Well-made and works well with my Gigabyte motherboard that has a digital audio header. The package even includes a screw for the case slot. The cable that's provided is a reasonable length, but you may need a longer cable depending on your motherboard layout and the slot you select for the bracket. Dupont wire sold for Arduino, such as this item: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EV70C78/, can be used to extend the cable or in place of the cable. You'll need to check the pinout of your motherboard's digital audio header in order to determine the correct connections for the cable. Read more

Easy to install with supplied dupont connector wiring. Clear marking on PCB makes for easy connectivity. Worked with my Asus Z790 motherboard with no issues. Read more

I didn't have digital audio running on my computer up until I got this, and my 5.1ch audio receiver has outputs for coax and SPDIF. But for obvious reasons, I didn't have a free USB motherboard header. The next logical thing I did was take the plug end off of the 5v power wire and stick it into any Molex power plug, assuming you put it on the red wire and not yellow. I had major issues with my coax setup. At first, I thought it was the power, and signals coming from the daughter card were from the motherboard itself. Then I tried SPDIF and realized the power wasn't being connected at all and that's where I discovered the shortcomings of not having enough USB headers. By the way, the cable I had been using was a single RCA cable, so maybe that doesn't qualify it as a coax cable. Read more

I needed this, as audio drivers in Linux often produce a notable hum, even for high quality onboard solutions, making S/PDIF almost a necessity. The Asus B650A Strix board I got did not have a back panel S/PDIF optical connector, but did have a 3 pin header. This went right in, and is discrete enough and blends in with the bottom fans. I've only tested the optical, but it includes a coaxial, as well. This came in an anti-static bag, with a screw, the card, and cables (3, bound) with femaie connectors. It worked on first boot, after I selected the S/PDIF audio output in Ubuntu. I have no issues with dropouts Read more