Testseek.co.uk have collected 17 expert reviews of the Asus Xonar D2X PCIe and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus Xonar D2X PCIe.
June 2008
(80%)
17 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
All the Cable's you need are in the box and plus some, Great Software Combo, Improved FPS in games, Great Sound Quality watching movies and listening to music, Ton's of settings and Configs to adjust it to how you want use the card
No front panel Audio hookups, Doesn't have Windows 7 drivers out of box
While testing the ASUS Xonar D2X I was shocked to see the improvement over many different aspects of the sound quality from music to games. With the average FPS boost of 10-12 FPS in action packed games, which surprised me the most. With this FPS impro...
Abstract: When looking to move to our next system, the majority of us are only concerned with the basic core components of our build. We usually start by figuring out whether to build an Intel or AMD system, and then start deciding things like what processor, m...
This card has been out on the market for a long while now, and Ive read a lot of posts with good things to say about it. But, since Im skeptical by nature, I had to see if this thing lived up to its hype. Well, theres nothing quite like first-hand ...
Across the board, the sound quality produced by the Xonar D2X is quite excellent. In movies and music, the output is clear and crisp. The added Dolby and DTS features make for an even better movie watching experience, and music is helped along nicely ...
Excellent audio performance in games and multimedia, Excellent bundle of software and accessories, PMP software creates good quality, unrestricted backups of DRM files, Finally something useful to stick in a PCIe x1 slot, Colored LED illuminated 1/8" jack...
Requires power from a floppy connector, adapter not included, PMP software is a bit limited and rough around the edges, Price
A search of PriceGrabber reveals what might be the only prohibitive aspect to owning an ASUS Xonar D2X... Six resellers are listed with prices ranging from $175 to $200 (US). While such an upgrade might make the sound card one of the most expensive com...
Superb audio quality; supports all major audio standards; PCI Express interface; includes numerous audio cables
Cumbersome control panel software; PMP music converter is extremely limited; converter required if you have no available floppy power connector
Asus Xonar D2X is an excellent sound card with a strong software bundle that will appeal to gamers and audiophiles alike, but we hope to see improvements in its software. ...
The X-Fi Prelude and Xonar D2X are both very good sound cards. They offer equivalent gaming performance in Windows Vista with the latest games, and our listeners had a hard time distinguishing between them in our blind listening tests. Youd do well wi...
Even though we’ve had the Xonar D2X sitting on our shelf for over a month, you can’t buy one in the UK. The PCI-based Xonar D2 is available for and all things being (almost) equal, we expect the Xonar D2X to be available for around the same price. Ex...
Abstract: When we reviewed the PCI Xonar D2 a couple of months back, we certainly werent expecting quite such a fast response from ASUS to some of its criticisms. While on the surface the D2X is simply the same board with a PCI Express interface, its clear t...
