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Originally Posted by gurusan  Well it depends which onboard sound you are talking about. I was quite impressed by the ADI2000B on the P5Q Deluxe...seriously the best onboard I've ever heard. They even drove my HD 580s decently.
It was not as good as my modded xfi but it certainly was better than anything a few bucks would get you.
I remember when I had my P5K the onboard was terrible, and my P5B Deluxe was even worse! I remember when I had my Q6600 on it it would screech and stuff during gaming lol. |
Some onboards are worse than others, but both me and EricB can tell you that onboard is simply very low quality and not even true 16bit.
The Realtek HD audio on my folding rig is decent, it doesnt squeak or squeal but i still prefer to use a dedicated soundcard or sound interface whenever possible.
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Originally Posted by veedubfreak I'm using the addin card that comes with the rampage formula, so its not exactly on board sound. But i can honestly say i have never had any issues with any onboard sound cards. But then again, i never cheap out on my motherboards. |
Its still onboard, because there is no audio processor on that card.
And the audio effects are still emulated by the cpu, whereas with a dedicated sound card all of the audio proccesing is done on the card itself.