What should I do?

Laust · 12-10-2007, 04:20 PM

I have good onboard sound,should I get a sound card ? What are the+&- of doing it? All I do is gaming & flight sims,Will it give me more FPS ? Thanks Laust.......

**koala** · 12-11-2007, 01:36 AM

A sound card will take some of the pressure off the CPU meaning potentially higher fps, and should also give higher quality sound if you go for a good model.

EDIT: The only minor downside I can think of is that a sound card will increase your system's power requirements by about 5-10W, but this will only be a problem if you have a weak PSU that is already being pushed to its limits.

Laust · 12-11-2007, 01:13 PM

Thats what I wanted to know, THANKS koala. Laust..........

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Laust Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Michigan,USA. Posts: 15 OS: XP-SP2 My System	What should I do? I have good onboard sound,should I get a sound card ? What are the+&- of doing it? All I do is gaming & flight sims,Will it give me more FPS ? Thanks Laust.......

12-11-2007, 01:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,364 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: What should I do? A sound card will take some of the pressure off the CPU meaning potentially higher fps, and should also give higher quality sound if you go for a good model. EDIT: The only minor downside I can think of is that a sound card will increase your system's power requirements by about 5-10W, but this will only be a problem if you have a weak PSU that is already being pushed to its limits. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala; 12-11-2007 at 02:17 AM.

12-11-2007, 01:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Laust Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Michigan,USA. Posts: 15 OS: XP-SP2 My System	Re: What should I do? Thats what I wanted to know, THANKS koala. Laust..........