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5.0 out of 5 starsHad to "jack up" my old system; put a new system in its place, but eventually it all worked out!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 10, 2019
Disclaimer: I went ahead and bought this EVGA NU Audio card without seeing and reading any reviews because NONE had been submitted prior (since it was a totally brand new product (which I was always taught growing up to NEVER buy the first of anything produced)), so I was truly taking a chance, but reverted back to YOLO (You Only Live Once); so what the heck, I went for it!
I bought this sound card to replace my onboard Realtek audio card that had stopped working, most likely from being mishandled by the military's genius packaging and moving companies that are contracted to pack up, move, and store military personnel (and family's) household goods. I'm a retired and disabled combat veteran, so upon receiving my HHGs after they were in storage in a warehouse for over a year and a half, the sound card no longer worked, the video card was broken (No video), and the front cover to the case was cracked and broken as well. So, I set off to repair my old, dated, antiquated computer, of which had Windows 7 as the Operating System (OS). I took the computer case apart, super-glued the cracked and broken clips/ pieces back together, and snapped them back into place. I then went on EVGA's website and ordered a new video card; this being the 2nd video card that I had purchased from them as I was entirely satisfied with the previous one (the video card that was in the computer currently), which was bounced/ thrown around by the military's expertly contracted and oh so gentle moving companies (a bit of sarcasm there, if you are not able to detect it).
After receiving the EVGA video card (I believe it was the EVGA Novia 2500 or something like that, I can't accurately remember at this point), I installed it and I had great video once again.
Then, to beat all, I ran into another problem; NO. SOUND. AT. ALL. My onboard Realtek audio card had $hipped the bed (should I state again), most likely as a direct result of the military's oh so careful and gentle moving contractors that they hire to move us guys that sign/signed/have signed a blank check (with our lives) for this great country for which we go to war and for which would die.
So, I began looking for an audio card.....I trusted the EVGA products; they had worked well enough for me before, so I went back to their website, and low and behold, they had an audio card on there! So, I went to Amazon, bought this NU Audio card of which had 0 reviews and totally placed my trust in EVGA, AGAIN! Little did I know that once receiving the $250 card, EVGA would NOT have the drivers for a 32 bit Windows 7 OS for which to download. HOPELESSNESS!!
I sent an email to EVGA's customer service about the issue and first received a response that EVGA would NOT be producing a 32 bit Windows 7 OS driver to download; I felt totally hopeless at this point, as you can probably imagine! Not being programmed to take "NO" for an answer, I emailed EVGA's customer service AGAIN and restated the problem and told them what I had been told in the previous reply. I received a better, more pleasing and hopeful message back; I never should have been told what I was told prior and that EVGA WOULD be creating a 32 bit Windows 7 OS driver, BUT did not know how long it would be until it was created and distributed via their website, nor was any estimated time frame given for when the driver would be available for download. Again, hopelessness!
After attempting to troubleshoot, experiment, and play around with powering down/ up, pulling different cards, placing different cards in different locations/ slots inside my computer, and basically doing everything in my power that I knew to do with the different cards and options that I had available to me in my computer at this time, I then decided that the level of expertise that I required was at a local computer shop that had worked on my sister's computers one time before. So I took it to them, they convinced me to upgrade to a whole new computer.....so $560 later, I have this new computer built around this 1 single EVGA NU Audio card. It works great though, with all of the "bells and whistles" of changing colors of light as it plays heavenly sounds that only Jesus Christ himself should have the pleasure of jamming out to!
So, to sum up everything above, I went through Hell to get to Heaven and am enjoying every bit of sound that comes out of the EVGA NU Audio sound card!! I would highly recommend it!! It took me on a heavenly ride to a brand new computer, of which need to be upgraded 5 years ago!
