Following the Soundstorm certification article posted on Neowin here, there was a confusion among many people whether ASUS A7N8X was certified or not, since initially it was labled as a Soundstorm certified board, but nVidia failed to list the board in it"s updated certified list.
The following is a part of the reply Rojakpot.com received upon emailing NVidia regarding the confusion:
Currently, there are only three tested and certified products that meet the SoundStorm / Dolby certification criteria :-
- ABIT NF7-S
- MSI K7N2G-ILSR with S-Bracket
- Shuttle SN41G2 small form-factor PC
There are no provisions for upgrading to a SoundStorm solution or adding SoundStorm capabilities after a product is in the consumers hands. The product must contain everything necessary to provide full audio functionality in accordance with the SoundStorm program out-of-the-box and be tested and approved by NVIDIA and Dolby. This is done to ensure the best quality and consumer experience possible, and to guarantee a minimum level of quality on all SoundStorm branded products.
Other boards are currently in certification.As you can see, only three products have so far been given SoundStorm certification. No other products can claim SoundStorm support. Please note that NVIDIA initially reported the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe motherboard to be SoundStorm-certified but apparently, they have been dropped from the list.
So, if you are looking for SoundStorm-compliant motherboard, look no further than these three products - the ABIT NF7-S motherboard, the MSI K7N2G-ILSR (with S-Bracket) motherboard and the Shuttle SN41G2 small form-factor PC.