I have a K7T Turbo2 Mother Board (http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=24) and it has v=chip integrated Direct Sound AC97 Audio (know nother of how good it is). I also have a Sound Blaster 16 PCI 4.1 (supports EAX, hardware buffer). I would like to know wich of these is better for gaming (performance purpose). Is the Sound Blaster 16 PCI 4.1 better than the integrated Direct Sound AC97 Audio? Doesent the on board hurt the cpu load while the sound blaster (though not great) better due to it helping cpu load. Please help.