Asustek Xonar DX/XD PCI-E Low Profile Sound Card

Title : Asustek Xonar DX/XD PCI-E Low Profile Sound Card
ASIN : B00198DM2K
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Features :

• Form Factor:Internal
• Device Type:Sound card - low profile
• Interface Type:PCI Express x1

List Price : £72.60
Price : £58.20
Saved Price : £14.40

category: Products
brand: ASUSTek
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.6
Review : Good sound, poor installation
I bought this sound card because I found the onboard sound on my Gigabyte EX58-UD3R motherboard, whilst being fairly clear, was not loud enough in some of the games I was playing and lacked punch. I searched the internet and this seems to be a problem associated with using the Windows 7 operating system rather than the integrated sound chip according to many posters. I already have a Creative X-Fi Soundblaster Xtreme Gamer sound card but can't use it with this motherboard. Unfortunately I use two graphics cards and the PCI slot I would have to use for the Soundblaster is so close to the PCI-E x16 slot for my lower graphics card that the sound card obstructed the graphics card cooling too much for safety. I bought this Xonar DX card because it fits into a PCI-E x1 slot I have available without blocking anything. Apparently it also works in PCI-E x4 and x16 slots if you have one of those spare also.

I didn't use the drivers on the disc supplied but downloaded the Windows 7...