Sound Blaster Extigy USB Question - Any Good?

[Superwormy]

Sound Blaster Extigy external USB sound card

Is it any good? Seems like it'd be very very convenient to have all the connections in a box in front of the compouter as opposed to on back, but I'm worried that the USB would suck away CPU cycles in games and DVDs.. yes or no?

Is there any diff in sound quality with the Extigy vx Audigy?

 

[Instan00dles]

u could plug cords into your soundcard and have them run inside your case to an empty drivebay and cut holes in the drive bay cover, then all the plugs are in the froms. I just video out, audio in, audio out in an empty floppy drive bay.