"I really wish someone would post a set of gaming benchmarks comparing current onboard sound cards with addon cards like Creative's. I'd like to know if they still make a difference with the newer motherboards and CPUs"
http://www.hardwarelogic.com/news/118/ARTICLE/1093/5/2006-02-16.htmlOne problem with creative is there driver support is ass they come out with a new version ever couple of years, then there’s the scratching sound problem in some games this has really never been completely fixed..
http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=articles&go=read&arc_id=124That said I have an X-Fi and it works alright for games but I all so use it for recording from analog sources if I was just using it just for gaming I buy something cheaper and spend the cash on other parts.