I'm not sure what onboard audio you are comparing your Audigy to, but not all onboard audio is the same. Although I am not using my system for music creation, I have found that the audio that is integrated with the nForce2 chipset is exellent. And before you ask... I am running my sound through an Aiwa reciever/amp and then on to Celestion speakers. So yeah, I would be able to tell if the onboard sound was slouching.Originally posted by Icewindius
The difference between onboard sound and Audigy 2 isn't even funny. That and onboard simply take up to many CPU cycles. I never use onboard. period.
As for taking up to many cpu cycles... I have yet to see it as an issue. Are you going to tell us that you refuse to use onboard lan connections too?