soundcard very good! drivers and driver on the CD provided are mainly for Windows XP and Vista only you can find them on the ASUS website for Windows 7 and 8 compatibility download section look for the model of your configuration and offers the driver! otherwise its 24-bit 192 kHz in 2.1 as its moved to a room of course with good speakers! Your neighbors will be delighted! example: a 2CV with a Ferrari engine will not give anything good on the road! you have to see with respect to your budjet