download for the AE-5 drivers, (really?), the fundamentals of this Sound card are really good. I am sure the AE-7 and AE-9 sound better, but I am actually pretty impressed with the AE-5 plus. I streamed some High Fidelity FLAC videos off of YouTube, (Classical Music), and the sound resolution is very impressive. You can hear the individual instruments on the sound stage with great clarity, and better than some other sound cards I have used in the past. For my desktop, I am running these through the Klipsch 2.1 speakers, or my Sennheiser headphones. There is enough power output on the speaker output to power up my headphones, so I have not used the dedicated headphone output yet. In gaming, I am getting nice directional sound, and excellent clarity. There seems to be very little if any audible distortion. I know the current thinking is to have your DAC outside the computer, using a USB connection, but I am sticking with an internal PCIe sound card for now. No, it is not my Cambridge Audio amplifier good, but for my computer, the AE-5 plus seems pretty great thus far. I do not regret this purchase, even with bloated drivers. It is WAY better than any motherboard sound I have experienced, and I have had a few of those. No, I did not hook up the auxillary RGB lighting strips, but the lit AE-5 Plus on the Sound Card looks nice. You if really like to listen seriously to your music collection running WAV. files on your computer, or you like a more realistic sound in gaming, the Creative AE-5 plus is a good choice. Just make sure you have decent speakers to take advantage of the clarity. It has to work as a system. Glad I made this purchase.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great sound for my needs
*by J***S on February 7, 2024*

Since I had my first computer always the reference in sound was Sound Blaster, even the most basic Creative’s card used to be far better than the integrated sound on motherboards. My first card was a PCI 128, then in new builds I had an Audigy SE, next bought a refurbished X-fi Titanium (the normal one) which after more than 13 years of service, I decided to replace when I noticed that my not-so-cheap dongle DAC had better sound quality. After reading a lot and watching my budget, I decided to go for the Sound BlasterX AE-5, which had similar SNR than my dongle DAC. Once I got the card installed in my system, I clearly noticed the big difference in sound, even better than my dongle DAC. One thing I didn’t understand was that it couldn’t go beyond 96KHz, until I learned a new term: “Direct Mode”. Then I realised that this mode goes up to 32bit 384KHz, but without the 5.1. I think I’m ok whit that. I don’t play games so much, but I like experimenting the effects of this cards in my games. I know there are other alternatives if you want good sound mainly for listening to music, but “Creative” and “Sound Blaster” are planted in my brain because was de best option in sound since my first PC builds. For me, this card (AE-5 Plus) sounds great for music, and this has shown to me the true power of Crystalizer effect that comes with Creative sound cards, which gives more life to compressed music. This card is not for music production, it’s for gaming, listening music and home cinema (or DVD/Blu-ray concerts in 5.1). Now I feel my speakers need to be replaced for some better option, because this sound card can give more in terms of sound quality.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worth the investment
*by C***H on December 11, 2025*

Amazing surround sound performance. Optical audio cable fits a bit loosely, which is why I knocked off a star. Very easy to setup. Includes LED strips which I didnt use but are nice to add. Im most surprised with how attractive the card looks in my case. When I decided to go this route I wasnt thrilled with adding another card but it really does look nice.

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