NeoSeeker has posted a review on the AOpen AW744 Deluxe Soundcard
Ok, so you’re an online gamer, you have a high speed CPU, plenty of ram, a kick ass video card, high speed Internet, and everything is running smoothly. However still something is missing. You don’t know what it is, but you can feel it -- like a splinter in your mind, haunting you, taunting you. You rack your brain for hours trying to figure out what it could be. You have tweaked out almost everything in your computer, all your hardware is top of the line except for… alas you still have a stock sound card in your system. If all your worried about is getting the best midi sounds for snake, pong or pacman that will do, but for serious online gamers it just won’t cut the mustard. Being a seasoned online gamer it is my duty to inform you that 3d sound is a quintessential component for the online warrior. Having a card with 3d capabilities gives you the edge of being able to hear your enemies and giving you an uncanny feel for your cyber-atmosphere. On the other hand even if you’re not a gamer you can still enjoy the 3d capabilities when watching DVD’s on your computer or even for an all night Napster marathon.Read more
