I have this motherboard and it works great. Is there any point in getting a Xonar DGX sound card for $30 if I have a nice pair of headphones?
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I have speakers attached to the motherboard and I really don't think you'll be able to tell any difference in the quality of the sound.
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Yea I have the asus xonar Dx it's great once you get a sound card there's no going back. Unless you get a rog board those have great sound cards on board the mobo
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I've never found sound cards necessary with most headsets. It should be fine with integrated.
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I am not that big into audio cards so I wouldn't know the perfect answer, but if you are to use these speakers, it would be best if you got a pretty good sound card that is pricier than the norm. Not top grade type of card, but somewhere mid ranged. Sorry, but I could not provide an example because of my inexperience, but check some cards out like these ones (if these are within your budget). FiiO E10 USB DAC Headphone Amplifier and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132013. Hope I can help. I am not that big into audio cards so I wouldn't know the perfect answer, but if you are to use these speakers, it would be best if you got a pretty good sound card that is pricier than the norm. Not top grade type of card, but somewhere mid ranged. Sorry, but I could not provide an example because of my inexperience, but check some cards out like these ones (if these are within your budget). FiiO E10 USB DAC Headphone Amplifier and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132013. Hope I can help.
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I am unfamiliar with the equipment you refer to. But I can tell you that I mounted the card in a mobo that has good on-board sound and the card makes a big improvement. Very pleased with it.
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Yes, with the old 2006 drivers it ships with, it has a nice graphic interface and easy to switch audio mods. DTS sounds great, and even better with headphones. However, the newer drivers from Sound Blaster block its use. Soundblaster obsoleted this model via software update. Look at the X-Fi Titanium, or Recon3d or newer models instead. The newer models are still supported by the manufacturer. Asus makes a few models about the same price, and won't use dirty driver updates to force you to upgrade. I now have an Asus Essence STX with built in headphone AMP and real capacitors, and much more volume and sound quality over this Xfi
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It will work with a "built-in" sound controller but you will lose a large amount of functionality and sound quality. This is a 7.1 headset that uses five 3.5mm jacks and one of them is for the microphone. I recommend that if you do have to use a "built-in" controller that it should be a controller that supports 7.1 with the appropriate ports for the five 3.5mm connectors. I used to have a ASUS M5A99X Evo R2.0 motherboard with a 7.1 onboard sound controller and when I switched to a Asus Xonar DS 7.1 sound card, I noticed a HUGE increase in sound quality. A sound card will give you a way better experience with this headset than any integrated Realtek sound controller that you will find on most motherboards. It will function as headphones with just one 3.5mm (green) connector but you want to use all the connectors for the best experience and the fullest functionality of the headset. Yes it can work with a built in soundcard. But I highly recommend getting a dedicated 7.1 PCI-e sound card.
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I can't tell for sure. I bought that Sound Card for output mostly. The sound is great rhough. However the software included allows you do many things .Good luck
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ABSOLUTELY. Anytime you get a dedicated card the overall quality will be a TON better. The amount of customization and power that a dedicated card will run to your speakers will be awesome. I'm not sure how it compares to headphones, but I noticed a huge jump in quality and of course the equalizer alone let me tune everything to have very epic bass and no distortion.
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No. However the "ASUS Xonar DGX PCI-E GX2.5 Audio Engine Sound Card" will since it is a PCI-E x1 sound card (which is compatible in a pci-e x4 slot).It is basically the same card but for the newer form factor PCI-E. (link: ASUS Xonar DGX PCI-E GX2.5 Audio Engine Sound Cards )
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I use the soundblaster ZxR sound card and I use the noise cancellation feature that is built into the sound card. I run an extremely loud fan right next to my computer and I have been told that my mic sounds better than everybody else's. The mic is very good quality.
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I have a SoundBlaster chip built into my MSI board, which apparently has an amp, and sounds fine. Movies, and some music sounds fantastic. But if you are playing a lot of games, or listening to things with a lot of bass and treble, or just an audiophile, buy an amp. I am still considering getting one.
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I didn't get any special sound card. I am running mine on a MAC desktop that is about 2 years old, sounds great. So I guess it depends how old your computer is.
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I am going to say It will be fine. I use the onboard realtek chipset for my motherboard and they sound fine What do other headphones sound like? With out knowing exactly the type of chipset you have It is tough to say. With that being said I do not know a whole lot about chipsets. These are not top of the line headphones and THe way i see it perfect for Mine, and your type of use. Email me with any more questions
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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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I dont know. but this usually sounds better than the computer on board sound on old computers. But I am using the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCI Express Sound Card and it is awesome sounding get that one like that if you want a good one.
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Sorry, I don't know. The audio chipset is not properly supported by Linux (or was not at the time I got it) so I returned it and got an AUS Xonar card instead. That said, the PCI-E bus design permits a card to work in any slot that it fits in - in other words, an X1 card *should* work in an X2, X4, X8, ... slot if it is properly designed to the spec. Putting an X1 card into an X4 slot just wastes the extra capabilities the X4 slot provides.
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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.