#XONAR SOUND CARD DRIVER DRIVERS#
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#XONAR SOUND CARD DRIVER SOFTWARE#
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We have been following the development of this product since the beginning and today we have a brand spanking new Phoebus 7.1 bundle in the Guru3D Audio Lab. Gamers are not quite as strict as the audiophile market place, we would still suggest they like to have great sound, after all a great game is just that much better with high quality surround sound or headphone based audio immersing you into the action. We review the ASUS Xonar Phoebus 7.1 soundcard. The headphone output comes with its own DAC and adjustable gain settings, making the U7 capable of driving just about any pair of headphones to ear-splitting levels. The U7 offers 24-bit/192KHz recording and playback with 114dB SNR, S/PDIF output, 7.1 channel analog output, dedicated stereo headphone output, a volume knob, and it's all powered of a USB 2.0 port. You set this panel to match the impedance of your headphones and the amplifier chip will supply the needed gain to power your cans.ДЄSUS Xonar U7 review test and benchmarks. We have settings for Normal Gain (0dB) for headphones with less than 64 В§Г™ impedance, High Gain (+12dB for 64-300В§Г™) and finally the Extra High Gain (+18dB for 300 -600В§Г™).

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This driver sub panel is for setting the gain output for the built in headphone amplifier. There are also configuration setting for each of the Dolby technologies available by clicking the check box and using the sub panels for configurations. Besides the analog out there are two buttons, 1 speaker sound test and the other brings up the Headphone Gain Sub Panel. When the FP (Front Panel) settings for headphones and speakers are enabled the rear outputs for headphones and speakers are disabled.

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The main driver pane for the Xonar Essence Driver software has drop box settings for both Sample Rate (44.1, 48, 96 and192) and for Analog Out (Headphone, 2 Speakers, FP Headphone and FP speakers.

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LetВЎВЇs take a closer look at the drivers and see what the designers at ASUS crammed into this new card. The driver software installed without a hitch and after a quick restart we were off and running exploring all the settings for the various Dolby technologies and other features available on the card. Such as the setting panel for the amplifier gain setting on this card. The only real variation is for settings and features available on that specific card. All main settings are located in the same place making migration from one card to the next very simple. I couldnвЂ™t use PCIe x1 slot above the GPU as the Xonar DX is too long and wouldnвЂ™t fit due to the DIMMвЂ™s interfering with the soundcard placement вЂ“ something you may want to investigate you as this is common on most motherboards which have a PCIe x1 slot in the uppermost position.The Xonar driver suite is similar across all cards in the Xonar family. For this installation I will however be using the PCIex1 slot which resides directly below the 16x PCIex16 GPU slot. This was tried and tested in a 2nd PCIe x 16 port which worked without problem. I should also note at this point that although the card is a PCIe x1 card it will work with other pci express ports should you not have access to the x1 port.

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Not so IвЂ™m afraid as the card would not work without it вЂ“ which is why Asus remind you to plug the power cable in both in the Quick start up guide and before installation in Windows so ensure you have a spare floppy power cable before buying this card. Anyone who had a 680i board will know adding the вЂextraвЂ™ molex power to the board made no difference whatsoever so I wondered if this card followed suit. IвЂ™m a sucker for doing exactly the opposite that hardware manufacturers recommend. Installation was a breeze as should be expected but one thing I did want to try was NOT connecting the requested power supply via floppy power cable.

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