Hello!
I have recently updated my rig, got myself a shiny new motherboard: an Asus Maximus VII Hero.
Turns out I already owned an Asus Xonar Essence STX II because my previous motherboard's on-board sound was thrash and that I wanted to make the most out of a gaming headset I was already using for my PS3, but that works exclusively through SPDIF.
The problems started there: the sound card was working fine with my previous motherboard in SPDIF mode at 192000Hz, but when I plugged it in my new motherboard, I found out that it was now VERY unstable in SPDIF mode and doesn't work at all in frequencies above 48000Hz. To make it work properly, I am forced to downgrade to lower frequencies or use it in Window's settings in regular speaker mode, losing a considerable amount of sound quality. (Yes, for those people who are wondering, I do hear the difference in quality. I wish I didn't and that I could go on with my life not caring at all, but I can't...)
I tried two drivers: the original Asus drivers, which were the worst, and Uni Xonar's drivers, which are a tad more stable but still not working properly.
Asus has totally refused to help me. I've been trying to receive help for over a month now, and I'm getting flat down rejected at every try with half-assed answers or plain refusals. I'm pretty sure it's a settings thing but I've already gone though all that I know, it's probably something I need to change in the BIOS. Maybe it's even a dumb mistake I've made, I have absolutely no idea.
Anyone has a clue as to what I can do? I would appreciate it A LOT.
Thanks in advance!
I have recently updated my rig, got myself a shiny new motherboard: an Asus Maximus VII Hero.
Turns out I already owned an Asus Xonar Essence STX II because my previous motherboard's on-board sound was thrash and that I wanted to make the most out of a gaming headset I was already using for my PS3, but that works exclusively through SPDIF.
The problems started there: the sound card was working fine with my previous motherboard in SPDIF mode at 192000Hz, but when I plugged it in my new motherboard, I found out that it was now VERY unstable in SPDIF mode and doesn't work at all in frequencies above 48000Hz. To make it work properly, I am forced to downgrade to lower frequencies or use it in Window's settings in regular speaker mode, losing a considerable amount of sound quality. (Yes, for those people who are wondering, I do hear the difference in quality. I wish I didn't and that I could go on with my life not caring at all, but I can't...)
I tried two drivers: the original Asus drivers, which were the worst, and Uni Xonar's drivers, which are a tad more stable but still not working properly.
Asus has totally refused to help me. I've been trying to receive help for over a month now, and I'm getting flat down rejected at every try with half-assed answers or plain refusals. I'm pretty sure it's a settings thing but I've already gone though all that I know, it's probably something I need to change in the BIOS. Maybe it's even a dumb mistake I've made, I have absolutely no idea.
Anyone has a clue as to what I can do? I would appreciate it A LOT.
Thanks in advance!
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