Having a decent sound card improves game performance?

[Zep]

I was told that having a good sound card could improve the way a game performs...I thought it was logical, since it takes a load of work out of the motherboard, the more memory the sound card has the less work the mobo has to do. But is this true? Does it really improve game performance?

Thanks, feedback is appreciated

 

[XFlamez]

no sound card won't help your PC improve gaming performance
it will help YOU improve your gaming performance

 

[H4x3r]

right...you'll enjoy the sound in the game a little more...it wont help the FPS though

 

[Zep]

Meh...Thanks guys, I wasn't talking about FPS though, I was talking about just overall game performance (load times,etc)

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

right...you'll enjoy the sound in the game a little more...it wont help the FPS though

It will.

Lets take an intergrated vs an x-fi. The intergrated will run alot of stuff in software mode, meaning it uses your processor to do things. However another card can run everything in hardware mode on the sound card.

 

[Zep]

Yup. That's what I was saying^ Like it will take the load off of the mobo or other comp components thus make it 'faster' or perform 'lighter' Thanks man

 

[Cobalt]

Indeed, it's not as bigger deal these days as it was a few years back with CPU's as powerful as they are.

Was a little different with a 486dx though, put in a SB card in and your performance doubled!

John

 

[Mr. Switch]

Was a little different with a 486dx though, put in a SB card in and your performance doubled!

D-A-M-N!!!!!!!!!