ASUS Xonar Essence STX

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sixer9682

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Does anybody have this sound card? If you do, I was thinking of getting it, and wanted to know what you think of this one. I've never tried the Asus cards, but won't ever go back to the Creative cards after all of the driver problems I had with my X-fi.
 
Yeah, I'm still running the Razer but I was wondering about the Asus one.
 
I know Creative has always had their issues but I had this work for both Vista & Windows 7 without any problems. The other creative cards that I've tried quit working or gave me snap crackle pop.
Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card

I just an article for Maximum PC "Perfect PC" & said no brainer for
Newegg.com - AuzenTech AZT-FORTE X-Fi Forte 7.1 Low Profile PCI Express Sound Card
 
People say good things about Auzen but a lot of games don't work with them.
 
I went ahead and got the Xonar Essence STX and it is by far the best sound quality I have ever heard on a PC.

I've had Creative X-FI Fatal1ty gamer and the Razer Barracuda AC-1, but this Asus one is by far and away the better device. I heard sounds in BC2 I have never heard before, the bass is better and the explosions kick ass! For music it's just plain fantastic as well. If anybody's looking for a really good sound card I highly recommend this one.

The only downside to this card is that it required two 3.5mm female adaptors to plug into the back of the sound card for the mic and the headset and only ships with one 3.5mm adaptor. That said, the drivers work flawlessly with Win764 and the things sounds great, way better than I ever expected for any sound card.

 
By the way, if anyone needs a sound card, I've got the Sound Blaster Fatal1ty gamer PCI card if anyone wants it, just pay shipping. I don't have the box or any other thing that came with it besides the card itself, but if anybody needs or wants this let me know.
 
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