IL2 1946 & SoW Sound Cards v Onboard Chipsets

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by brando

The onboard sound on my Asus Crosshair III combines the best of both worlds: a dedicated PCIe audio slot, with a Supreme FX X-Fi soundcard in it. I find the sound to be equal to, if not better than the X-Fi gamer I had in my previous rig.

B

Hi B

Sold a few of those but be careful I've had some heavy handed customers snap the slot off when they have messed around inside the cases fitting "extras" , then expect it replaced under warranty



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[brando]

Err, what, you're calling me heavy-handed now? Well, I dunno, offer the hand of friendship (the only hand I've got!) and this is what I get......

<wanders off, mumbling>

[Thunderbolt56]

To counterbalance the first-page naysayer, I'll say I've got a fairly expensive, top-of-the-line sound card (X-Fi Titanium Champion) and a very nice, expensive headset (Sennheisser pc350) and the resident sounds are quite good. They are superior to the mod sounds in their dynamic range and the feedback they provide when engine rpms fluctuate in extreme maneuvers...period.

Can they be better? Sure. Are they cr@p? not hardly.

[GF_Mastiff]

Well not only the separate sound card as I have that makes the difference but it also frees up more CPU cycles and chip-set bandwidth..

[KG26_Alpha]

Ive ordered a few of these for stock >> Asus Xonar D2X Sound Cards

Little bit too many led's for my taste but once I have one on demo I'll let you know how they compare to Creative Xfi Titanium pro and Champion series.

A lot of specification for the money, how they sound will be the real deal !!!

http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-xonar-d2x-review/

If you already have one let us know how it performs