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So I love my ASUS Xonar DGS soundcard. Has a good amp, virtual surround sound and DD, as well as other features. But it has a problem where it causes any PC it's in to boot when power is received. It's a pain and I cant fix it. Didn't realize it was the card so I never replaced it. After i got my logitech usb headset, I didn't have a need for it so it has been sitting. But now I have a pair of monoprice headphones and a decent mic that sucks with on board audio, so I need the card.

I would be willing to get this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-xonar-7-1-channel-pci-express-sound-card-internal/2963455.p?id=1218690824418&skuId=2963455&pid=1218690824418

Expensive, but I have mutiple gift cards to bring it down to around 50 dollars. Any other suggestions for something from bestbuy?

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It's likely that is the combination of the Asus card and your mobo that's doing that and that Asus card is very similar so it might do the same thing. Try a syba dac/amp.

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It's likely that is the combination of the Asus card and your mobo that's doing that and that Asus card is very similar so it might do the same thing. Try a syba dac/amp.

So like this? http://www.amazon.com/Syba-Stereo-Headphone-Amplifier-SD-DAC63057/dp/B009WN7QT4# it just plugs in USB and acts as a sound card and mic input?

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So like this? http://www.amazon.com/Syba-Stereo-Headphone-Amplifier-SD-DAC63057/dp/B009WN7QT4# it just plugs in USB and acts as a sound card and mic input?

 

Yes, but keep in mind, most DACs like only support 2 channels. If you're using headphones, you'd only need 2 channels anyway. Multiple channels are only useful in surround speaker systems.

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