The Strix Raid DLX 7.1 PCIe Sound Card from Asus features rich, immersive, and clear sound with a 124 dB signal-to-noise ratio and a 600 ohm headphone amplifier for deep, tight bass. It supports 7.1 surround sound and comes with a control box and Sonic Studio, a software suite that gives you full control over every sound option. With Sonic Studio you'll also have access to Sonic Radar Pro, an audio positioning program that enhances in-game sounds and locates footsteps, gunshots, and more, giving you edge in first-person shooters. This card has a PCIe interface for easy installation and has rear ports consisting of five 3.5mm jacks for headphone-out, front-out, side-out, center-subwoofer out, and rear-out, one 3.5mm line-in and mic combo jack, and one S/PDIF jack via the side-out port.
124 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) clarity
600 ohm Integrated Headphone Amplifier
Control Box & Raid Mode
Save your favorite or most frequently-used audio adjustments - Equalizer, Bass Boost, Virtual Surround, and Mic Volume - into custom presets and instantly turn it on or off with the dedicated Raid Mode button on the audio control box. It also has a convenient knob to adjust the Raid Mode intensity level.
Hyper Grounding Technology
Lighting Effects
Sonic Studio
- Instant sound status check
- Main settings - Key audio settings (input/output I/O setting, volume and channel selection)
- Audio Profiles - Instantly enable pre-set profiles such as gaming, movie, music, etc with one click
- Equalizer - Adjust gain levels at different frequencies
- Virtual Surround - Realistic virtual surround brings audio to life
- Reverb - Play sound with a selection of environmental effects
- Bass Boost - Adjust low-frequency harmonics for immersive game sounds
- Voice Clarity - Increase speech recognition in movies and music playback
- Compressor - Adjust tightening level based on a given threshold
- Perfect Voice Technology - Eliminates noises for clear in-game communication
- Raid Mode - Allows customizable audio set-up
Sonic Radar Pro
Fire up your favorite game and Sonic Radar Pro displays a ‘radar' HUD (heads-up display) that pinpoints in-game actions relative to your position, so you'll know exactly where you are on the battlefield and what's happening around you.
Multiple radar-enhancers can be enabled in order to visualize and boost specific sounds such as footsteps, gunshots, and call-outs. Sounds are plotted on the 360-degree HUD, even when there's no clear line of sight, so invisibility is no barrier to pinpointing opponents, giving you a distinct advantage over other players. Additionally, Sonic Radar's on-screen appearance and position is completely customizable, so you can arrange it just the way you want, with whatever game you want.