Diamond XS51 XtremeSound Vs Realtek ALC887-Vxx

[DJboutit]

Which of these two sound card has overall better sound Diamond XS51 XtremeSound 5.1 PC1 16 bit or Realtek ALC887-Vxx on board?? I currently running the Realtek on bard I know the Diamond sound I took out of a old computer I know it is cheap sound card I just want to which one is better.

 

[Okedokey]

The ALC887 has a higher sample rate and input bit rates. Aka, 48K @ 16bit for the Diamond and up to 192K @ 24bit for the ALC887. Technically the ALC887 will be better but sometimes the discrete sound card option is better to reduce noise or improve features.