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xRyokenx
12-01-2008, 12:15 AM
I've been looking at sound cards for a little while now and this is the only PCIe sound card that Newegg has that is not made by Creative. Any thoughts on it? And yes, I need a PCIe sound card because I have no free PCI slots.

LINK (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132006)
xRyokenx
12-01-2008, 12:49 AM
Here's the link to the manufacturer website:

http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=2015&l1=25&l2=150&l3=0&l4=0
xRyokenx
12-02-2008, 02:11 PM
Well, I skimmed through the reviews and decided to order it. I may or may not write a review on it after I use it for a while.
markkleb
12-02-2008, 02:17 PM
I have the D1 (pci version) and I LOVE it. It even worked fine with Vista Ult 64.

To me is the first upgrade I felt was worth the cost (going from dual core to quad was like going from 2 gigs of memory to 4, definitely not worth the cost)
xRyokenx
12-02-2008, 02:21 PM
Awesome! I'm excited about getting it, as I've been stuck using my USB sound card for around three months or so, lol.
nevermind1534
12-02-2008, 06:06 PM
To me is the first upgrade I felt was worth the cost (going from dual core to quad was like going from 2 gigs of memory to 4, definitely not worth the cost)

I thought going to four was worth the cost for me. You get to turn virtual memory off.
markkleb
12-02-2008, 06:25 PM
I thought going to four was worth the cost for me. You get to turn virtual memory off.

I had to get a 64bit OS as well (part of the cost, as well as losing Free Nero). When I put it back together I will turn the VM off as well and give it a try.

Thanks NM for the tip.
nevermind1534
12-02-2008, 06:28 PM
I had to get a 64bit OS as well (part of the cost, as well as losing Free Nero). When I put it back together I will turn the VM off as well and give it a try.

Thanks NM for the tip.

Then it's probably not worth the cost, if you have to upgrade the OS and lose free Nero.

There was a noticeable difference with the VM turned off.
xRyokenx
12-02-2008, 10:30 PM
There was a noticeable difference with the VM turned off.

Yeah, I have a dual core CPU and turned that crap off. Now I supposedly get to use all 4GB of my RAM...