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Onboard audio or an old SB0770?

post #1 of 5
2/22/13 at 5:21pm
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Not sure what is better being as old as it is, my Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe onboard or my old SB0770 from 2007.

Any thoughts?

Obviously a card is generally better, but is it outdated enough that the mobo is better at this point?

http://www.creative.com/oem/resources/SoundCards/SB077x.pdf

http://www.asus.com/Motherboard/P8Z77V_DELUXE/
Edited by Slappy D0 - 2/22/13 at 5:50pm
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post #2 of 5
2/23/13 at 3:41am
Only your ears know for sure.
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2/23/13 at 5:04am
Looks like an OEM X-fi Extreme music , I´d take that anyday over onboard, even an ALC898. call me old fashioned.
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2/23/13 at 7:25pm
I had a Sound Blaster Live 24bit that sounded way better that ALC898.
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post #5 of 5
2/23/13 at 10:04pm
The X-Fi is better. It's not even close.

It takes a really, really bad discrete sound card to be worse than ordinary onboard sound.
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