Xfi xtreme music pcie vs P6t onboard sound

[Byte]

My friend wants to sell me his "fake" Xfi for $5. Is it even worth it over the onboard sound of the P6T ALC1200 (realtek 888?). I have a Klipsch 4.1 Speaker system.

 

[Blain]

I would buy it for $5 just to have a spare around.

 

[mmntech]

Is it the XtreamMusic or the Xtream Audio? Beware of the second one as it has no onboard sound processor. The Xtream Music is a vary good card though. I have it myself. It's good if you're not using digital audio output such as hdmi. You should probably have decent speakers or headphones to notice a difference though.