sound important to FPS?

[ROEHUNTER]

I have an nforce1 motherboard with onboard sound. Would it help frames per second on games any if I installed a pci sound card?

 

[drpootums]

i dont think there would be any noticeable differences at all, but i'm not sure. i dont think there would be any real improvement.

 

[qulAKle]

yes it does make difference. about 5-10 % that is.

 

[Auric]

My standard reply is to urge consideration of how much moolah is lost in performance from software audio since CPU prices rise exponentially for incremental gains. A $40 Audigy is oft much better value than the next best CPU, plus it sounds better, has more features and eliminates compatability and other potential problems.

 

[aznm1ke31]

Originally posted by: qulAKle
yes it does make difference. about 5-10 % that is.

yep ^^