ASUS ROG Spy Pics

The Xonar Phoebus was released already, and apparently it's crap from all the posts on the forums I read. So many complaints :(
 
NickJames said:
The Xonar Phoebus was released already, and apparently it's crap from all the posts on the forums I read. So many complaints :(
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I've had mine for a while and it's mostly fine. The software UI kinda sucks(it's unintuitive to realize what needs to be clicked on to open some options), and the "xear" fake 3d thing is utter garbage with my headphones(adds a really weird reverb to everything). The active mic noise cancellation is excellent(makes a difference with my pc360 headset), and there is absolutely no additional noise even if I have my fan blowing directly into my face on high. The audio output to my speaker amp works fine, and I have't run into any issues with games. Other than the software UI and the crappy "xear" garbage, I'm not sure what someone would find to complain about with it.
 
Nice thinking on the formula models Asus... Not everyone that buys ROG boards uses watercooling setups. You lost a sale here.
 
Ugh, still driver problems with Asus? You can't even get a sound card with decent drivers anymore. Creative sucks, Auzentech sucks from what I hear...bleh.
 
I guess I should clarify and say decent driver support. The drivers for my D2X have been working fine, but if you encounter a problem you are pretty much screwed as they rarely ever release updates beyond a month or two after product release.
 
Damn Dirty Ape said:
Nice thinking on the formula models Asus... Not everyone that buys ROG boards uses watercooling setups. You lost a sale here.
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You don't have to watercool it...the heatsink you see there works without watercooling. Several ROG boards have had that feature before.
 
Spy pics? Doesn't usually mean not authorized or something? They sure are nicely lined up and perfectly photographed for spy shots.
 
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chiclet keyboard on gamer notebook? What a screw up.
 
My only foray into using an ASUS board has been a miserable experience. I wondered if the hype was just hype and I pretty sure it is and I'm not eager to prove or disprove it anytime soon.
 
jpm100 said:
My only foray into using an ASUS board has been a miserable experience. I wondered if the hype was just hype and I pretty sure it is and I'm not eager to prove or disprove it anytime soon.
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Meh, 4 Asus motherboards, and 2 soundcards over the years from LGA7755 to LGA1155. All nice buys. YMMV.
 
Their G-series laptops are nice and all, but do they really need something like 10 or so sub-models within the three main models?
 
why do you love it? A chiclet keyboard is a fad in design, it has absolutely no ergonomic or practical value. Keys are flat so they do not guide your fingers to the center and help prevent missing keys. Some have some indenting or some even worse are slightly convex. I wont get into the fact most of them feel mushy and unresponsive since that could be changed with different domes. But the fact remains there is no gain and lots to lose with the current designs in chiclet keyboards.

People did not design keyboards they way they were before chiclet became a cool fad for no reason, they designed them for accurate fast typing. That is what should matter to a gamer.
 
rudy said:
why do you love it? A chiclet keyboard is a fad in design, it has absolutely no ergonomic or practical value. Keys are flat so they do not guide your fingers to the center and help prevent missing keys. Some have some indenting or some even worse are slightly convex. I wont get into the fact most of them feel mushy and unresponsive since that could be changed with different domes. But the fact remains there is no gain and lots to lose with the current designs in chiclet keyboards.

People did not design keyboards they way they were before chiclet became a cool fad for no reason, they designed them for accurate fast typing. That is what should matter to a gamer.
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Some people just like the way they look and don't care about typing performance. Were not being forced to buy them.

That "OC Key" is making me curious.
 
I honestly don't have any issues at all with my typing speed or accuracy on my chiclet keyboard. I don't know if MSI's is much different than competition's models. This one in particular is by SteelSeries, if that has any bearing on it. It did take a little getting used to, but that was more from moving from a full sized desktop keyboard to this laptop one. These keys have some convex attribute about them, but only on the horizontal plane (left to right on the keyboard, not up and down). I definitely don't have any kind of trouble gaming on it.
 
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