ASUS Rampage III X-FI 2 Built-in vs. X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty

[brian1020]

Hi all

I own an ASUS Rampage III Formula motherboard which has the Soundblaster EAX X-FI 2 audio built-in to the motherboard. Would the PCI-E X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty card provide a noticeable difference in sound quality for games over the onboard chip which claims to be pretty good.

I feel like the audio sounds fine currently and the X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty wouldn't be breaking the bank, but it could be one of those scenarios where if I haven't heard it before, i'm not missing it.

 

[rolli59]

On normal PC speakers there is no noticeable difference! Expensive sound cards are a waste of money if not paired with high quality speakers/ sound systems.

 

[brian1020]

Thanks Rolli, kind of what I figured. I'm by no means an audiophile but I can tell when audio is compressed too much or something doesn't sound right. I mostly do MMO gaming listening on my Studio Beats headset and rarely crank anything up through my Logitech THX speakers (which by no means to I consider them expensive).

I think for now I will consider it not worth the money.

 

[rolli59]

The same conclusion I came to years ago when they went HD audio onboard!

 

[brian1020]

Best answer selected by brian1020.