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compatible sound card. PCI Express 1.1 interface. Seeking to provide the best possible performance, Auzentech and
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281:March 2010
142:.auzentech
121:Multimedia
101:Key people
87:California
1044:VK Mobile
1034:Game Park
1029:Auzentech
959:Companies
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751:Auzentech
614:Auzentech
584:Auzentech
554:PentarSys
467:Auzentech
396:HDMI 1.3a
216:outputs.
194:Auzentech
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109:President
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725:Archived
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