Hi,
If I get a soundcard instead of using the onboard audio, would it improve performance on my a7n8x?
Thanks
If I get a soundcard instead of using the onboard audio, would it improve performance on my a7n8x?
Thanks
probably.
I upgraded from an Audigy LS to an X-Fi. What an upgrade! It is a different game now. The sounds and their positioning are much improved. I'd highly recommend the X-Fi. I think the base model is around $115 at New Egg.
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I use SENNHEISER headphones and can hear stuff behind, next or in front of me..
I wish I knew what it was like to have a sound card advantage. I live in an apartment where my girlfriend and neighbors get pissed just because the treble (not bass) of my speakers bug them. Once in a while when I know my neighbors and woman are out, I get to turn up the volume and play the game just as I want it with my surround sound definitely helping me out (sporting oldskool Creative Live! via 1999-2000) but I made a mistake once where my left and right speakers were in reverse... so anytime I thought something was under attack from the left, it was really to the right, and vice versa, and I played like that for like... 4 weeks.
Yes, b/c you're keeping the CPU from having to do all the work and the load will be shifted over to the sound card.s4vior6 wrote:
Hi,
If I get a soundcard instead of using the onboard audio, would it improve performance on my a7n8x?
Thanks
People just don't realize what a big advantage it is using headphones instead of speakers when you play.idiotofwar wrote:
I use SENNHEISER headphones and can hear stuff behind, next or in front of me..
Sound card will give you better quality audio, and it will take some (a good deal, really) load off your processor. It's a good investment -- even that 115$ xfi (I got the plantinum version cause I wanted optical ports )
I'll take my 5.1's over headphones anyday.Xponential wrote:
People just don't realize what a big advantage it is using headphones instead of speakers when you play.idiotofwar wrote:
I use SENNHEISER headphones and can hear stuff behind, next or in front of me..
I think my speakers would disagree with you.Xponential wrote:
People just don't realize what a big advantage it is using headphones instead of speakers when you play.idiotofwar wrote:
I use SENNHEISER headphones and can hear stuff behind, next or in front of me..
i also prefer speakers to headphones. speakers usually have a richer, more natural sound and fuller bass.
not to mention it annoys my neighbors to hear gunfire blasting at 3 am.
not to mention it annoys my neighbors to hear gunfire blasting at 3 am.
Of course, don't go out expecting BF2 to actually be compatible with anything you buy to use with it.
I can't even use sound hardware mode on my Audigy 2 NX because of a "voice chopping" issue where all the voices are horribly choppy and annoying (none of the other sounds are this way, just the voices).
Hooray for quality assurance departments
I can't even use sound hardware mode on my Audigy 2 NX because of a "voice chopping" issue where all the voices are horribly choppy and annoying (none of the other sounds are this way, just the voices).
Hooray for quality assurance departments
Yea the readme says your card doesn't support the Hardware Audio Renderer option... sorry to hear that.Sud wrote:
Of course, don't go out expecting BF2 to actually be compatible with anything you buy to use with it.
I can't even use sound hardware mode on my Audigy 2 NX because of a "voice chopping" issue where all the voices are horribly choppy and annoying (none of the other sounds are this way, just the voices).
Hooray for quality assurance departments
i have the voice chopping problem too.
how about fixing that instead of worrying about bunny hopping, DICE?
how about fixing that instead of worrying about bunny hopping, DICE?
thanks for the feedback guys!
I just bought the x-fi music and a Logitech 5300e. I would have to set my audio to Hardware?
I just bought the x-fi music and a Logitech 5300e. I would have to set my audio to Hardware?