ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 or GA-Z77X-UD5H onboard sound card?

otaku16

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Im getting a new MOBO
i dont know whether i should buy the GA-Z77X-UD3H and use it with my asus sound card .... or just get the GA-Z77X-UD5H cuz several people said that its onboard sound card is pretty good

Its for my 3570k new rig

Thanks
 

cl-scott

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Obvious disclaimer aside from my signature, there was a study done recently that showed that sound cards tend to produce better quality sound than integrated chipsets.

http://techreport.com/articles.x/23358

If you already have a Xonar, and you care about getting the best audio quality, then I'd say go for it. If you're not as concerned about audio quality, then save a PCI slot and go with the onboard sound.