Onboard vs dedicated sound

[Ken Boon]

At the moment I am just using onboard sound. I have an Asus P5GD2 Premium which uses the C-Media CMI9880 codec:

http://www.cmedia.com.tw/product/CMI9880.htm

I think the sound is pretty good but want to know if a dedicated sound card will make a difference and if so any recommendations? I'm a gamer mainly but also use my pc for playing music.

Thanks!

 

[Ken Boon]

Cheer guys. Reckon I'll get myself an X-Fi Xtreme Music then

Edit - it will be compatible with Medusas I presume?