PowerColor Devil HDX Sound Card Review
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Csokis
PrMinisterGR
How does it stack up to the Xonar D2X?
WaroDaBeast
Oh, look, more people who will install Uni Xonar in the future! (Provided that they're compatible, of course.)
I do find it strange that RMAA tests aren't included, too.
Glasofruix
What's this, a card for peasants? Jokes aside, when are you going to test the "soon dead due to lack of support" asus strix cards?
Hilbert Hagedoorn
Administrator
Brisse
WaroDaBeast
[thing]. Since you do so many reviews, that could come in handy to take pictures with no background object or surface distracting the eye. That's just a suggestion, of course. =)
Hilbert, I'm sorry if my comment hurt you. The first part was directed at the manufacturer, who's often quick to drop support — I'm looking at you, Asus. 😡
That's not your fault in any way or shape, and I'm sure you'll mention a lack of driver support in future reviews of Powercolor soundcards, if said manufacturer does drop the ball indeed. You did point out that it was a rebranded card, after all. 🙂
The second part was simply asking for numbers. We have your opinion on games, music and movies, and, while I trust your word on those, there are things that only numbers can help with. Imagine a graphics card review with no FPS measurements...
tl;dr: moar numberz plz
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By the way, I've just thought about this Hilbert Hagedoorn
Administrator
Oh the reaction mainly was based on Ferrum's comment, after which the rest happily follows. Here's the thing, if you miss RMAA results ... just request it ? I would ask the author to check it out.
"How one can review a sound card without doing RMAA tests? HOW? It is all BS that's written there."
I mean seriously - what the hell is that for a reaction ? I mean a normal comment is fine, but the amount of stupidity of some people on the web is enormous these days. How about realizing that an editor (not me) worked for many days on this free content ? The guy works at the Conservatory of Music in San Francisco, he knows his stuff - not the best photographer sure. He didn't include RMAA results. Ok that can be fixed. But no, instead of showing some common courtesy apparently bitching and claiming the article is BS is the only thing that comes to mind ?
I mean sheesh, what the hell you guys. BTW I checked ferrets last 40 comments, well over 50% are negative. I guess it's a thing, that doesn't mean it's right though.
JonasBeckman
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/powercolor_devil_hdx_sound_card_review,6.html
Good review and yeah owning a Phoebus now (Which soon will reside in my sisters PC as I move to the Strix.) Asus (Though hopefully PowerColor will have a easier time with this.) has had major issues with driver releases for Win10 though they as I understood it cite C-Media for the slow progress although a week or so ago they (effing finally. :P ) got their Phoebus Windows 10 driver out of beta.
(Still has a few issues and they cut some functionality too from older drivers in the sound control panel as those are now exclusive to Strix or something.)
As for the comment above mentioning the uni xonar drivers they unfortunately don't work with the newer cards which I guess is the CM8888 chip and newer so that won't work for those hoping to use those drivers.
Hilbert Hagedoorn
Administrator
It's a review on a consumer grade gamers soundcard for PC Gamers, not a scientific paper that needs academic publishing. Anyway I have been checking your post history. Go find yourself a new home, I do not need pricks on my forums.
Noisiv
Noisiv
WaroDaBeast
I'm glad we'll be able to have charts with numbers. They're very helpful for comparisons between different models. 🙂
LimitbreakOr
I agree that the article needed more numbers but I still found it insightful and interesting. Still, this doesn't excuse the rude comments by some of the members on here, it isn't constructive in anyway except if the intention is trolling.
scipio
I like the article as is. To me audio is not about numbers but how you feel it
Glasofruix
Zunaro
sykozis
sykozis
Olievlekje
Nice review always hard to review soundcards as sound is very dependent on individual taste.
Look like a rebrand of this card tho "aimpro sc808" maybe this version will be cheaper is i cant really see a difference if you don't look at the emi shield.