will this work on my z87 asrock extreme 4 motherboard and is it better then ASUS XONAR DG Headphone Amp &amp; PCI 5.1 Audio Card?
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It will work on any motherboard with a PCIe x4 connector and yes, it will be better than any integrated chipset. This card draws power directly from your PSU (check if you have a floppy connector, I think an adapter is included) so the line power has less noise and therefore, the sound is more "clean".
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Well the new Haswell motherboards come with PCI slots still. I can't say whether or not they're dying or anything, but a lot of audio cards still use PCI. Even brand new ones.
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Its likely. I've got a friend with another Asus card with the same cooler and it causes his sound card to cut out sometimes because they run pretty hot. I have two of these in my rig and they are great cards. Just really hot
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Yes. I would recommend looking at one of the Asus Essence series cards for strictly music. http://www.asus.com/us/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_Audio_Cards_Essence_Series_Products/
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ASUS XONAR DG Headphone Amp & PCI 5.1 Audio CardIt installed easily and works beautifully. I had tried a similarly priced one from Creative Labs prior to this one--couldn't get it to install, and Creative Labs (Soundblaster)'s customer service was non-existent. I returned it Audigy card as unusable.
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Sorry I can't help. I was forced to return the card because there was no documentation. Not even on the internet. The front-panel terminals were NOT in the standard "2x5 one missing pin" arrangement. My current Asus Xonar DG card works well, but two things: You must disable automatic driver downloads in Windows and only then install the driver CD. Otherwise there are erratic mouse issues. I would recommend the Xonar DG. Similar cost and no installation issues. Hope this helped a bit.
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It does not have a headphone amp built in so I would not trust it. Asus however has a different model sound card that is basically the exact same as this card but has built in headphone amp. I believe it's the Xonar DGX GX2.5 model, so check that one out.
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It's a PCI sound card. You're motherboard may not have one depending on its make and age. Try finding your motherboard online to determine if its compatible.
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It has a standard PCI interface. If your board has that then it should work. It's a middle quality board. The driver is low quality but you can research the chip manufacturer and download the native driver with lower overhead but less features. You get what you pay for and this board is better than no sound, which is what I had. If you want a high quality gamer, research the different sound card chip sets and find a board with a high performance architecture.
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Yes Emanuele, it will work with the Asus board you mentioned, however it may not perform up to it's full potential until you have a MB with the PCIe 3.0
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The manufacturer drivers are indeed bad on basically all of Asus' sound cards as far as I know, but this can be avoided by installing the Uni-Xonar drivers. These have worked great for me on my Xonar STX and they are quite simple to install. Honestly, if it weren't for the Uni-Xonar drivers, I don't know if I would recommend this card, but thankfully this option exists. My recommendation: Get the STX, install the Uni-Xonar drivers, then enjoy some amazing sound!
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no problem with the audio. the first boards second gpu slot was no good. sent it back got a new board second gpu slot worked for week then died
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I looked at the Dimension 3000, and like some others say, as long as you have a free PCI slot, it will work. I can't say whether it's quiet or not, I'm using headphones with the Amp that's built in and it's almost too loud, and I'm losing my hearing a bit so take that into consideration.
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It all depends on your mother board. If it is a gaming motherboard it will most likely have a very good sound card built into it. If you have a cheap one, expect it to have cheap sound.
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A motherboard audio does not connect to this for the MIC. You must have a different audio board or one of those cheap MIC/Headset USB connectors, then for the same price, you will not need this adapter.
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I have a set of 8GB (totaling 16GB) Corsair Vengeance LP clocked at 1600mh/z and it works fine for me, you can even change the mh/z on the mobo bios which has tons to choose from.
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No it won't fit this is only for a PCI slot, you need the ASUS Xonar Essence STX (note the X at the end)