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Nikkel

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If my Pc motherboard has these on-board sound capabilities?

Realtek? ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
- Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
- DTS Ultra PC II
- DTS Connect
- ASUS Noise Filter
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

Been pondering getting an Asus Xonar Essence ST for a while now and would just like to know should I If the motherboard supports 192kHz 24-bit sound...?

This is all with stereo in mind... using optical when my new stereo amp finds it way home soon (Yamaha A-S501)

Link to motherboard  http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A99FX_PRO_R20/specifications/
 
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