GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z97MX vs dedicated X-Fi Titanium

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How would the creative audio of this board compare against a dedicated soundblaster X-Fi titanium card?

I've been thinking of getting a smaller form factor because I only really use 1 video card (amd R9 290x and a sound card) so I could save some space.
However I don't know if there would be room to fit both in a micro atx board.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128716

but even if there was room to fit both, is there a difference between both?

I use these speakers:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...=logitech_speakers_5.1-_-36-121-050-_-Product
 
109dB SNR (X-Fi Titanium) vs 115dB SNR (Onboard), the edge in terms of Sound Quality would seem to go to the onboard. The regular X-Fi is nothing special in that regard however. The Titanium HD in comparison boasts 122dB SNR on the outputs. The X-Fi titanium probably has the edge when it comes to game audio processing, though your motherboard does work with the Creative MB3 software. I'd use the onboard for now. If you ever upgrade to an external DAC, get one that works with TOSLINK and run it from your X-Fi Titanium.
 
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