Soundblaster Audigy vs Onboard

[wortwortwort]

I have a Creative Soundblaster Audigy lying around and was wondering how much of an improvement it would be to my integrated sound. This is on a Gigabyte GA-P55 UD3 motherboard running Windows 7.

It is a very old card, but would it be any better than the integrated card?

I don't record anything, it would just be for games, movies and music.

 

[MEgamer]

no i doubt it would.

stick with the integrated.

 

[Emperus]

I'd like to differ.. Any discrete solution will always be better than the onboard chip.. If OP has it simply lying around then no harm in using it.. I enjoyed using the sound blaster live 24 bit very much through my win xp times to my current OS which is win 7 64 bit.. The Audigy is an even better chip so OP is sure to have a good audio experience..

 

[gamerk316]

I'd wager the integrated has a better SnR (Signal to Noise ratio, or how much noise is in the output) then the Audigy. Especially if its a Realtek audio chipset. In this case, the Onboard is probably better.

 

[wortwortwort]

...Well that isn't really a conclusive answer...

 

[MEgamer]

I'd wager the integrated has a better SnR (Signal to Noise ratio, or how much noise is in the output) then the Audigy. Especially if its a Realtek audio chipset. In this case, the Onboard is probably better.

exactly, just cos its a dedicated dont means its a win straight away.

 

[wortwortwort]

I think that the Soundblaster seems to have quite a bit more noise than the integrated card. I'll stick with the integrated for now...

 

[wortwortwort]

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