01-09-2010, 01:47 PM
Onboard chips improved a lot over the years, still I think they are no match for a sound card. I've used one for years but currently I can't unfortunately, but when the next upgrade is due I will definitely buy a sound card again. Big drawback of onboard sound chips is they use cpu power for their computations. And while I have/had a pretty aged sound card, I'm sure that new sound cards are way better than onboard chips, both in quality and features. I've never had real problems with TeamSpeak (apart from cheap headsets). Since I use onboard I've had nothing but problems. But Misha is right, if you saved money on the speakers, you should start upgrading there, and I'm not talking about 1000$ sound systems.