Which should I use?

[SpaceyWilly]

I have a small dilemma on my hands. I recently upgraded my mobo to an asus a7v8x which has 6.1 integrated sound that is imho really good sounding. The next day, I got a Hercules Muse XL, which is an ok sound card too. Personally I think the integrated sound sounds better, and the Muse XL skips during periods of high RAM usage for some reason. On the other hand, the integrated ties up my CPU, limiting performance. So which should I be using?

 

[SemiCycle]

I say if the integrated sounds better, then stick with that. I would gladly lose some FPS for cleaner sound.

Take a look at this article
http://www.tomshardware.com/game/20030405/index.html

 

[Socket eh?]

SoundStorm uses very very little cpu power, and IS a better solution than a museXL.

 

[Goateh]

I would say go with the Sound Storm audio, my mate has one on his AMD board.. sounds so nice and clear... even alot better than my sblive in most cases