I had integrated sound on my Dfi Lanparty board tried it one day, right when I got the motherboard, then decided to get better card. In games I could tell the difference and listening to music with the subwoofer hooked up to the new card. Its all about money, and if you are a hardcore gamer, listening to music fanatic.
If you have cheap 2.1 speakers you wont tell the difference at all even with the new card. A subwoofer hooked up and you will tell a difference. I just love the bass and surround sound.
If you dont intend to buy better speakers with a nice subwoofer then ignore all of this and stick with what you got. Hope this helps you out waffle11.
Edited by jrm20, 05 November 2005 - 04:33 PM.