Asus Xonar DX PCIe 7.1 Sound CardItem#: A455-2621  |  Model#: XONAR-DX

Card drivers have MAJOR problems!

Got this card installed on a new system. Sound quality is outstanding.. the problem is the drivers are crap. For many EAX games you must disabled the GX mode of the card or you will not only experience constant CTD's you will also find the sound ends up looping and the only way to fix it is a hard reset of the machine. Examples of games that have serious issues I have tried include Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Skyrim, Oblivion, Theatre of War, Men of Valor, Arma, Arma II and more. Asus does NOT seem interested in fixing the drivers problems so at this point I am very disappointed in the support of the card. I CANNOT recommend this card until and unless Asus fixes the drivers.

Decent Card

I really enjoy the sound quality of this card, but it does make snapping and popping noises at times - especially when opening and closing applications.

Great sound card for the money!

For a sound card of only $90, I am quite impressed. And the fact that they often have instant savings and rebates lowering the price even more, it becomes a steal and something you have to seriously be counting pennies to pass up on. This is a great sound card with excellent reproduction of audio, best heard through FLAC or WAV formats, not mp3 or mp4. My only issue with it is that it does not have a headphone amp, however that still does not take away from its overall performance. If powering headphones that don't need an amp or some decent studio monitors, this sound card delivers. Sound to noise ratio is superb, as well, thus allowing one to seriously turn up the volume and still get clear audio. Great job Asus, I'm happy to have bought this product!

Great Card , But!

For the price this is a great sound card, I have 7.1 connected and it is awesome especially for price. However one of the jacks doesn't work and the card is brand new. Asus said go to retailer. They didn't offer much in the way of help. Also, their live chat feature is a joke, 2 days no one there.

Great purchase

Can't go wrong with Asus brand products. Easy install and works like a charm.

not good

Would not be recognized, bad quality 4 pin adapter was hanging, software wouldn't install, etc... went back to creative and their stuff works fine. I have RMA'd this.

Excellent quality for the price

Easy to install, great difference compared to my Asus integrated sound system! Buy it!

Great Quality

I came to look for a sound card since my on-board fried. Since it was HD and alone had good audio quality I didn't expect what this thing's shooting out at me right now. This is beyond what I expected, for a budget-cut version of the D2X it works insanely well (earphones or Logitech x-540). Slightly wondering on the interface complaints, it's simple if you ask me. I highly recommend this card to anybody who's willing to try, just make sure you have a free PCIE slot knowing poor mobo designs don't mix with today's GPU's

GREAT SOUND AND GREAT SERVICE

Needed to replace my old sound card with pcie card as my new Sabertooth mb single pci slot blocked by my gtx560 ti graphics card. Very happy with the sound quality. Using with Klipsch promedia 2.1 speakers. Not using it as main sound system but a vast improvement over onboard sound and anything i have tried from Creative. Very clean and detailed sound. Win 7 64 bit drivers on website installed without issue. Great feature is the front panel pass thru but the card does not seem to switch automatically when headphones are plugged into front panel. Must be done manually from the included software. Not that tuff to deal with but still, it should not be that way. Called Asus support about it and waiting for an escalated service person to call back. Very fast escalation by Asus without any prompting from me. Very comforting but still no resolution, if there is one. Dinged rating one star but still highly recommended product.

Amazing Performance Gaming & Movies

Purchased this as an add on for a computer I was moving into the family room to work with the entertainment system. Sound is far more than I could have hoped for. Not your typical sound card. The options for control are rather extensive to meet whatever system you have. Use over SKYPE is clear and precise. Planning to add one of these to my other computers