POLL: About how much does a sound card improve FPS

7angofragger · 11-24-2006, 10:18 PM

About how much does a sound card improve FPS in games? When i went from onboard to my Audigy 2 Value, and i seen about a 5 FPS difference. Anyone have an X-FI card that seen a difference in games?

**The_Other_One** · 11-24-2006, 10:41 PM

I still use onboard with my main computer as it's more than enough for me... However, I have read benchmarks and 2-6FPS is usally the average increase when switching between onboard and some other sound card. Though, differenec drivers for your onboard sound can also make quite a difference.

ADE · 11-24-2006, 10:59 PM

I got like 6 with my Audigy 4 SE

matt12685848 · 11-25-2006, 03:07 AM

I heard that if you add a sound card it will take about a 10% load off of the processor.

bumblebee_tuna · 11-25-2006, 04:34 AM

I bought a sound card purely for the use of improved sound quality.... The fact that it can improve the FPS in a game is merely a plus for me......

ADE · 11-25-2006, 04:40 AM

Not all sound cards will give you higher FPS. In fact, if it does not have a Sound processor on it you will either have no difference or if you go surround if you didn't already have it you will lose tons of FPS. Only sound cards that have its own processor on it will help. The CPU will have to do the work of processing the sound and etc. if you don't have a sound card with no processor on it, but if you do have one on it then that means less work for the CPU = more frames per second. That's all you need to know on this subject really....

bumblebee_tuna · 11-25-2006, 07:22 AM

....huh? What's the purpose of a sound card if it doesn't have a processor?

Also, does my sound card have a processor? I though it did but I'm not so sure.....

[-0MEGA-] · 11-25-2006, 07:26 AM

I didnt notice any difference with my X-Fi, but it does sound much nicer.

SirKenin · 11-25-2006, 09:01 AM

Creative cards are hardware. They have their own processor on them. It's only those real cheap crappy cards that sometimes don't.

chrisalviola · 11-25-2006, 09:09 AM

sound cards dont change much compared to vga card, but playing sound files while the game is running can contribute to FPS.

11-24-2006, 10:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
7angofragger Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hohenwald, Tennessee Age: 19 Posts: 140	POLL: About how much does a sound card improve FPS About how much does a sound card improve FPS in games? When i went from onboard to my Audigy 2 Value, and i seen about a 5 FPS difference. Anyone have an X-FI card that seen a difference in games? __________________ Windows XP Professional MCE 4x Western Digital 250GB SATAII Hard drives RAiD 0+1 Corsair Dominator Series TWIN2X2048-8500C5D 2GB Nvidia eVGA 8800GTX Acer 20.1" LCD 5ms Thermaltake W0132RU ToughPower ASUS Maximus Formula SE Core 2 Quad Intel Core 2 Duo Quad Core Q6700 @ 2.87GHz

11-24-2006, 10:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,307	I still use onboard with my main computer as it's more than enough for me... However, I have read benchmarks and 2-6FPS is usally the average increase when switching between onboard and some other sound card. Though, differenec drivers for your onboard sound can also make quite a difference. __________________ Urban De-Development * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT * C2D T5250 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100 * G4 1.33GHz \| 512M RAM \| 40G HD \| Radeon 9200

11-25-2006, 03:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
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11-25-2006, 04:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
bumblebee_tuna Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,323	I bought a sound card purely for the use of improved sound quality.... The fact that it can improve the FPS in a game is merely a plus for me...... __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Jet Black Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz / 2GB DDR2 667MHz / 160GB 7200RPM nVidia GeForce 8600m GT 256MB 15.4" WXGA Anti-glare Display (1280x800) Microsoft Windows Vista Premium w/ Media Direct boot hack into Ubuntu Gutsy Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don't make sense. Refrigerator.

11-25-2006, 07:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
bumblebee_tuna Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,323	....huh? What's the purpose of a sound card if it doesn't have a processor? Also, does my sound card have a processor? I though it did but I'm not so sure..... __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Jet Black Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz / 2GB DDR2 667MHz / 160GB 7200RPM nVidia GeForce 8600m GT 256MB 15.4" WXGA Anti-glare Display (1280x800) Microsoft Windows Vista Premium w/ Media Direct boot hack into Ubuntu Gutsy Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don't make sense. Refrigerator.

11-24-2006, 10:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
ADE banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 15 Posts: 3,372	I got like 6 with my Audigy 4 SE

11-25-2006, 04:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
ADE banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 15 Posts: 3,372	Not all sound cards will give you higher FPS. In fact, if it does not have a Sound processor on it you will either have no difference or if you go surround if you didn't already have it you will lose tons of FPS. Only sound cards that have its own processor on it will help. The CPU will have to do the work of processing the sound and etc. if you don't have a sound card with no processor on it, but if you do have one on it then that means less work for the CPU = more frames per second. That's all you need to know on this subject really....

11-25-2006, 07:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,425	I didnt notice any difference with my X-Fi, but it does sound much nicer. __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.83GHz Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATI HD 3870 GDDR4 @ (840/2332) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-850 500GB SATAII HD w/16MB SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 11593

11-25-2006, 09:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Creative cards are hardware. They have their own processor on them. It's only those real cheap crappy cards that sometimes don't.

11-25-2006, 09:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
chrisalviola Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 861	sound cards dont change much compared to vga card, but playing sound files while the game is running can contribute to FPS.

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