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Basic Replacement for Onboard

post #1 of 7
9/1/12 at 5:19pm
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Looking for a basic replacement for the onboard sound in my R3E, as it appears to of died

Do i really need any more than a "Creative Sound Blaster 5.1 VX" as I only use cheap headphones and cheap speakers. I am not an audiophile by a long distance.

Cheers

PS. Super tight budget, In Australia and would buy from www.pccasegear.com or www.umart.com.au
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post #2 of 7
9/1/12 at 5:21pm
I would recommend the ASUS Xonar DG.
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post #3 of 7
9/1/12 at 5:26pm
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What sort of benefit is the ASUS over the creative?

Is it less taxing on the cpu?
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post #4 of 7
9/1/12 at 5:26pm
Sevada88 is right: Xonar DG Super cheap (like 24 dollars here) and has a headphone amp built in. Entry/Tight Budget, that's the way to go.
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post #5 of 7
9/1/12 at 5:33pm
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I would recommend the ASUS Xonar DG.

This. No need to ask questions. Cheaper, has headphone amp, very good output signal-noise ratio. The only thing missing is 192KHz sound support, but that's negligible. Also, the front panel audio option is very handy.
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9/1/12 at 5:34pm
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Well that seem like the way to go thanks all
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post #7 of 7
9/1/12 at 5:59pm
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Well that seem like the way to go thanks all

Actually you can get this for cheaper (most likely) and it's actually a miles better card than the Xonar DG:

Diamond Xtreme Sound 7.1 PCI

Ok not miles, but a nice bit better (other than no headphone amp which he won't need anyways).
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