Onboard Realtek ALC650 vs. SB Audigy 1394?

[kompulsive]

I have an Abit IC7-G and can't really decide whether to use the onboard sound or go ahead and put my Audigy 1394 in the machine. The key issue for me is being able to have a 96khz sampling rate for certain sound libraries and software I use. I do audio production work on the machine with programs like Cubase and won't be able to get a better card for production (Audiophile 2496) for another month or so. I haven't tested out the onboard (Realtek ALC650) sound yet, but the specs say it is capable of 96khz. Oddly enough, Creative's site now advertises the SB Audigy 1394 that I have as 96khz capable but if I recall it wasn't up to snuff for Gigastudio when it came time to load/playback certain high-quality samples.

 

[NokiaDude]

The on-board sound is fine. Just make sure your speakers aren't the el cheapo kind and you'll enjoy the music from your PC. I'm currently using an old Altec Lansing ATP-3 system and the onboard ALC850 sound on my Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe sounds pretty good. I cant imagine how good they'd sound with a Klipsch system!

 

[Budman]

Audigy is 5X better than that onboard sound IC7-G uses.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: Budman
Audigy is 5X better than that onboard sound IC7-G uses.

Maybe, but wasn't Creative was busted for falsely stating Audigy 2 supports 24-bit sampling?
That led to a class-action lawsuit they settled for, get this, a maximum $65 discount on your next SB purchase!

Thank you, sir. May I have another?

 

[kompulsive]

....eh, are you serious? I probably won't ever buy another card from them, but where do I get my voucher? ::holds up Audigy 1394 in all it's OEM glory::

 

[Ntar]

all add in cards will be better for sound due to distortion caused by the mobo even though it is very little

go Audigy