Re: looking for advice on buying a card

[Dmitri Seletski <drjoms@gmail.com>]

Thank you very much!!!!
Stuff is ordered :)))
you just made my day. thank everybody for you time and advices. knowledge i
got will not be in vain!

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de> wrote:

> Dmitri Seletski wrote:
> > I am thinking to buy pci express sound card.
>
> The Asus Xonar cards are the only supported PCI-E cards.
>
> > Nothing fancy,
>
> That rules out the D2X.
>
> > just something with dolby surround 7.1
>
> Now the only choice is the DX.
>
> > Is it painful to get it running?
>
> No, it's standard PCI Plug&Play.
>
> > does it work fully(does microphone work, does surround sound 7.1 work?)?
>
> Yes.
>
> > Is there something better for similar money?
>
> There is nothing else (assuming that you do not want to pay more for the
> D2X just to get an S/PDIF input and colorful LEDs in the jacks).
>
>
> Best regards,
> Clemens
>