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What's all this Realtek stuff? Get a soundcard! Lol.
Why?
I mean really.... why
Realtek updates their drivers very often(8648 are really the best I've ever heard), and ROG updates their SS3 and you can get really great sound, without putting in a card that uses your PCIe lanes, and can restrict airflow to your graphics card.
So I ask again, why?
I would imagine the Realtek chips on the high end motherboards sound very good and are near comparable to a dedicated sound card, I was just playing with you guy's. I should see what the Realtek sounds like on my X-Hero some time. Then I can tell you whether my Sound Blaster was worth it or not.