Sound Card vs Asus p5w dh mobo (Realtek ALC882M High Definition Audio 8-channel CODEC)

[M]

I recently built a media centre PC running Vista and have connected to
my Hi-Fi (top end separates). The sound quality from the mobo (Realtek
ALC882M High Definition Audio 8-channel CODEC) is better than I
expected. I was originally planning to buy a Creative Labs X-Fi
Extreme (Music or Audio model), on a recommendation. ANyone know
whether either of these would be much of an improvement?

Thx

 

[JAD]

I recently built a media centre PC running Vista and have connected to
my Hi-Fi (top end separates). The sound quality from the mobo (Realtek
ALC882M High Definition Audio 8-channel CODEC) is better than I
expected. I was originally planning to buy a Creative Labs X-Fi
Extreme (Music or Audio model), on a recommendation. ANyone know
whether either of these would be much of an improvement?

Thx

first buy a set of 10.000$ speakers. Turn your listening area into the perfect enviroment.
Have your ears altered. Then worry about the output. ;^) Audiophiles will come up with all
kinds of ideas. You happy with the output? all is good.

 

[DaveW]

The X-Fi has much better fidelity and tonality than the $5 onboard audio
chip you are using. And the soundcard would take the audio load off of your
CPU, thus freeing up processing power.

 

[themattiskool]

The X-Fi has much better fidelity and tonality than the $5 onboard audio
chip you are using. And the soundcard would take the audio load off of your
CPU, thus freeing up processing power.

i personaly would go with creative but any way you go or both is
good. But true, for sound quality only invest in good speekers or
lots of small crapy ones.

Box speekers are great, many newer not box speekers have small small
speekers. usualy in a box speeker you will get quality big speekers,
they may not be as >style full< but the sound quality is tramendausly
better.