Fatal1ty AN8 SLI onboard audio vs Audigy 2 ZS/Audigy 4

[thepingofdeath]

Well, I've already put my system together with the Fatal1ty (awesome) and the Audigy 2 ZS (same as Audigy 4 - an extra audio core, who cares?). Did I waste my money? How much better is the Audigy's audio quality and performance than the onboard AC97 AudioMAX?

 

[monster64]

Qualitywise, I don't think you'll see too much of a difference. In games, you will get about 20-30% more fps due to the cpu not having to handle the sound.

 

[shoRunner]

lol 20-30% is quite high, how bout maybe 5-10% max