Gamefan heeft een review gepost van de Aureal v4.06.2048 Vortex II drivers, waarmee de Vortex II bezitters naast ondersteuning voor A3D3.0 eindelijk de langverwachte EAX1.0 support krijgen:
It's nice that these drivers support some games using EAX 1.0, but the support isn't without a few bugs (Drakan is one large bug), and it's not going to make A3D any less impressive. I'd rather have A3D in Half-Life for sure, but the support was a nice addition to Alien Vs Predator. The other new feature accessible without specific A3D coding in games is the A3D 3.0 reverb engine, and it sounds simply wonderful. When games fully support A3D 3.0 with full coded support, we should see an efficient A3D with easier developer support, MP3 support and Dolby Digital support.EAX support's a nice feature to cover the potential fear of the awesome game that only supports EAX--but that doesn't guarantee support from these drivers, either. However, I'm pretty confident that Aureal will make the EAX support work for any of the big EAX-only games that already have (or might still) come out just to keep its competitive edge. All that aside: The bottom line is that limited EAX support and the fabulous A3D 3.0 are merely two more reasons that make the Vortex2 chipset-based sound cards so ideal for gamers.
Verder in de review een bespreking van de nieuwe features in A3D3.0, zoals Volumetric Sound Sources, MP3 playback, Reverb, Streaming Audio en Dolby Digital playback (thanks Koeneman voor de tip).

This enormous case has room for 6 external 5.25" devices and 1 external 3.5" floppy drive. I would like to see more external 3.5" bays, but most devices can be mounted in the larger 5.25" bays. One annoying thing about a case of this size is the placement of the 3.5" floppy drive. Because it is at the top of the case, a very long floppy cable must be threaded around all the other drives and cables. This adds quite a bit of unnecessary clutter and can restrict airflow. I would love to toss the floppy, but I can't quite lose it yet. Adding drives is no better or worse than most cases, but the swing out sides do help.

Installation is typical InWin slide-out tray style. After locating all the copper stand-offs and corresponding screws, not only does your board affix to the tray but all the
relevant add-in cards plug in as well. If you assemble several systems per day, this feature can greatly enhance building quality and quantity. When you’re ready, just
shove the entire conglomeration into the case and lock it into place with a screw.



