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Tim S · 16th Mar 2007, 06:55

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/03...d_in_hannover/

DougEdey · 16th Mar 2007, 07:06

Seeing as how a lot of games will just be ported now, I'm not going to bother upgrading my PC anymore. Straight to consoles now.

r0z|3o0n · 16th Mar 2007, 07:14

Totally buying one of them when it comes out, especially if it has even semi good software. Only a couple of days ago I threw my Audigy 2 ZS across the room. It sounds wonderful, but when the software BSODs your PC every couple of hours and the tech support suggests you should format your pc.... well, you lose customers.

Plus, WOW, FINALLY PCI-E SOUND :O

r4tch3t · 16th Mar 2007, 09:10

I like the RFI shielding on this. PCI-E is good, but I want an optical connection to my stereo.

Mother-Goose · 16th Mar 2007, 09:13

I was going to get the X-Fi gamer with my new comp but I'll hold off, use the on-board via optical on the striker and get this baby when it is out.

Krikkit · 16th Mar 2007, 10:11

This looks like a nice sound card, and if it sounds as good as they say it does, it'll be worth a purchase.
Alright, it might not sound awesome in current games, as it doesn't do EAX, it's better than nothing.

Paradigm Shifter · 16th Mar 2007, 10:26

Hopefully this will take some market share from Creative. They have been far too complacent in recent years. New soundcards are very nice, sure; but fix the drivers for the last generation first, please.

Although the era of more shoddy console ports will be upon us... (oh, wait, we've already had a lot of shoddy console ports...

)

_DTM2000_ · 16th Mar 2007, 10:48

Nice one Asus.

I'm glad to see they're not using Creative's crappy EAX. I've never been a fan of EAX, it just sounds odd to me. Proper Dolby digital and DTS is the way forward in my oppinion. I'm guessing this will have some kind of digital output, I should hope so anyway.

Woodstock · 16th Mar 2007, 11:05

all i can say is about time, that pci-e gets used more

otispunkmeyer · 16th Mar 2007, 11:18

now if they made a x16 one, i'd be ringing up the tills purchasing bits for that shuttle XPC with the crossfire support

its only got 2 x16 slots, i'd like one for a med GPU and t'other for sound. or can x1 work in a x16?

r4tch3t · 16th Mar 2007, 11:26

A 1x card will work in a 1x, 4x, 8x and 16x, thats the beauty of PCI-E

3.5SE · 16th Mar 2007, 11:31

I'm in for one. I want to add a sound card to my HTPC due to some not so crystal clear audio from my onboard sound. All I have left is two PCI-E 1X slots so this would be perfect. It's about time someone released a PCI-E sound card. Coax or optical connections are fine with me. The sheilding is also a major plus.

Snaek · 16th Mar 2007, 15:07

This should force Creative to come up with a PCI-E solution and then things will get interesting...

Tyinsar · 16th Mar 2007, 15:32

I'm not a big fan of the idea of Asus creating their own chip because I'm afraid it will go the way of Nvidia's SoundStorm. - But I would really like to see a popular alternative to Creative because they seriously need a kick in the pants. I had some hope for Razer's sound card but they're just not big enough pose a serious challenge.

DXR_13KE · 16th Mar 2007, 15:39

i hope 2 things about this, they open up their drivers (so people can write drivers for linux and other OS) and that this analy rapes creative.

Bindibadgi · 16th Mar 2007, 18:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyinsar

I had some hope for Razer's sound card but they're just not big enough pose a serious challenge.

I swear their booth is like the Tardis. I found it on day one and now I can't find it again, it's just disappeared.

I really need to get to see them tomorrow before I leave and get some more mice, soundcard and headphones for you lot.

Bladestorm · 16th Mar 2007, 20:04

After Creative's "support" over the last few years Its possible this audigy 2 might be the last one of there cards I buy, but I've never had a clear replacement in mind, we'll have to see, but this might just do it

Corvyne · 16th Mar 2007, 20:20

Apparently this is a collaboration with Analogue Devices inc, the guys who do their on board audio.
Interestingly enough creative did have a pci-e card on show at CES, only they weren't making a lot of noise about it as I only saw a couple of reports about it. So I suspect creative's response to this will come sooner rather than later.
Still it's nice to see a pci-e sound card finally being released, hopefully Asus will stop using propriety connectors for their audio riser cards and use pci-e for them as well.

Tyinsar · 16th Mar 2007, 20:58

@ Bindi:

I'd love to see reviews on these as done by you guys

|V| 4 L k i 3 R · 16th Mar 2007, 22:16

Can we get some Hi-res of these? Was hoping to see what opamps and caps they are using to get an idea of the build/component quality.

16th Mar 2007, 06:55	#1
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16th Mar 2007, 07:06	#2
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16th Mar 2007, 09:10	#4
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16th Mar 2007, 09:13	#5
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16th Mar 2007, 07:14	#3
r0z\|3o0n Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 90	Totally buying one of them when it comes out, especially if it has even semi good software. Only a couple of days ago I threw my Audigy 2 ZS across the room. It sounds wonderful, but when the software BSODs your PC every couple of hours and the tech support suggests you should format your pc.... well, you lose customers. Plus, WOW, FINALLY PCI-E SOUND :O

16th Mar 2007, 10:26	#7
Paradigm Shifter Lethargic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,213	Hopefully this will take some market share from Creative. They have been far too complacent in recent years. New soundcards are very nice, sure; but fix the drivers for the last generation first, please. Although the era of more shoddy console ports will be upon us... (oh, wait, we've already had a lot of shoddy console ports... ) __________________ Core i7 920 D0 @ 3.8GHz \| 6GB Corsair 1600MHz \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5 \| XFX 4870X2 2GB \| 4TB \| WUXGA

16th Mar 2007, 10:48	#8
_DTM2000_ Senior Super Douche Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 229	Nice one Asus. I'm glad to see they're not using Creative's crappy EAX. I've never been a fan of EAX, it just sounds odd to me. Proper Dolby digital and DTS is the way forward in my oppinion. I'm guessing this will have some kind of digital output, I should hope so anyway.

16th Mar 2007, 11:05	#9
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16th Mar 2007, 11:18	#10
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16th Mar 2007, 11:26	#11
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16th Mar 2007, 11:31	#12
3.5SE Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NY Posts: 88	I'm in for one. I want to add a sound card to my HTPC due to some not so crystal clear audio from my onboard sound. All I have left is two PCI-E 1X slots so this would be perfect. It's about time someone released a PCI-E sound card. Coax or optical connections are fine with me. The sheilding is also a major plus. __________________ A8N SLI Prem., X2 3800+, 2GB Corsair PC3200, XFX 7800 GT, Lian Li PCV-2000B Case, Antec True Blue 480watt PSU sleeved, 74 GB WD Raptor HD, 160 GB Maxtor HD, Pioneer A09 DVD Burner, Cendyne 106S Slot Load DVD Drive

16th Mar 2007, 15:07	#13
Snaek Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 131	This should force Creative to come up with a PCI-E solution and then things will get interesting...

16th Mar 2007, 15:32	#14
Tyinsar 6 screens / 1 card Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: AB.CA Posts: 2,005	I'm not a big fan of the idea of Asus creating their own chip because I'm afraid it will go the way of Nvidia's SoundStorm. - But I would really like to see a popular alternative to Creative because they seriously need a kick in the pants. I had some hope for Razer's sound card but they're just not big enough pose a serious challenge. __________________ It's not about how life treats you, it's about how you treat life.

16th Mar 2007, 15:39	#15
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16th Mar 2007, 20:04	#17
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16th Mar 2007, 20:20	#18
Corvyne What's a Dremel? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dancing with badgers Posts: 18	Apparently this is a collaboration with Analogue Devices inc, the guys who do their on board audio. Interestingly enough creative did have a pci-e card on show at CES, only they weren't making a lot of noise about it as I only saw a couple of reports about it. So I suspect creative's response to this will come sooner rather than later. Still it's nice to see a pci-e sound card finally being released, hopefully Asus will stop using propriety connectors for their audio riser cards and use pci-e for them as well.

16th Mar 2007, 20:58	#19
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16th Mar 2007, 22:16	#20
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