rectifryer
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Very true. Some audio cards also use the CPU to decode audio. Doesn't sound like a big deal, but I kid you not, when I installed my card, I could've sworn I lost 5 to 10 FPS ( roughly 60 to 50)!
From my research, its probably just the difference between the drivers. But if you can't use good drivers with the onboard audio, then the card is better anyways.
I have only looked into latency. Soundblaster has had their drivers specialized for DX for lower latency. Its hard to explain, but the lower latency <10ms helps with the realism of the games . I dont really care about that so much as recording. I would never use soundblaster anything for recording no matter its latency.