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Joined May 30, Messages 9, 1. What I mean sorry I can't explain myself well today is for a game like Oblivion will it run better with a soundcard because that pcb will be taking care of the sound? In the same way that a game would run better with a video card because the video card's gpu and ram would be used instead of other resources?
Deleted member 3. Joined May 20, Messages 10, 1. Could make a slight difference depending on what card and which on board solution. Of course current CPU load matters as well. Personally I don't bother with sound cards, I like my on board card. Joined Apr 22, Messages 2, 0. System Specs. The only thing thats different is the quality. Last edited: Jun 19, DaMulta My stars went supernova.
Joined Aug 3, Messages 16, 2. Games with EAX could run a few frames faster. Mussels Freshwater Moderator Staff member. Joined Oct 6, Messages 52, 8. On average there is little to no perfomance increase.
A real soundcard CAN improve performance, but its not an overall statement - it entirely depends on the two cards in question. An Nvidia soundstorm onboard would perform better than a generic realtek PCI audio card, and an Audigy4 would perform better than onboard AC97 Edit: here is an oldish link showing more realistic performance differences between sound cards.
The end result is an overall improvement in the basic sound outputted by your PC or laptop, along with external control over it. Many gaming headsets use these specialized DACs to improve and manipulate the audio you get, no matter how versatile your device's onboard sound is.
We recommend the HyperX Amp for anyone interested in this solution - it's cheap, powerful, and easy to set-up. So, are dedicated sound cards worth it? If you're willing to spend the time and money to get the right card and equipment, they are definitely worth the improved sound. If you stand more on the casual side of things, the onboard audio that comes with your motherboard will most likely be more than enough for your gaming or music needs. If you're in the middle, well, an external sound card is perfect, as you can just plug it in and go.
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Can we get something that's more like evidence - or even just a case study? Does this article still apply, considering that Windows Vista and 7 have already disabled hardware acceleration for sound cards breaks EAX support, among other things? Add a comment. This is an old question, but it certainly deserves an answer. I dont think his question was related to audio anomalies, he wanted to know if would impact his CPU utilization. It's doubtful there would noticeable performance effect with a modern CPU and motherboard.
If that's bringing you down If you can hear anomalies, then this is your problem. Don't forget that occasionally you will need to resample sound files from their stored frequency typically 22KHz to the frequency the audio chip needs say, 48KHz.
That's even more work for the CPU unless you have dedicated chips doing this work instead. The value you place upon audio is an individual priority; what's a waste of money to you isn't to those wanting clear audio and precise 3D positioning in games. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. Screenshot of the Week.
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