Asus' Xonar DG and Xense sound cards

@ 2010/11/22
Do you really need a discrete sound card? Simple question, and we've taken a look at Asus' new Xonar Xense and DG sound cards to find the answer.

Comment from jmke @ 2010/11/22
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Not too long ago, the answer to that last question would have been a unequivocal yes.
what is "not too long ago"?
In the last 6-7 years onboard VGA has been more than up to the task. Imho that's more than "long ago" in PC world