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Basic sound card question
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Its not really a problem these days unless you have near the minimum CPU for a game.
I dont include this issue as a consideration when someone buys a gaming CPU, the Intels all pretty much kick ass.
I dont include this issue as a consideration when someone buys a gaming CPU, the Intels all pretty much kick ass.
Tanatz,
there still will be a different, since is an extra process, but will you be able to notice it? I don't think so,
oh and depends also how you use your sound card, if for example if you send the signal of the onboard via
digital to a home threather box, then your sound card won't do anything, it will just pass the sound forward, that have been the case with me,
but since I wanted better "game" support I opted for a name brand, which I like the difference,
good luck, and don't worry about it,
sam
there still will be a different, since is an extra process, but will you be able to notice it? I don't think so,
oh and depends also how you use your sound card, if for example if you send the signal of the onboard via
digital to a home threather box, then your sound card won't do anything, it will just pass the sound forward, that have been the case with me,
but since I wanted better "game" support I opted for a name brand, which I like the difference,
good luck, and don't worry about it,
sam
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fwiw, if you're putting together a new system, ADI (Analog Devices) onboard codecs are much better about CPU use than Realtek's, last I heard.
FPS performance? Probably not
Sound quality and upmixing and downmixing features? Big difference
If you are big into sound, I would get an X-Fi for games, or a Xonar for games and music. If not you can get by with onboard and kernel streaming on Foobar for music; games will sound pretty bad though and you will be at a competitive disadvantage in first-person shooters.
My 2 cents.
Sound quality and upmixing and downmixing features? Big difference
If you are big into sound, I would get an X-Fi for games, or a Xonar for games and music. If not you can get by with onboard and kernel streaming on Foobar for music; games will sound pretty bad though and you will be at a competitive disadvantage in first-person shooters.
My 2 cents.
lets memember the issues with creative labs and vista, I would follow this advice if only I were to use xp, but for vista there would be a need for modified drivers and the such if you want good game support, etc, because creative labs wants to make money off the transsition rather than support their old products, they want you to go and buy a new card...
sam